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News&Notes / BY: Jeremy Smith, May 2010
... of two or three of the largest private practice clinics in BC.  In January 2010, Caledonian Clinic switched from an ... and technical details under Case Studies at  www.pito.bc.ca . News&Notes Special Feature: An EMR story that spans ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, May 2010
... providing them with peace of mind over the weekend.” BC already advanced in electronic report delivery BC is already very advanced in electronic results and reports ... jurisdiction in North America. Physicians using an EMR in BC can now expect to receive lab results from virtually every ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD May 2010
... your school board, please write to me at  president@bcma.bc.ca . —Brian Brodie, MD President President's Comment ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Pamela Verma, BSc, May 2010
... exciting area. Now alumni who practise in rural and remote BC can be engaged. Whether it is through teaching or ... Something very special to me was my involvement with the BC Medical Association. I think I’ve served on every single ... the basis of the relationship between the doctors of BC and the provincial government. The agreements were for 8 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jennifer Leyen, May 2010
... level of clinical support and case management services to BC’s most seriously in­jured workers. Most workers injured ... WorkSafeBC Special Care Services offers enhanced care for BC’s most seriously injured workers ...
Clinical Articles / BY: D. Douglas Cochrane MD, FRCSC, June 2010
... the Baker and Norton findings[ 3 ] to surgical care in BC, and assuming a 7.5% adverse event rate, 8995 surgical ... of the surgical teams involved.  The checklist in use at BC Children’s Hospital is also based on the WHO and CPSI ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Tom Kosatsky, MD, MPH June 2010
... summer temperatures of over 33°C are not uncommon in BC’s lower Fraser Valley and while daily temperatures can ... mountain communities such as Lillooet and Merritt, few BC homes have air conditioners, and few if any BC municipalities have emergency response plans for heat ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD June 2010
... commitment. Are things changing? Our medical school in BC has doubled in size over the past several years. Students ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2010
... patient-focused funding program is going to be run by the BC Health Services Purchasing Or­ganization. You, like me, ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Robert Young, MD, June 2010
... representatives from Divisions of Family Practice across BC met with representatives from the BCMA, the Ministry of ... of attachment, which is to ensure that every person in BC who wants to have a family physician can, including those ... by 2012, the goal for both initiatives is that 90% of BC residents who want a family physician can and will be ...