Interviews /
BY: Joanne Jablkowski
September 2015
... there to make me more efficient in order to get me home by 7 p.m. There is no question that physicians need to be ...
News /
BY: Andrew Guy,
September 2015
... crowding, site access, and communication difficulties.[ 5-7 ] These unique challenges, along with increased rates of ...
Obituaries /
BY: Robert N. Baker, MD,
September 2015
... rural family doctor, routinely working 12-hour days, 7 days a week. During that time he delivered over 2500 babies ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Brad Fritz, MD
September 2015
... design and establish the British Columbia Medical Plan.7 The association considered hiring a professional negotiator ... BC doctors were considered by many to be “pinkos.”[ 7 ] The BC Medical Plan was initially envisioned by Premier ... its members offered coverage through the BC Medical Plan.[ 7 ] In July of 1965, with the implementation of the BC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC
October 2015
... retinal hemorrhages but no external evidence of trauma.[ 7 ] Caffey’s suggestion that abuse was the underlying cause ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC
October 2015
... about concerning findings that were not fractures.[ 7 ] Views of the skull, pelvis, and lateral spine may be ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
October 2015
... did not overlap with alternate payment arrangements. 7. Beneficiaries were not extra billed for benefits ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
October 2015
... than MDMA. Algorithms for diagnosis have been proposed.[ 7,8 ] Patients with serotonin syndrome should receive ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Winsby, MD
October 2015
... of each division or physician group: • 24/7 availability and on-site attendance when deemed necessary ... divisions in their MOUs include the following: 24/7 physician availability To ensure that facilities are provided with 24/7 physician coverage, many divisions have outlined plans to ...
Premise /
BY: T. Chan, MHsc, MD,
October 2015
... to make interprovincial comparisons until 2008–2009.[ 7 ] Wait times measurement methodology and challenges The BC ...