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April 2013
... the Prairies to be the clear winners in the survey while BC came in last. The survey results also revealed that a ... . News Access to care in BC scores low in poll ...
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April 2013
Expenditures for the new fiscal year in the 2013–2014 BC budget (tabled in February) are set at $16.6 billion, $234 ... last year included a 0.5% annual increase in fees for BC physicians in the first 2 years, but increases for the ... has said he expects bargaining to be “intense.” News BC budget tough on health spending ...
President's Comment /
BY: Shelley Ross, MD
April 2013
... that rests on their shoulders. Life in rural BC has many positives: nature and scenery, an array of ... by the physicians who deliver it. Approximately 15% of BC’s physicians practise in the rural areas treating about 25% of BC’s population. An ongoing concern is whether there are ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Kenmau Chow, MD,
April 2013
... you may already be aware that on 1 July 2012 WorkSafeBC expanded its coverage for mental disorders, which could ... the patient, the employer, and the insurer. WorkSafeBC case managers work with MHCU medical, psychology, nursing, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Bruce Fleming, MD
May 2013
... program is delivered in communities throughout BC, at UBC’s Vancouver campus, and at campuses in Prince ... stakeholders in many communities. Clinicians throughout BC have stepped forward to train our medical students in the ... approach to clinical training was pioneered in Chilliwack, BC. At that time Chilliwack was already established as a ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Richard T. Lester, MD,
May 2013
... several global jurisdictions over the past two decades. In BC, the recent numbers are alarming. In 2012 the rate was the ... adults. The most recent congenital syphilis diagnosed in BC was in 2009. Neurosyphilis, however—which can lead to ... the neurosyphilis rate was 0.03 per 100000 population in BC; in 2012 the rate was 0.8 per 100000 (27-fold increase). ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
May 2013
... daily newspaper. The article that followed summarized the BC Pharmacy Association’s (BCPA’s) proposal to government ...
Letters /
BY: Jerry Nussbaum,
May 2013
... to bring the legacy of Dr Korczak to the attention of BC physicians in such an engaging and well-informed article. ...
News
May 2013
... by 14 June. Award winners will be announced in the BC Medical Journal. Scholarship fund criteria and the ... contact Erica Timmerman at 604 638-8744 or etimmerman@bcma.bc.ca . News 2013 BCMA Scholarship Fund deadline: 23 May ...