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News December 2014
The BC Cancer Agency is reminding women between the ages of 50 ... shows a 25% reduction in breast cancer deaths among BC women who have a mammogram every 2 years. Despite the ... breast cancer screening, only 50% of eligible women in BC are getting mammograms. A health care provider’s ...
News / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC December 2014
... years after the radiation was given. Specialists at the BC Cancer Agency, working with diagnostic imaging specialists across BC, have initiated a special monitoring program for patients ... radiation for Hodgkin lymphoma. In October 2014, the BC Cancer Agency mailed letters to former Hodgkin lymphoma ...
News / BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG December 2014
... a number of questions from primary-care providers across BC about the program. The following frequently asked ...
News December 2014
The Doctors of BC disability insurance plans are designed to help members ... them from working. Claims submitted under the Doctors of BC plans have a high approval rate (fewer than 5% of ... about a service provided by Sun Life, contact a Doctors of BC insurance administrator who will help you work with Sun ...
News December 2014
... a Canada-wide search. Dr Adams was born and raised in BC and is a member of the Tla’amin (Sliammon) First Nation. ... team of FNHA physicians—health and wellness partners to BC First Nations—who will continue to focus on First ...
News December 2014
... based on current research and were developed by a team of BC experts in breast health. Led by the BC Cancer Agency, the Five Plus initiative is a part of the ... breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and prevention across BC. News Reduce breast-cancer risk: Five steps plus two ...
News December 2014
... of Physical Measurements. As head of pediatrics at UBC and BC Children’s Hospital, Dr Hall worked with physicians to ... of the Canadian HIV Trials Network, and director of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS at St. Paul’s ... Entertainment Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.     News Two BC doctors to be inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame ...
News December 2014
... Players must be doctors, the majority of whom practise in BC. Registration and more information is available at  ...
Obituaries December 2014
... one of the first multidisciplinary psychiatric clinics in BC. Dr Johnston went on to have a long and fulfilling career ... continued to pursue his interest in horticulture in the BC Fruit Testers Association, with his espalier work and his ...
Premise / BY: Martin Dawes, MBBS, MD, FRCGP, December 2014
... of quality assurance in primary care, what should a BC family practice quality-of-care measurement process look ... already involved in promoting quality and safety in BC. With the experiences from the UK and Australia/New ... those discussions, it should be possible to develop a BC-specific set of core quality benchmarks that can lead to ...