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Letters /
BY: Nicholas Rety, MD
May 2014
... learned about the change of our association’s name to Doctors of BC. I proposed renaming the association Doctors BC some 30 years ago, as described in an article I ...
Letters /
BY: Jim Gilmore
May 2014
... Committee, he advanced the idea of renaming the BCMA to Doctors BC. We liked the idea and used it as a tagline for some of ... the time. In a recent letter that he sent me a copy of [ Doctors BC ], Dr Rety wrote that the new name should be ...
Letters /
BY: John de Couto, MD,
May 2014
... BCMJ 2014;56:83 ). This concept has been highlighted by Doctors of BC during the past few years with the aim of keeping it ... from. He ends by commenting on the unfortunate situation BC residents face—having to train overseas to complete ...
President's Comment /
BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM)
May 2014
... government). Advance care planning is being promoted by Doctors of BC—we’ve just released a policy paper on the ... planning process. But we realize there are challenges for doctors. Early in our medical education we associate patient ...
Specialist Services Committee /
BY: Sean Virani, MD,
May 2014
... health system planning guide, Setting Priorities for the BC Health System . Priority one in the guide is to shift the ... care has been a unifying vision and central activity for Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health for the past 4 ... on the primary objective of improved patient care, the Doctors of BC and Ministry of Health representatives on the ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
June 2014
... Preamble C. 19(1) of the MSC Payment Schedule and the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees states: Services are not benefits of MSP ... from the Billing Integrity Program—something most doctors would like to avoid. Billing a $30 visit for a family ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Michael A Benusic, UBC Medical Class of 2014,
June 2014
... the push for mandatory health impact assessments in BC. A proposed new coal transfer facility at the Fraser ... by law to be performed for major industrial projects in BC, was performed for the Fraser Surrey Docks terminal and ... UBC Medical Class of 2014 Environmental Health Committee, Doctors of BC Council on Health Promotion Mandatory health ...
Letters /
BY: Patricia Mirwaldt, MD, CCFP,
June 2014
... General Practitioners and the Rural Coordination Centre of BC to identify a diverse cross-section of family physicians ... are developed to best meet the needs of our valued family doctors, patients, and the health care system. —Patricia ...
News /
BY: Tim R. Smith, BSSc, MBA,
June 2014
While Doctors of BC represents physicians at the local, regional, and ... The CMA provides the national meeting place where all doctors—family physicians, specialists, and general ... medical profession’s response should be. As a Doctors of BC member who also belongs to the CMA, you are represented on ...