News
May 2017
... and substance use patients, into a family physician’s practice. For more information, please refer to the GPSC’s ...
News
May 2017
... model of care is the accepted substance use practice model in British Columbia. The model explores the ...
Premise /
BY: E.M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP
May 2017
... topic, he uses stories from his patients’ lives and his practice to illustrate the different approaches to ...
President's Comment /
BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS
May 2017
... a positive difference. We have pockets of communities of practice where physicians have made it their business to ... and expansion. We need the MSAs, the divisions of family practice, and engaged physicians at the local and community ...
Shared Care Committee /
BY: Val Tregillus
May 2017
... in studies around the world, to change policy and practice, fostering healthier, more resilient individuals and ... the integration of ACE’s evidence into physician practice, and as part of the spectrum of antenatal and early ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Colin Jackson, MD, FRCSC
May 2017
... are at higher risk, but those who work in any type of practice or location are vulnerable. A Canadian Medical ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jacqueline Reid, BSc, BN
June 2017
... colonoscopy, or both. In a departure from pre-RACE practice, the patient does not necessarily undergo endoscopy ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD
June 2017
... costs are those incurred by the MSP for patients in your practice. The method for calculating expected costs uses the ... in the future. —Lorne Verhulst, MD Chair, Patterns of Practice Committee Billing Tips The importance of ICD-9 codes ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD
June 2017
... Tool developed by the Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice is designed to actively support patients who ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Susan Papadionissiou
June 2017
... the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s clinical practice guidelines for opioid prescribing[ 1 ] have inspired ... local and provincial levels.[ 2 ] Divisions of family practice have been at the forefront of developing many of ... is a help line developed by the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice to support physicians who have questions about ...