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News September 2017
Two scholarships are awarded annually to two children of Doctors of BC members who display outstanding scholastic achievement, ... and a certificate of achievement. Winners are selected by Doctors of BC committee members through an anonymous process. ...
Obituaries / BY: John Ankenman, MDCM, FRCS September 2017
... Dr Herbert Fidler, he began the free Pap smear program in BC, which resulted in reducing deaths from cervical cancer by ... including chair of the Medical Ethics Committee of the BC government for organ transplants. He also chaired the ... was founded 43 years ago by a group of his resident doctors. An annual fall dinner and meeting in Vancouver is ...
Obituaries / BY: Daryl Harder September 2017
... end of the day. He was born in Yarrow, near Chilliwack, BC, On a cold winter day, in 1933. Along with five siblings, ... and wisdom, he was eager to share, With new younger doctors, he taught them to care. For family at home, he ...
Obituaries / BY: Nis Schmidt, MD September 2017
... good academic ability, became a member of the renowned BC Boys Band, and enjoyed church youth groups. From the time ... Hospital in London, Ontario. Not unlike many medical doctors, he found time one weekend after medical school ... and advancing specialty. As a result he became a leader in BC and across Canada in colorectal surgery, influencing its ...
Obituaries / BY: Roberta Ongley, MD September 2017
... we have lost one of the original pillars of dermatology in BC. After graduating from UBC Medicine in 1960, Dr Dodd ... Residency Program in Portland, Oregon. He returned to BC in the mid-60s and started a practice in the Fairmont ... communication vehicle that the vast majority of BC’s doctors felt reflected their practices and their lives, and ...
Obituaries / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD September 2017
... wife and son, a sudden and tragic death. Mr Dines served Doctors of BC for more than a decade, first as senior policy analyst in ... of Family Practice. All of the foregoing re-established BC doctors at the centre of patient care, in concert with the ...
Premise / BY: Bill Murray, CFP September 2017
... humbles me.  Having spent most of my career helping doctors, dentists, surgeons, and specialists navigate the ... their careers. While I have encountered situations where doctors have done a stellar job managing their affairs, and I ... Province,” the average annual salary for a physician in BC was $272 795 at the time. Assuming 2% inflation, this ...
President's Comment / BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD September 2017
... lack of timely intervention can cause a lifetime of pain. Doctors of BC has been involved in a number of initiatives striving to ... use issues. This work started in 2014 and was funded by Doctors of BC and the BC government. It brought GPs, ...
College Library / BY: Niki Baumann October 2017
... This Changed My Practice On this award-winning blog, BC doctors can share insights and learn from each other. The ...
News / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP October 2017
... City, the site of the first CMA GC in 1867. This year’s Doctors of BC caucus reflected our membership and included specialists, family doctors, students, residents, several doctors in their first ...