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Premise / BY: Julie Leising, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... three domains: medical, social, and legal. Medical care in BC is delivered according to the World Professional ... This is not the approach advocated by the SOC 7 or in BC’s gender-affirming care model, with the SOC 7 explicitly ... vaginoplasty. This risk is listed on the Trans Care BC website for puberty blockers[ 42 ] and should be included ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jennifer Balfour, MD, FRCPC September 2022
... previous generations. In fact, only 69% of 7-year-olds in BC were up-to-date with routine immunizations in 2019 and ... human papillomavirus immunization rate in grade 6 girls in BC was 66.1%; this rate dropped to 28.1% in 2020. The rates ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sarah Dunn, MPH Practicum Student September 2022
... population is rapidly aging: the number of adults in BC who are 65 years of age or older exceeded 1 million for ... care among the aging population. To reduce the burden on BC’s health care system, it will be important to consider ... time constraints and varying access to dietitians across BC. Primary care providers can advance nutrition for older ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Kimi Nomura Schwab September 2022
... dedicated to promoting safe and healthy workplaces across BC. WorkSafeBC partners with workers and employers to prevent ... protect employers and workers. If you’re a physician in BC, you may be required to register with WorkSafeBC. You are ... How to apply WorkSafeBC offers physicians working in BC a streamlined process to determine whether they are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM October 2022
... be accessed from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Library. To do so, go to the Point of Care Tools page: ...
Letters / BY: Joanne Sinai, MD, MEd, FRCPC October 2022
... guest editorial for Part 2 of the Gender-affirming care in BC series, Dr Knudson, Dr Metzger, and Ms findlay state that ...
News October 2022
... Dr Aldred is the medical director for primary care for BC’s First Nations Health Authority, the site director for ... care team, which serves 12 communities in north-central BC, and the Indigenous lead for the Rural Coordination Centre of BC. For the past 3 years, Dr Aldred sat as an elected board ...
News / BY: Catherine Clelland, MD October 2022
In 2003, the BC Cancer Agency launched the Family Practice Oncology ... in their communities. In 2016, FPON expanded to become the BC Cancer Provincial Primary Care Program, with a ... Bring the lens of primary care into the strategic work of BC Cancer. Facilitate support for primary care providers ...
News / BY: Laura McLean October 2022
... insurance and GIB review with a licensed Doctors of BC insurance advisor will help you protect the lifestyle you ...
News / BY: Holly Pastoral October 2022
... ) was initiated by Doctors of BC in response to physician members asking for more ... to run the business side of their practice. The Doctors of BC Board of Directors prioritized this work to provide ... management services through Club MD, a Doctors of BC program that provides exclusive discounts and deals for ...