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President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... Services Committee, a partnership between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, launched the Enhancing Access ... afford to stand still. By listening to physicians across BC and leaning on their successes, we can reduce wait times ... with our resources so we can do more with less. Doctors of BC, by way of the Joint Collaborative Committees, engagement ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: William Liu, BHSc June 2024
... and April 2024, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC issued two statements, one for all registrants and one ... and quantifying aspects in practice.[ 6 ] For BC, this is a great step in the right direction. The ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Curtis May, MD, MPH, CCFP June 2024
... temperatures above 30 °C become increasingly frequent in BC, the risk of heat-related illness increases, with workers ...
Premise / BY: Lauren Whitehead, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... birth rates, has led to population decline worldwide, and BC is not immune. In fact, for the first time in history, BC has experienced negative population growth. [3] The ... Labrador, and New Brunswick. [5-11] Fertility funding in BC In February 2024, BC announced coverage for fertility ...
News May 2024
May is Doctors of BC’s annual awards month, dedicated to showcasing and ... please nominate them for one of the following Doctors of BC awards: Dr David M Bachop Gold Medal for Distinguished ... Dr Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Award Changemaker Awards for ...
Letters / BY: Valerie Taylor, MD, FRCPC, DRCPSC June 2024
... The general surgery workforce versus population growth in BC ...
Editorials / BY: Maziar Badii, MD, FRCPC, MHSc June 2024
... care for Indigenous patients, especially in rural BC. The socioeconomic status of Indigenous communities is ...
Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM June 2024
... and 9093 total knee arthroplasties were performed in BC. In the year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ... and 11 469 total knee arthroplasties were performed in BC. Almost 70% of those surgeries were a result of ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Tracy Barber, RPT, Grad Dip Phys June 2024
... of self-reported, physician-diagnosed osteoarthritis in BC.[ 2 ] Arthritis of the knee not only affects the specific ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Abdullah Alenezi, MD, FRCPC June 2024
... and is not available in the public health care system in BC, though it is offered in some private facilities. ... not currently offered in the public health care system in BC and is actively under clinical investigation.[ 16 ] ... practitioners, where these therapies are available in BC. Weight-bearing knee radiographs are very helpful for ...