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BY: David May, MD, CCFP
October 2023
... 7 ] The then named Powell River Division of Family Practice faced a problem. It was clear we needed to change ... 2022 we officially became the qathet Division of Family Practice. My own journey of cultural safety and humility is ... points so far. My challenge to other divisions of family practice and health organizations is this: look at your name ...
Premise /
BY: Jan Hajek, MD
October 2023
... young cow without any pain control is still an acceptable practice.[ 4 ] Female pigs can be kept in small crates most ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Elisabeth Baerg Hall, MD, CCFP, FRCPC
November 2023
... guidelines have been made to take into account a family practice–targeted adult population. Severe mental health ... teach them to monitor progress over time. In the family practice setting, ADHD is managed as a chronic condition. In ... physicians diagnose many chronic conditions in their daily practice, and they are well positioned to diagnose and treat ...
Obituaries /
BY: John Matheson, MD
November 2023
... training in 1959. Later that year he joined the radiology practice of Dr Henry Brown in Chilliwack. In those early ... the departure of Dr Brown several years later, the practice became Dr Miki and Associates, and eventually Valley Medical Imaging. Pat was the senior partner in the practice for much of his 45-year career as a radiologist and ...
Letters /
BY: Robert H. Brown, MD, CCFP
November 2023
As a family physician in practice in BC for 35 years, it is nice to see that our ... 24/7 access to the patients registered in a particular practice. They need to have enough members that there is no ...
Letters /
BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP
November 2023
... nurses, and other providers best suited to that practice, location, and population. Patient volume and ...
Editorials /
BY: Yvonne Sin, MD
November 2023
... to use evidence-based medicine and support from various practice guidelines to guide these discussions. For example, ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM
November 2023
... have the employer and the patient on the same call (best practice for all parties to provide information and find ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Lynsey J. Hamilton, MSc
November 2023
... guideline for antimicrobial therapy in frontline practice. The guide is available as a website ( ...
Proust for Physicians
November 2023
... family physician in Vancouver and have worked in community practice for many years. My practice is focused on sexual and reproductive health. I’ve ... Ai Weiwei. What is your idea of perfect happiness? Deep practice during my annual yoga retreat: senses awake, mind ...