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Letters / BY: Rita K. McCracken, MD, PhD, CCFP (COE), FCFP June 2021
... I urge our professional representative body (Doctors of BC) and our main payer (BC Ministry of Health) to (1) engage experts to do a review ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2021
... regions. All recreational vehicles have been banned on BC Ferries. As soon as these restrictions were announced, ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB June 2021
... is built.” Chief Justice Christopher Hinkson of the BC Supreme Court made this statement in November 2005. This month, Justice John Steeves’ 2020 BC Supreme Court decision supporting government restrictions ... dual practice will face a judicial review by the BC Court of Appeal. This appeal will rely almost exclusively ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD June 2021
... 2019–2022 Physician Master Agreement between Doctors of BC and the government will end on 31 March 2022. Formal ... which we will do to the best of our ability. Doctors of BC and the government have agreed not to speak publicly about ... requests into account. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Keeping you informed during ...
News / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD June 2021
Dreamers, Skeptics, and Healers: The story of BC’s medical school By Wendy Cairns; John Cairns, MD; David ... considerable anxiety that there was no medical school in BC, and that the likelihood of one opening soon was not very ... art and science of medicine in almost every district of BC. I had the feeling of reliving my student days as I read ...
News / BY: Hali Stus June 2021
... noncommissioned insurance advisors with Doctors of BC, I meet with physicians every day to talk about ... the money to pay down debt or top up savings. Doctors of BC offers a group term plan that is available to members, ... time of application to determine eligibility. Doctors of BC advisors are available to discuss coverage options that ...
WorkSafeBC, COVID-19 / BY: Michelle Vukelic June 2021
... infections that may arise in the future. At this time, BC is the only Canadian workers’ compensation jurisdiction ... The presumption requires the infections to be subject to a BC-specific emergency declaration or notice under the BC Public Health Act, BC Emergency Program Act, or Vancouver ...
BC Centre for Disease Control, COVID-19 / BY: Hasina Samji, PhD, MSc June 2021
... for action to mitigate those impacts. Young adults in BC are experiencing a severe economic crisis: the ... BCCDC, as of April 2021, young adults represented 31% of BC individuals infected during the pandemic but only 17% (892 543) of the BC population. Young adults experienced peak rates of mental ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS June 2021
... had a virtual aspect even from its beginnings in 1906—BC physicians could access librarian support and books ...
Shared Care Committee, COVID-19 / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM June 2021
... grown increasingly accustomed to emergency situations in BC. Forest fires, flooding, and other natural disasters are ... funding are key to emergency management success. Ideally, BC will establish an ongoing province-wide network with a ...