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News April 2017
... about participating in the trial at stridercanada@cw.bc.ca . The research team is co-led by Dr Kenneth Lim, ... head for the maternal-fetal medicine program at UBC and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, and Professor Peter ... associate professor of maternal fetal medicine at UBC and BC Women’s. The STRIDER trial has received funding from the ...
News April 2017
... centres? By comparing pollution data from three cities in BC (Prince George, Kamloops, and Courtenay/Comox) with ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS April 2017
... physician leaders. Over the years physician leaders across BC have worked hard to influence and implement positive change, helping BC emerge as a national leader in areas such as EMR adoption ... communities. The changes taking place within Doctors of BC will provide physicians with opportunities to bring local ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2017
In January 2017 the BC Minister of Health announced the approval of publicly ... of vaccination. The vaccine that will be used in the BC program is the 9-valent HPV vaccine (HPV9 or Gardasil 9, ... the use of the 4-valent vaccine for all aspects of the BC program, including the high-risk male program.[ 2 ] This ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD May 2017
... records has become the norm rather than the exception in BC. EMRs are not only a fundamental component in keeping ... the CMPA and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) for more information on good practice guidelines ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Emily Peterson, MPH May 2017
... is happening now. Since 1900 the average temperature in BC has increased by 1.4 °C per century.[ 1 ] In addition to rising average temperature, BC can expect more frequent extreme weather events, retreat ... rise.[ 2 ] Climate change will impact human health in BC through various pathways including air- and water-quality ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB May 2017
... and publications should not be allowed into evidence. The BC Health Minister was called as a witness, and they opposed ... Quebec (Attorney General)  case lasted just a few months. BC lists over 85 000 patients on wait lists, timed from ... therefore, win the argument that, unlike those in Quebec, BC patients should suffer and die on wait lists. In a world ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Susan Papadionissiou May 2017
... Community Partnerships and Integration, Doctors of BC Family Practice Services Committee Team-based care in Northern BC: North Peace Division’s journey to an integrated model ...
Letters / BY: Brady Bouchard, CCFP May 2017
... unnecessary, process that is medical privileging in BC (“Privileging for new medical school graduates in BC,” [ BCMJ  2017;59:123-124 ]). As I am currently going ... patient care or safety from the process. Dr Wale (of the BC Medical Quality Initiative) attempted a response [ BCMJ ...
News May 2017
... & Drugs resource is now available in an online format for BC users at www.bugsanddrugs.org . The website is accessible only to IP addresses from within BC.  Bugs & Drugs is the recommended reference for ... by the Do Bugs Need Drugs? program and is funded in BC by the BC Ministry of Health, Pharmaceutical Services ...