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President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS May 2017
I was recently asked by a colleague and member of Doctors of BC how I feel about my year as president drawing to a close. ... career, I take pride in understanding and supporting our doctors of tomorrow—our medical students and resident ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Val Tregillus May 2017
... Wall Centre. Close to 600 people came from all over BC to share their experiences, activities, and outcomes under ... of the spectrum of antenatal and early childhood care in BC. The physicians present agreed to write a letter to the ... collaborative committees representing a partnership of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. —Val Tregillus ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Colin Jackson, MD, FRCSC May 2017
... impact and longer-term sequelae are not well understood. Doctors of BC and WorkSafeBC remind physicians that there are resources ... information is available at http://worksafebc.com . Doctors of BC insurance coverage Protect yourself and your ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD June 2017
... outcomes.[ 3-7 ] The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and the BC Ministry of Health have acknowledged the role of ... undeniable benefits of telemedicine, one study found that doctors providing direct-to-consumer care were less likely to ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD June 2017
... calendar year. The mini-profiles are made available by Doctors of BC to all physicians who have billed at least 1 year of FFS ... and is a widely used population-based health care tool. In BC, the ACG system was implemented in the profile in 2000, ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Susan Papadionissiou June 2017
BC’s opioid crisis and the recent changes to the College of ... many of these resources, with the goal of supporting local doctors in caring for patients with addiction issues and ... Suboxone (or its generic versions). This means that family doctors can now prescribe Suboxone as long as they have ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD June 2017
... run and overhead to pay, so we have to stay on schedule. Doctors have to keep up to date and sort through what the ... the help of the Canadian Medical Association and the BC Medical Association to convince [Superintendent of] Motor ... interest such as threats to the Canada Health Act. Doctors of BC prepares for the next round of negotiations ...
News / BY: Renee Bricker June 2017
... one of the primary reasons many physicians choose to call BC home. Participating in recreational activities is an ... support, and home alternations, to name a few. With the Doctors of BC plan, you can decide on coverage amounts in ... available at www.doctorsofbc.ca . You can also contact a Doctors of BC insurance administrator at 604 638-2882 or 604 ...
News June 2017
... the condition. The new research is a first step to help doctors identify red flags and start interventions earlier. ... records of 14 000 people with multiple sclerosis from BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia over a 20-year ... filled that point to a specific set of symptoms that doctors could use to help identify multiple sclerosis ...
News June 2017
... and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC) has a new BC Guidelines app for both Apple and Android mobile devices. GPAC, a joint collaboration between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, is an advisory ... to the Medical Services Commission and made up of family doctors, specialists, and key ministry and Doctors of BC ...