Search

Obituaries / BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MBBS January/February 2020
... asked for similar legislation to be introduced by the BC provincial government, but neither the government nor the ...
Letters / BY: G. Frank O. Tyers, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACC, ABS, ABTS January/February 2020
... “Healthy aging” assure me there are still many docs in BC who put patients at ease and gain their confidence ...
Letters / BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP January/February 2020
As all family physicians in BC can attest, we are living in a swamp of chaos in primary ... of hand by the ministry. This amount would have almost put BC family physicians on par with Alberta, but still a long ... the suicide of family medicine as it presently exists in BC. —Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP Sidney Letters Chaos in ...
Letters / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2020
... and healthy way to deliver quality care. Doctors of BC members identified these as among the most significant ... Services Committee (GPSC), a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government, has over the years introduced various ...
Letters / BY: Paula B. Gordon, OBC, MD, FRCPC, FSBI January/February 2020
... at average risk and higher-than-average risk. But the BC Cancer Breast Screening Program (BCCBSP) limits ... on breast cancer diagnosis: A study of participants in the BC Cancer Breast Screening Program .” Letters Re: Influence ...
Letters / BY: Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC January/February 2020
... is to reduce the risk of death from breast cancer among BC women. While we concur that a decrease in interval cancer ... breast health. —Colin Mar, MD, FRCPC Medical Director, BC Cancer Breast Screening Program On behalf of all authors ... on breast cancer diagnosis: A study of participants in the BC Cancer Breast Screening Program .” Letters Re: Influence ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2020
... a participating respondent and intervenor in the case. The BC government also hired other “expert” witnesses who ... the office of the defendant (the Attorney General of BC), the leadership of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, and the opposing trade unions, used private clinics in BC. Statistics from the Fraser Health Region showed 308 ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD January/February 2020
Dr Kathleen Ross As president of Doctors of BC, I receive and respond to a variety of questions from our ... The letter reinforced for me the reasons why Doctors of BC prioritized work to examine and move forward in its ... or downstream dilemmas. Over the last year, Doctors of BC undertook a substantive and independent diversity and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon January/February 2020
... in the workplace health and safety research landscape in BC. By fostering development of high-quality scientific ... health and safety, and workers’ compensation research in BC. These awards are aimed at building a base of research ... data gathered from multiple sources by Population Data BC, to paint a comprehensive picture of worker health. The ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2020
... results in better health outcomes for patients.[ 1-3 ] In BC, this care is largely provided by community-based family ... to them. The MSOC methodology is commonly used by the BC Ministry of Health to measure patient attachment to health ...