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Letters / BY: Stephen Faulkner, MBChB July/August 2007
... reference to the workshops I have been presenting to doctors for the past 15 years. Firstly, Dr Oppel is losing ... Association of Complementary and Integrated Physicians of BC Dr Oppel replies Dr Faulkner identifies Adam Dreamhealer ... conduct. The survey sought to determine the views of BC physicians on the effect and quality of medical advice ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) July/August 2007
... the office setting. Also seen as a pressing need is that doctors should have a voice in reducing the stigma associated ... In the coming months the committee will seek the input of BC health authorities to identify gaps in the provision of services for addicted patients. At the same time, BC doctors will be surveyed to determine what educational ...
President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, September 2007
... largesse. It was a great pleasure to meet these young doctors. I was impressed by their enthusiasm, their love of ... in six areas of importance to physicians in BC: prescription drug expenditures, Pharmacare program, drug ... Strategy. Included in the recommendations on BC’s Pharmacare program is the Reference Drug Program ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... medical degree from Edinburgh Medical School, coming to BC for additional training in pediatrics. He spent one year ... vote, so if they’ve got issues to bring forward as young doctors, we need to show them that they can make a ... in the hospital with specialists. You don’t sit in the doctors’ lounge anymore because you don’t have time. So I ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2007
... made my classmates and me wonder which small, northern BC community we would be forced to practise in. I remember ... of my fledging general practice. There were two types of doctors—specialists and family doctors. You were either in one club or the other. Then ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Basil Boulton, MD October 2007
... partners including the UBC Department of Pediatrics, the BC Pediatric Society, and the International Association of ... children-serving organizations and agencies, and doctors and other health professionals. Government, health ... illness, and determinants of health. The intent behind the BC Bill of Health Care Rights is to focus attention on the ...
News October 2007
... by Dr Susan O’Reilly, director of clinical services, BC Cancer Agency, and Dr Teresa Clarke, director of clinical ... access. Although women do not need a doctor’s referral, doctors who promote the idea of regular screening mammograms ... goal. The redesigned materials will be found in family doctors’ offices, walk-in clinics, community centres, and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM November 2007
... vaccine. The total cost of vaccines to support BC immunization programs is projected to rise from $14 ... are gaining ground on the backdrop of  Immunize BC: A Strategic Framework for Immunization in BC . [2]  This ... data to public health in most parts of BC where doctors immunize children. Data capture through billing codes ...
Editorials / BY: Patricia M. Rebbeck, MB, ChB, FRCSC December 2007
... clinical practice some time ago and I withdrew from the BC College of Physicians and Surgeons recently. I am now a ... practice, such as deterioration in access for patients to doctors and hospitals. There also seems to have become ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, December 2007
... physicians, medical office assistants, and patients in BC are benefiting from a new and innovative approach to an ... or daily 5-minute “huddles.” “Relationships between doctors and staff become stronger,” says Ms Rivard. ... how well things can work for patients, staff, and doctors,” he says. “Advanced access is just one of the ...
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