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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 ... antibiotic prescribing for bronchitis.[ 10 ] As well, the BC Ministry of Health notes that the fragmented, unmanaged ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Agatha Jassem, PhD, (D)ABMM, FCCM June 2017
... starting in 1983. Two MMR doses have been recommended for BC children since 1996. Mumps causes parotitis, but symptoms ... outbreaks in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and BC. Outbreaks likely reflect secondary vaccine failure from ... the vaccine strain and circulating outbreak strains. In BC outbreaks have occurred in two populations: an unimmunized ...
Billing Tips / BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD June 2017
... 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, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tania Morrison, MHSc, RD June 2017
Over 1 in 10 households in BC are food insecure, and approximately 1 in 6 children under ...  showed that the majority of food-insecure households in BC are employed (65%), and a minority (15%) are receiving ... social services available to individuals and families in BC ( www.bc211.ca ). As trusted leaders, physicians are well ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD June 2017
... sclerosis, and cancer pain. Rumor has it that certain BC communities had an exceedingly high rate of severe ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Susan Papadionissiou June 2017
BC’s opioid crisis and the recent changes to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s clinical practice guidelines for opioid prescribing[ 1 ... Community Partnerships and Integration, Doctors of BC Family Practice Services Committee Peer mentorship in ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD June 2017
... the help of the Canadian Medical Association and the BC Medical Association to convince [Superintendent of] Motor ... such as threats to the Canada Health Act. Doctors of BC prepares for the next round of negotiations about fees. The Ministry of Health and the BC College of Family Physicians are pursuing the adoption of ...
Letters / BY: John Walton, MD June 2017
... to the fore the perilous state of general practice in BC. Congratulations to Dr Brown for having the courage to ...
Letters / BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD June 2017
... processes. Recent discussions between the College and BC’s Provincial Surgery Executive Committee have already ... MD President, College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC —Heidi M. Oetter, MD Registrar and CEO, College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Letters Who is checking the quality of referrals? College ...
News / BY: Renee Bricker June 2017
... one of the primary reasons many physicians choose to call BC home. Participating in recreational activities is an important element of a healthy work-life balance, and BC offers opportunities for a multiple of outdoor ... and home alternations, to name a few. With the Doctors of BC plan, you can decide on coverage amounts in units of $100 ...