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Obituaries / BY: John Blatherwick, MD, July/August 2014
... department head from 1973 to 1980. From 1975 on, MHOs in BC took the master’s in health sciences at UBC and became ... and a leading light of the Family Planning Association of BC, and director and vice-president of the Family Planning ... He played an active role in environmental health issues in BC and elsewhere—as a member of the Pollution Control Board ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD July/August 2014
... measures used to improve results. The lens that Doctors of BC uses when developing initiatives for its collaborative ... to meet expectations around professionalism. Doctors of BC is implementing a number of initiatives to resolve these ... profession is truly about. —Bill Cavers, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Quality of patient care and ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Clay Barber, July/August 2014
... staff to create a trial project (funded by the Doctors of BC/Ministry of Health Shared Care Committee) to identify gaps ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Anna R. Hayden, BASc, MD, September 2014
... Since then, the spread of  C. gattii  to mainland BC has been documented.[ 1 ] However, despite multiple cases ... and other parts of the province, many physicians in BC mistakenly believe that travel to Vancouver Island is ... department of Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC, with a 4-week history of behavior disturbance. Before ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH September 2014
... Canadian women aged 20 to 44 years.[ 1,2 ] Each year in BC, about 175 women will be diagnosed and 50 will die from ... has been routinely offered to girls in grades 6 and 9 in BC. Despite its benefits and organized program for delivery, BC’s most recent grade 6 HPV4 uptake rate was 69%, ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD September 2014
As defined in the  Doctors of BC Guide to Fees , call-out charges are applicable when a ... didn’t do the work.” Always refer to the  Doctors of BC Guide to Fees  and its Preamble for interpretations of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2014
... a big problem, everyone needs to do their part. Doctors of BC has been expanding the annual Walk With Your Doc events ... is Medicine into these events. In the fall, Doctors of BC sponsors the Be Active Every Day program, where we ... a day, and consuming 0 sugar sweetened drinks. Doctors of BC is also developing resources such as a physician’s guide ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
Born in Port Alice, BC, Dr Bill Cavers received his medical degree from the ... the past 34 years. Dr Cavers has worked with Doctors of BC in many capacities since his involvement with the ... I got very itchy feet. When I learned that New Zealand and BC cross-accredited, that part of my travel expenses to get ...
Letters / BY: Ted Patterson, September 2014
... to their populations. We share an interest with the BC College of Family Physicians in supporting physicians and ...
Letters / BY: James K. Mackenzie, MBBS, September 2014
... evidence. I always enjoy reading the editorials in the  BC Medical Journal and look forward with interest as to what ...