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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 ... Physician Education Conference Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver, BC www.worksafebcphysicians.com   WorkSafeBC A new ...
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),  ... . --Linda Hoang, MD, MSc, DTM&H, FRCPC BC Centre for Disease Control BC Centre for Disease Control ...
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 ... and Audits section at  www.doctorsofbc.ca/resource-centre/physicians/billing-audits . The Patterns of Practice Committee is a joint committee of Doctors of BC and the Medical Services Commission (MSC) and acts in an ...
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 e-cigarette liquid exposure calls between ...
News&Notes / BY: Neil Pollock, MD, October 2014
... pasts. In 2008, Dr David Patrick, head of the BC Centre for Disease Control at the time, contacted me about ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Raymond Li, BSc(Pharm), MSc November 2014
The BC Drug and Poison Information Centre handled 95 cases of bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban) ... previously thought. If you suspect an overdose, call the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre at 604 682-5050 or 1 ...
News / BY: Jim Christenson, MD November 2014
... from a recent (13 May 2014 [revised 30 June 2014]) BC Coroners Service Preventable Death Bulletin:* Follow the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (DPIC) protocol for the treatment of a methadone ...
News November 2014
... the medical profession through participation in Doctors of BC. •    Provided leadership to the broader medical ... political activities in support of health care. Doctors of BC members may nominate a member in good standing for the ... the Doctors of BC website ( www.doctorsofbc.ca/resource-centre/awards-scholarships ), or contact Ms Aria Gray at ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle D. Sherwood, MD, December 2014
... healthy, fully immunized 9-year-old boy presented to BC Children’s Hospital with sudden-onset left arm weakness ... vaccine according to the schedule recommended in BC and had not traveled outside of North America, making ... in some cases. The regional health authority and the BC Centre for Disease Control should be contacted early for ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA, December 2014
... was replaced with acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine in BC in 1997, systemic adverse events in infants such as ... doses. The routine childhood immunization schedule in BC includes a fourth and fifth dose of a diphtheria, ... Programs and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Service, BC Centre for Disease Control —Monika Naus, MD, MHSc Medical ...