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Obituaries / BY: Fran Ostry July/August 2023
... achieved a postgraduate degree in pediatric pathology at BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital. He did further ... laboratory services for Yukon and parts of Northern BC. Avi died at home in Sechelt, a place he loved, with his ...
Obituaries July/August 2023
The following Doctors of BC members died between June 2022 and May 2023. Thank you to ... www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/west-vancouver-bc/andrzej-jakubowski-11144593 Dr Lukas Cornelius Klopper 1 ...
BC Stories / BY: Jim Petzold, MD July/August 2023
... headed up the Alaska Highway to the idyllic northwestern BC town of Atlin. From there I was drawn to the once-thriving ... Recites Robert W. Service in Dawson City, Yukon , CD. BC Stories The Dawson City cabin ...
Letters / BY: Charles Ludgate, MD, OBC July/August 2023
... of five joint replacement specialty programs throughout BC in 2018.[ 1 ] This initiative followed the results of a ... has increased, and the five joint replacement programs in BC have not become a reality. The South Island Surgical ... health care. There are many such facilities available in BC. Money spent buying buildings might be better used to pay ...
Letters / BY: Colette Davis, MD July/August 2023
... was submitted in response to “Breast cancer screening in BC: What we should be proud of and how to make it even ...
Editorials / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) July/August 2023
... injured workers, and certain others. At a media scrum, BC’s health minister celebrated the announcement as “a ... from the ground up. Historically, most medical services in BC were delivered by family physicians (FPs) who provided ... the lion’s share of health spending to such care. Yet in BC, 1 million unattached patients are unable to access ...
President's Comment / BY: Joshua Greggain, MD July/August 2023
... hope that you will too. —Joshua Greggain, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment The stretch from ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME July/August 2023
... specialist willing to expedite appointments. Use Pathways BC ( https://pathwaysbc.ca ) to help: search ... Check your profile and your clinic’s profile on Pathways BC to ensure it reflects your interest (or not) in expediting ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Rachel Grimminck, MD, FRCPC, DABPN, CGP July/August 2023
... within the context of a worsening opioid crisis. The 2023 BC provincial budget includes $1 billion for MHSU funding ... mental health and substance use structural stigma in BC ...
Premise / BY: Cara L. McCulloch, MD July/August 2023
... care in the rural, remote, and northern communities of BC. Understanding these barriers will also facilitate ...