Obituaries /
BY: Sherrill Purves, MD
September 2016
... after interning at Chicago Cook County Hospital, moved to BC to do his residency in neurosurgery at Vancouver General ... and as the North Shore representative for Doctors of BC from 1982–84. In 1992, frustrated by the lack of resources to treat the neurosurgery patients in BC, Dr Purves left the province to join three neurosurgeons ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
September 2016
... Preamble to the General Practice section of the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees states that out-of-office visit fees are ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
September 2016
... not available in Canada, coverage among pregnant women in BC during the 2009 pandemic A/H1N1 campaign was 54%. ... Programs and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Service BC Centre for Disease Control Influenza vaccine in pregnancy: ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews /
BY: Joanne Jablkowski
September 2016
... I’d like to live and work in Canada, the Interior of BC, and particularly the South Okanagan, most closely ... And we need more women leaders in health care, both in BC and in Canada. I look too to the Honourable Jane Philpott, ... Granger welcomed me into rural health care leadership in BC and has been foundational in creating the space for my ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP
September 2016
... by the Directorate of Agencies for School Health (DASH) BC and Action Schools BC, with new government funding. During October the Doctors of BC Be Active Every Day initiative will be challenging school ...
News
September 2016
Three BC physicians were among the group of 16 civic leaders ... Columbia, the province’s highest honor. The Order of BC recognizes persons who have served with distinction and ... in liver disease. Formerly medical director of the BC Liver Transplant Program, Dr Yoshida’s work enabled ...
News
September 2016
Doctors of BC is calling for nominations of members in good standing for ... among physicians and groups of physicians. Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Criteria for nominees include any ... following: Long and distinguished service to Doctors of BC Outstanding contributions to medicine or medical/political ...
News
September 2016
... one of the negotiated benefits administered by Doctors of BC. In addition to pregnancy benefits for female physicians, ...
News
September 2016
... Dr Katharine McKeen of Victoria, winner of the Doctors of BC 2015–16 Annual Report survey contest. By completing a ... including breakfast for two in Oceans 999. News Doctors of BC Annual Report survey, winner ...
News
September 2016
... 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey and found that the BC data are comparable. In the national survey, 4 out of 10 ...