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News October 2016
Doctors of BC is calling for nominations of members in good standing for the following 2017 awards. Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Criteria for nominees include any ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD October 2016
... support, or palliative care at home. It is defined in the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees as advice given by telephone, fax, or in ... you to bill for these services. Always refer to the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees and its preamble for ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD July/August 2016
... competing to take over their practices. Society might get doctors to provide more medical care if committee members and ... fees suggested by the Society of General Practitioners of BC. —Robert Shepherd, MD Victoria Letters Re: Forms ...
Letters / BY: Anne Wachsmuth, MD July/August 2016
In the recent Doctors of BC 2016–17 election for president-elect, less than 30% of ... in real change. Two Board members of the Canadian Doctors for Medicare widely circulated e-mails against Dr Day ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS July/August 2016
... profession cannot be overemphasized. Given the challenges doctors face with tightening health care budgets, an aging ... to Enhance Recovery After Surgery. A small group of doctors in the Interior of British Columbia, along with ... early recovery. Today, with the support of Doctors of BC and the Specialist Services Committee, they have seen ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Karen Buhler, MD July/August 2016
... to develop careers and abilities.[ 2 ] The GPSC offers BC family doctors mentorship opportunities in a clinical learning ... an open mind, and active listening skills.[ 1 ] Doctors at all stages of practice can benefit from mentoring ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2016
... A recent report by the Office of the Seniors Advocate BC found that 29% of caregivers caring for a chronically ill ... are frequently a source of caregiver distress as well. Doctors of BC’s Council on Health Promotion (COHP) believes ... or at home. In conjunction with the physician toolkit, Doctors of BC is developing a policy paper that advocates for ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
4 June 2016, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC   Doctors of BC Elected Officials 2016–2017 President: ... thorough coverage and dissemination of information that Doctors of BC provides to the membership throughout the year. ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD July/August 2016
... million claims are processed each year by Health Insurance BC. The system allows physicians to submit billings in most ... for locum work. Read the Preamble and your section of the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees . Be cautious about following billing advice ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2016
... naturalized or not, to prisoner-of-war camps in the BC Interior, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed on these ... seats for a driver and the doctor. Dr Miyazaki and other doctors used this Pacific Great Eastern Railway speeder ... discrimination from a few of the residents and some of the doctors. At one point his name was even removed from the list ...