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Obituaries / BY: Archie D. Young, MD, October 2013
... was financed largely by Captain J.C. Dun-waters of Fintry, BC, himself a lover of the Ayrshire cow. Learning about hard ... contribution to health care by a family physician in BC. •    2000: Senior membership in the CMA. •    ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) October 2013
... the motions (20%) brought forth to GC this year came from BC. And I’m even more pleased to report that 16 of the ... to name a few. The scope of these motions highlights BC doctors’ progressive thinking, demonstrates their depth ... the BCMA this year.  Speaking of being honored, BC featured prominently—the CMA’s highest honor, the ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Vera Frinton, MD October 2013
... Hematology. Shelly was the first clinical hematologist in BC and sat on the first Canadian examining board for clinical ... up the proposal for the bone marrow transplant program of BC, and the first transplant was done in 1980.  Shelly ... Dr Sheldon Naiman represents the history of hematology in BC. He gradually retired, looking forward to more time with ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: J. Robinson, MD, October 2013
... can access free online resources on the topic. A group of BC-based researchers and clinicians developed an online ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Coldman, PhD November 2013
... Using data from the Screening Mammography Program of BC (SMPBC) We set out to produce estimates of the effect of a ... data collected by the Screening Mammography Program of BC between 2000 and 2009 for 726932 women and over 2.5 ... contained in Tables  3  and  4  can be used to inform BC women contemplating breast cancer screening. Rates of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Chelsea Haines, RN, BScN, November 2013
... is a collaborative project of the Ministry of Health, BC Centre for Disease Control, regional health authorities, ... and the public, along with tools to make it easier for BC families to get immunized.  British Columbians rely on ... At ImmunizeBC, doctors can find:  •    The current BC immunization sched-ules for infants, children, and adults, ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2013
... to increase with every provincial budget. If we in BC manage patients in an empathetic, elegant, and slightly ...
News November 2013
A new study shows BC has been increasingly successful at identifying and ... adherent to treatment, and virologically suppressed. BC is the only province to implement Treatment as Prevention ... HAART to all HIV-infected individuals. In 2009, the BC government invested in the BC-CfE-led Seek and Treat for ...
News November 2013
... of their fellow citizens in the province. This year three BC physicians were presented with the honor: Drs Finley ... Columbia and establishing the Breast Health Fellowship at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre.  Dr Gordon has worked with the BC Women’s Foundation and the Canadian Breast Cancer ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Bruce Hobson, MD November 2013
... and to read EMR user case studies visit www.pito.bc.ca . —Bruce Hobson, MD Co-chair, PITO Steering Committee ... Program Physician Information Technology Office EMR use in BC: The future is now (part 1) ...