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Obituaries / BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC January/February 2017
... first child, April, the young couple moved to Bralorne, BC, where Dr Hashimoto served as the only general ... Dr Hashimoto was inducted into the CMA and Doctors of BC as an honorary member in 2007. He was also awarded the ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... foreseeable.” C-14 is already under court challenge in BC involving the case of a woman (age 25) with progressive ... appropriate training. The story of MAID is unique to BC in that all of the patients, lawyers, and many of the ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS January/February 2017
... I know that all physicians representing you at Doctors of BC are committed and work hard to make a positive difference ... you feel it is not always easy to navigate the Doctors of BC system—that it could and should be easier to get answers ... and we have taken action. Over the last year Doctors of BC has introduced five staff members, called regional ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Brad Fritz, MD January/February 2017
... in place today—over his 20-year career.   Doctors of BC, and the BCMA before it, has been blessed with many ... of the province and protects the health of the people of BC. One such person is Mr Jim Gilmore, the association’s ... on 1 September 1965, Premier W.A.C. Bennett introduced the BC Medical Plan, British Columbia’s first medicare program. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Tiffany Chan, MD, MHsc March 2017
... each year. In 2005, 31 liver transplants were performed in BC. Only 10 years later, in 2015, 82 transplants were performed in a single year. All liver transplants in BC are performed at Vancouver General Hospital using a ... information on all transplant recipients is collected by BC Transplant, which publishes data regarding wait lists and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amanda Hill, MBChB, FRCPC March 2017
... rapidly. From 2007 to 2014 the number of adults in BC age 65 and older rose 28.0% to represent almost 16.0% of ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD March 2017
... refer to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s guideline on leaving practice ( ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC March 2017
... a second-line treatment. What resources are available in BC? Jumpstep   Jumpstep is a 12-week treatment program for ... collaboratively between the Mood Disorders Association of BC and the Centre for Hip Health and Mobility. It is ... currently delivered by the Mood Disorders Association of BC in conjunction with the Greater Vancouver YMCA. In each ...
Editorials / BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB March 2017
... to be set aside for this. As a side note, apparently, BC Women’s and Royal Columbian Hospitals have facilities on ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD March 2017
... That is entirely the responsibility of Doctors of BC, the advocate for the profession.” Yet in the same issue ... [2016;58:581] Dr Keith White, chair of the Doctors of BC Patterns of Practice Committee, quotes the College ...