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WorkSafeBC / BY: Colin Jackson, MD, FRCSC May 2017
... type of practice or location are vulnerable. A  Canadian Medical Association Journal  article[ 1 ] notes that almost all primary care physicians ...
Letters / BY: Grant McCormack, MD, FRCPC June 2017
Thank you to Drs Gillespie, Rumball, and Wilson for their article [“ Preparing for an in-flight medical emergency ,”  BCMJ  2017;59:195-196]. There truly ... arrest halfway to Oahu, the team approach worked and medical equipment was provided promptly. On a recent flight ...
News June 2017
... Lancet Neurology  ( www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(17)30076-5/fulltext ). News Medical history reveals MS begins to impact patients sooner ...
Letters / BY: Marisa Wan, MD, FRCPC July/August 2017
Thank you for your interest in our article. As you point out, the skillful diagnosis, ... in your letter. However, this is beyond the scope of our article, which focuses on the care of older adults hospitalized on the medical ward.   Postintensive care syndrome has been ...
News July/August 2017
... demands have made it difficult to stay up-to-date with medical appointments.  4. A mother who has no concerns and ... Science and Medicine ( www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953617303088 ). News Parents’ reasons for ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD September 2017
... audits (SVAs) and practitioner profile reviews. This article focuses on SVAs and the fundamental differences ... no direct cost recovery involved). In an on-site audit, a medical inspector attends a practitioner’s office and examines the medical records to determine if they support the MSP billings ...
Letters / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC September 2017
I read with interest the article by Thorpe and colleagues regarding anxiety and ... transition from pediatric to adult endocrine care. The article very rightly points out the role of the mental health ... for patients with type 1, their caregivers, and their medical providers ( ...
Premise / BY: Bill Murray, CFP September 2017
... years ago and I can’t express enough gratitude to the medical professionals who saved her life. To this day the ... I am still baffled by one thing—how few assets many medical professionals have at the end of their careers. While ... to the rule.  According to a 2013  McLean’s  article, “Average Doctor Salaries by Province,” the ...
Editorials / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP December 2017
... of health care. The history and future of the electronic medical record (EMR) were considered and the Carrier Sekani ... play in creating the digital future?  In the first article, Dr Kendall Ho and colleagues report on mobile apps, ... physician-informed technology is an accepted part of medical care, and we welcome your feedback on the concepts ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD December 2017
... meet this outcome, doctors are improving access to regular medical care at facilities, evaluating more problems on-site, ... on any of the data or projects outlined in this article please e-mail residentialcare@doctorsofbc.ca . ...
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