News
September 2015
Every year Doctors of BC includes an online survey with its annual report ( ... the audited financial statements, and reports from all Doctors of BC committees in the White Report. The report will ...
News
September 2015
... review, contact Ms Erin Higgins, insurance advisor at Doctors of BC, at ehiggins@doctorsofbc.ca . News How owning a clinic ...
News
September 2015
Doctors of BC is accepting nominations for members in good standing for ... consensus among physicians and groups of physicians Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Criteria for nominees include: ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charles Webb, MBChB
September 2015
To be effective leaders in health care we, as doctors, must ensure that we lead the profession in a time of ... a legal responsibility to act in the best interests of doctors as a whole, but who are elected to act as ... asking for your feedback on a recently released Doctors of BC consultation paper. This paper looks at a number of ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Brad Fritz, MD
September 2015
The 50th anniversary of the BC Medical Plan, the first government-funded medical care ... any government was prepared to do so, the then-BCMA (now Doctors of BC) was at the forefront of establishing prepaid ... it law at least in part due to furious opposition from BC doctors and the British Columbia Medical Association (BCMA). ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Colin Harris, MSN, BSc (Crim), RN, AFN-BC, F-ABMDI,
September 2015
... life-altering injuries, and it’s sometimes up to their doctors to help them put things in perspective. The better a ... . —Colin Harris, MSN, BSc (Crim), RN, AFN-BC, F-ABMDI WorkSafeBC Investigations Officer WorkSafeBC ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
October 2015
... are referred to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC). 9. Patterns of practice or billing (including ... and Audits section under the Resource Centre tab on the Doctors of BC website (login required) to complete the Post-Audit Survey ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Winsby, MD
October 2015
... the residential care initiative to communities across BC. Participation in the residential care initiative is open ... Care Initiative Family Practice Services Committee Doctors innovating local strategies to improve residential care across BC ...
Letters /
BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC
October 2015
... risk of developing melanoma (US figures). Meanwhile, BC has a critical shortage of dermatologists--the melanoma ... There are 26 postings for dermatologists on Health Match BC, the provincial recruiting website ( www.healthmatchbc.org ... 000 signatures appealing to the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Doctors of BC, and the Ministry of Health to correct the ...
News /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
October 2015
The members of your Doctors of BC delegation to the Canadian Medical Association General ... work. Why care? The CMA GC is the parliament of Canada’s doctors and sets policy for issues that matter most to its ...