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Obituaries / BY: Jack Burak, MD July/August 2017
... other IMG physicians. He was the first director of the BC IMG Residency Ready Assessment program between 1996 and ... physicians for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC because of his reputation as an astute but fair and ... clinical director of the Practice Ready Assessment–BC program in January 2015. He guided this program during its ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD July/August 2017
... Experiences (ACEs) workshop, put on by Doctors of BC’s Shared Care Committee. It was exciting and extremely ... could be incorporated into primary and maternity care in BC—how our profession and our patients could benefit from ... developing programs that work.   Why does this matter in BC? Because as we develop the practical aspects of patient ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
3 June 2017, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC To kick off the meeting, Mr Allan Seckel, CEO of Doctors of BC, informed the assembled members that Dr Michael Golbey’s ... Mr Allan Seckel referred members to the  Doctors of BC Report to Members  that summarizes the activities of the ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM July/August 2017
... for approximately 80% of all occupational skin diseases in BC, which is consistent with incidents reported in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeanine C. Marshall, MD, FRCPC September 2017
... but is not yet in force, despite being passed by the BC legislature in 1993 and amended in 2007. This leaves six ... self-neglect of vulnerable adults. •    Seniors First BC (formerly known as the BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support),  http://bcceas.ca ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2017
... A streptococcal (iGAS) infections have been reportable in BC since 1997. Since that time, two periods of heightened ... Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM —Samara David, MHSc BC Centre for Disease Control Increase in invasive group A streptococcal disease in BC ...
Editorials / BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD September 2017
... Trauma Life Support (ATLS) protocols, and Dr Jack Pacey, a BC surgeon who introduced the first commercially available ...
Letters / BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC September 2017
... his trials (no pun intended) and tribulations in the BC Supreme Court. He declares a pursuit of justice. ...
Letters / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC September 2017
... The website of the Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit at BC Children’s Hospital has numerous handouts for patients ... by and for young adults living with type 1 diabetes in BC. They have both in-person meet-ups and a strong Facebook ... L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC Pediatric Endocrinologist, BC Children’s Hospital Clinical Professor of Pediatric, UBC ...
News September 2017
... are awarded annually to two children of Doctors of BC members who display outstanding scholastic achievement, ... of achievement. Winners are selected by Doctors of BC committee members through an anonymous process. This ... for 3 years for all three sports, including at the 2014 BC Summer Games, and at the National Cross-country ...