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News November 2021
... and director of the Pharmaceutical Outcomes Programme at BC Children’s Hospital. Previous studies have shown up to ...
News November 2021
... Services Committee (SSC)—a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government. SSC is providing $50 000 for this pilot ... . Indicate you are a member of Doctors of BC. Wait 30 to 60 seconds to connect with an interpreter. For ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD November 2021
... way. For the past year, my goal as president of Doctors of BC has been to keep us all safe, to keep our well-being ... do more than you think. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Kindness matters ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah B. Henderson, PhD November 2021
... Many of these deaths will be further investigated by the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) in the months ahead.[ 2 ] We already know from preliminary analyses of data from BC Vital Statistics that most of the excess deaths occurred ... MD Medical Director Environmental Health Services, BC Centre for Disease Control BC Centre for Disease Control ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) November 2021
For over 3 decades, Doctors of BC has understood the importance of being able to communicate ... is proud to have been part of that legacy for doctors in BC. Over the years, the committee has been able to advise the Doctors of BC Board of Directors on matters relating to the effects of ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC November 2021
... on success for provincial spread As communities around BC became interested in launching similar initiatives, the ... the virtual groups to both patients and physicians across BC, well beyond the considerable number of patients who have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ray Markham, MB ChB, MRCGP, FCFP December 2021
Health care system partners in BC are shifting away from siloed approaches to the planning ... particular focus on First Nations priorities[ 2 ] (we use BC to refer to a geography, and acknowledge that most of what is referred to as BC is unceded First Nations territories). With this shift ...
Obituaries / BY: Vera Frinton, MD December 2021
... met Joan while in Kenya and they returned from Nepal to BC when expecting their first child. They settled and ... the government. David then provided locum care throughout BC, particularly in Clearwater and numerous other remote ... as a missionary without a religion, and the people of many BC and Northern communities benefited from his care. —Vera ...
Letters / BY: Lesley Horton, MD, CCFP December 2021
... if Dr Pousette is aware of what province she practises in. BC MSP does not allow family physicians, or any physicians, ... counseling. This is clearly outlined in the Doctors of BC revised fees for uninsured services document ( ... cessation, or exercise guidelines. Please, Doctors of BC, consider requesting coverage of such services in your ...
Letters / BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH December 2021
... from health-enhancing physical activity. The province of BC’s comprehensive physical activity strategy, Active ... Re-embracing physical activity after COVID-19.” Read BC Family Doctors’ response in “Re: Re-embracing physical activity after COVID-19. BC Family Doctors replies.” Letters Re: Re-embracing ...