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News November 2021
... the Specialist Services Committee (SSC)—a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government. SSC is providing $50 000 for this ... SSC at sscbc@doctorsofbc.ca . Indicate you are a member of Doctors of BC. Wait 30 to 60 seconds to connect with an ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD November 2021
... feel that 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 ... of kindness do more than you think. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Kindness matters ...
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 with the public, doctors, government, and others on matters of disease ...
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 ... to offer physician-based groups. These groups provided doctors with the opportunity to begin learning and practising ... 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 ... Health Authority, northern divisions of family practice, Doctors of BC, Northern Health, and the Rural Coordination ... of patient-doctor usage, the level of engagement with doctors across different geographical locations in Northern ...
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, ... or preventive counseling. This is clearly outlined in the Doctors of BC revised fees for uninsured services document ( ... MSP cannot be billed for such a visit. That means family doctors are left with the impossible choice of either doing ...
Letters / BY: Anne Pousette, MD, MPH December 2021
... from health-enhancing physical activity. The province of BC’s comprehensive physical activity strategy, Active ... 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 physical ...
Letters / BY: Renee Fernandez, MD, CCFP December 2021
BC Family Doctors was asked to provide a response to Dr ... of medicine and the current fee-for-service system in BC. Under the General Preamble of the MSC Payment Schedule,[ ... As a result, the uninsured fee A00054 exists in the Doctors of BC Fee Guide for Uninsured Services[ 2 ] to enable ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2021
... As I look ahead to 2022, I am confident that the doctors of BC will face whatever challenges arise with the same ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD December 2021
... it has been an honor to serve you as president of Doctors of BC. We have been through a lot together this past year: ... so that we can contribute once more.” I remember the doctors who faced public attacks, yet who refused to ...