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Clinical Articles, Review Articles / BY: Daniel Shirvani, BSc June 2024
... and treatment. It is estimated that 18.4% of adults in BC suffer from joint-specific osteoarthritis.[ 14 ] Although ... has been conducted on Indigenous morbidity rates in BC, the prevalence of osteoarthritis in the First Nations ... Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. Few data about BC’s Indigenous communities have been collected; however, ...
News / BY: Hali Stus June 2024
... a meeting with a licensed, noncommissioned Doctors of BC insurance advisor.  —Hali Stus Insurance Advisor, ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Caroline Mariano, MD July/August 2024
... the past, examination tables in the ambulatory clinics at BC Cancer were cleaned with disinfectant wipes between ... waste and effort. The concern was escalated to the BC Cancer Planetary Health Unit, a clinician-led initiative ... health care practices. Under the leadership of the BC Cancer Planetary Health Unit, a sustainable quality ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Anna Mason, MD July/August 2024
... hopes of eliciting a broad range of responses: How has the BC primary care crisis affected your practice? ABSTRACT ... labor shortages and burnout for specialists practising in BC. Specialist physicians have experienced negative effects ... Research Impact of the family physician shortage on BC specialists’ health and well-being ...
Premise / BY: Nikhil Rajaram, MD, FCFP, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2024
... professional College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC reporting obligations.  If this patient worked in a ... importance of safeguarding personal health information. In BC, physicians must adhere to the Freedom of Information and ... To reduce the risk of prolonged worklessness, the BC Workers Compensation Act was amended as of 1 January 2024 ...
News July/August 2024
Mr Mikko McDiarmid Mr Tristan Longman Doctors of BC awarded its annual $1000 scholarships for 2023 to Mr Mikko ... ones. About the award For more than 20 years, Doctors of BC has presented the scholarship award to children of members ... www.doctorsofbc.ca/about-us/awards-scholarships/doctors-bc-scholarship-awards . News Doctors of BC 2023 scholarship ...
Letters / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC July/August 2024
... closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library. As a psychiatrist in private ... fully support Dr Gillespie’s suggestion that Doctors of BC take over the operation of the library.[ 2 ] This is an ...
Letters / BY: Barry Koehler, MD, FRCPC July/August 2024
... with Dr Ian Gillespie’s proposal that Doctors of BC take over the library,[ 2 ] I have another suggestion. The ... not come to an arrangement with UBC, so that Doctors of BC members are able to access the UBC Library? This would ...
Letters / BY: Margo S. Clarke, MD July/August 2024
... the closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library.[ 1 ] Additionally, I am most ... grateful to Dr Gillespie for his proposal that Doctors of BC take over the library.[ 2 ] This is an excellent idea and ... is where I see a void has been created that will leave BC physicians at yet another disadvantage. The CPSBC library ...
Letters / BY: Judy So, MD July/August 2024
... Lee, MD, FRCPC Pediatrician, Complex Care Program, BC Children’s Hospital Palliative Medicine Specialist, ...