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News May 2025
... Standards Act to help ease the administrative burden on BC’s health care practitioners by clarifying when it is ... providers. As a result of a partnership with Doctors of BC and Health Quality BC, changes are being implemented related to the scheduling ...
President's Comment / BY: Charlene Lui, MD May 2025
... came together 125 years ago to form what is now Doctors of BC, at a time when medical professionals had little support, ... Today, we celebrate the incredible impact Doctors of BC has had over the past 125 years, shaping the future of medicine in BC. We reflect on how far we’ve come—not only in medicine ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2025
... of women in medicine.[ 3 ]  This year, Doctors of BC celebrates 125 years of advocating for and supporting BC doctors to influence the health care system and create ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Bal Hannay May 2025
... contact information is shared between Health Insurance BC, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ... receives your contact information from Health Insurance BC Health Insurance BC handles the registration of all health care providers in ...
Premise / BY: A. Wellar May 2025
... Canadians have died from an opioid-related poisoning.[ 1 ] BC has been particularly affected, having the highest rates ... hospitalization and death rates are multifactorial, in BC, the key contributors are the toxic nature of the drug ... fragmented addiction treatment system.[ 3 ] In 2022, the BC Coroners Service Death Review Panel and BC’s Select ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ashini Dissanayake, BSc May 2025
... initiative that aims to improve access for underserved BC populations. A secondary intention is to enhance health ... and music. Five Papapalooza events were held across BC in 2023. Patients had 10- to 15-minute appointments to ... care. Patients were provided with brochures outlining the BC Cancer guidelines and were referred to the BC Cancer ...
Obituaries / BY: Jon Wiggens May 2025
... we announce the passing of Dr Bryan Wiggens of Nanaimo, BC, on 10 March 2025 at age 85. Bryan was born on 1 June 1939 ...
Obituaries / BY: William Sanders, MD May 2025
Dr Gavin Smart passed away suddenly in Vernon, BC, on 27 February 2025. Gavin was born in Edmonton and grew ... and then worked briefly in Thunder Bay before returning to BC to start a residency in rehabilitation medicine. After 1 ... joined his friends Bill and April Sanders in Quesnel, BC, where they were working at the time. While in Quesnel, ...
Letters / BY: Rashmi Chadha, MBChB, MScCH, CCFP (AM), FASAM May 2025
... papillomavirus primary screening for cervical cancer in BC”:[ 14 ] Significantly reduced use of single-use plastic ... foundational and will be key to a healthy and prosperous BC for future generations.” Health authorities have a ... Clinical Services Working Group, Health Quality BC Editor’s note: Thank you for bringing this up. We will ...
Letters / BY: Faye MacKay, MD, CCFP, FCFP May 2025
... and have worked in many provinces. I have long admired BC for its progressive steps in ensuring excellence in ... one of which was the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s Library. I used it frequently. There was and still is ... and provide better care and a huge step backward for BC health care. I would have happily paid more to keep it ...