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News May 2015
On 15 March 2015 the  National Post  ran the story “BC doctor delivers unusual foreign aid to Haiti by teaching ...
News May 2015
... in practising medicine in rural and remote communities in BC. Annually, up to 20 medical students will be given ... of practising rural medicine. The award is offered by the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC with the goal of strengthening efforts to attract more ...
News / BY: Julie Kwan, BBA, CFP, CLU, GBA May 2015
... advice from your MD financial advisor* or your Doctors of BC insurance advisor. —Julie Kwan Business Development Manager of Insurance, Doctors of BC *As a CMA member, you have access to MD Financial ...
News May 2015
The Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) program at the BC Cancer Agency is a clinical research program bringing ... taken part to date.  Oncologists and scientists at the BC Cancer Agency work collaboratively on POG to sequence the ... research data that may benefit other cancer patients in BC and around the world. The POG program was in the news ...
Obituaries / BY: Lois Grant, May 2015
... both on the North Shore and with the BCMA/Doctors of BC. He became director of education at Lions Gate Hospital at ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD May 2015
... some of those in other provinces. I am also thrilled that BC physicians are leaders in the uptake of electronic medical ... of doctors expected to retire over the next few years. But BC is in a unique position and is dealing with these ... come! And during my term as president I have learned that BC is well prepared to meet it, participate in it, and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon May 2015
... when Research Services invites applications from top BC students pursuing training in occupational health and ... from a variety of data sources through Population Data BC with the goal of capturing comprehensive health trends for ... WorkSafeBC’s objectives to improve health and safety in BC workplaces, foster successful rehabilitation and return to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... than 5.6 million by the year 2030.[ 1 ] At the same time, BC’s population is aging; the rapid aging of Canada’s ... those responsible for planning cancer-related services in BC so they can develop strategies that will address this ... and researchers for a number of years.[ 8-13 ] The BC Cancer Agency produces new forecasts each year for the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA, June 2015
... procedures in healthy infants and children.[ 2 ] In BC, the immunization schedule calls for 13 to 15 separate ... distraction.[ 9 ] The oral rotavirus vaccine used in BC has a high enough concentration of sucrose that it may ... tools to minimize pain. For more information see the BC Immunization Manual at  ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD June 2015
... on audits. Preamble C.1 in the  Doctors of BC Guide to Fees  states: “Benefits” under the Act are ...