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Premise / BY: Granger Avery, MD September 2014
... anesthesia, surgery, and emergency services in rural BC. Currency A practitioner begins his or her career with a ... surgery.[ 1,2 ] For procedures that are performed in rural BC, there is no evidence that there is any minimum volume to ... currency and competency will be the departure from rural BC of physicians with advanced skills in surgery, anesthesia, ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD September 2014
... groups are the most disengaged members of Doctors of BC. This needs to change. While we have been successful in ... we can form a profession of influence. Doctors of BC has been working to create a stronger regional presence so ... building, and partnerships--to facility-based doctors in BC. These principles are making divisions successful and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Karen Takai, MSc September 2014
... in cooperation with the Physiotherapy Association of BC, changed from a fee-for-visit service to a block-funding ... Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC www.worksafebcphysicians.com   WorkSafeBC A new ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mariana Brussoni, PhD, October 2014
... The Injury Data Online Tool (iDOT) developed by the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit[ 11 ] was used to ... the hospitalization rates for motorcycle injuries in BC from 2001 to 2010. Using iDOT’s Discharge Abstract ... 2001 to 2010 differed by health service delivery area in BC. The highest rate was in the Kootenay-Boundary area, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda M.N. Hoang, MSc, MD, DTM&H, FRCPC October 2014
... that CPO-harboring bacteria were initially introduced into BC's health care system by travelers returning from endemic ... To date, the most frequently identified CPO genes in BC include the New-Delhi Metallobetalactamase (NDM),  ... home, approximately 200 CPO cases have been identified in BC over the last 7 years,[ 2 ] including clusters and ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD October 2014
... (length of time, communications, etc.). The new Doctors of BC website now contains information on the audit process and ... of Practice Committee is a joint committee of Doctors of BC and the Medical Services Commission (MSC) and acts in an ... of the MSC Payment Schedule and the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees. --Keith J. White, MD Chair, Patterns of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2014
... than half of these calls involved young children.[ 10 ] In BC, the Drug and Poison Information Centre received 14 ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG October 2014
... the law banning assisted suicide is unconstitutional; the BC Supreme Court has already decided that it is, but the law in BC has not changed. Quebec, however, has very recently made ...
News October 2014
PAR-BC recently announced the winners of its 2013 Awards of ... or leadership reflect the aims and objectives of PAR-BC. Congratulations to all recipients. News PAR-BC 2013 award winners ...
News October 2014
... substance use. Over 35% of the First Nations population in BC lives in the northern region, where First Nations face ...