Editorials, COVID-19 /
BY: Brian Day, MB
March 2022
... medical school space was developed.” —Terry Lake, BC Minister of Health, May 2016 It is with great reluctance ... there was no shortage of nurses, and our world ranking in doctors per capita varied between fourth and eighth. Decades ... their explanations for rising health costs: too many doctors, treating too many patients, needing too many nurses, ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
March 2022
... to publish an interview with the incoming president of Doctors of BC to allow members to learn a little about the backstory, ... their friends, families, and hobbies. I’m not sure where Doctors of BC finds these quality individuals (perhaps they ...
President's Comment /
BY: Ramneek Dosanjh, MD
March 2022
... to do the right thing. Why are you? —Ramneek Dosanjh, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Our impact can live on ...
News
March 2022
When it comes to treating patients, doctors are always prepared to deal with the unexpected. Since many doctors are business owners as well, it’s important to ... sudden death, or prolonged absences. Doctors of BC’s new initiative, Business Pathways ( ...
News /
BY: Hali Stus
March 2022
... and/or spousal retraining benefits, to name a few. Doctors of BC offers members individual or family coverage, in ... Stus Insurance Advisor, Members’ Products and Services, Doctors of BC News Value of accidental death and ...
News
March 2022
... been available through health authorities, and for family doctors through their local division of family practice. The ... Collaborative Committees that represent a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government. News Community-based specialists: ...
News /
BY: Tara Hamilton
March 2022
Your 2020 mini profile is now available, exclusively on the Doctors of BC website (login required). The profile provides you with ...
WorkSafeBC, COVID-19 /
BY: Jacqueline Holmes
March 2022
... resources or developing new ones in collaboration with Doctors of BC. For more information Visit www.worksafebc.com to learn ...
Obituaries /
BY: Brian Day, MB
April 2022
... his adopted province and country, and settled in Surrey, BC. After his arrival in Canada, he began working as an ... him to develop an interest in politics. After settling in BC, he served as an alderman in Surrey, was a campaign ... politics. In the 1970s, John was also the editor of a doctors’ provincial newspaper, the BCMA News , and later ...
Letters /
BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP
April 2022
Try to find a family doctor in BC and you will be sadly disappointed. Patients are now ... over the role of a family physician. Where are the family doctors we were promised in the “A GP for Me” initiative? ... per year, with no overhead costs. In Victoria, 72 family doctors have recently become hospitalists. In the Fraser ...