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President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP November 2018
... Learning from the initiatives of other organizations, Doctors of BC will soon embark on consultation to support greater ... about these consultations in newsletters, on the Doctors of BC website, and through social media. This will be ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2018
... Among the 298 people killed in motor vehicle incidents in BC in 2017, 163 were younger than age 50.[ 5 ] BC used to ... 6 ] Some people might argue that it is ghoulish for doctors to engage with the family and friends of people who ... Speed kills. Photo radar reduces speeding. I suggest that Doctors of BC recommend that the BC government bring back ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD November 2018
... has developed a new incentive and supports to encourage doctors to implement panel management. A new phased approach ... in supporting work between groups of family doctors and multidisciplinary teams. To help doctors ensure ... Practice, Quality and Integration Department, Doctors of BC —Alana Godin Director, Community Practice and Quality, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... which publishes clinical practice guidelines for use in BC on many topics, including diabetes care.[ 30 ] The ... of representatives from the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC. The committee advises the Medical Services ... of representatives from the Ministry of Health and Doctors of BC who oversee working groups that develop ...
Back Page / BY: Paul Mitenko, MD November 2018
... government in late 1991, and initially was welcomed by the BC medical profession because of the new approaches that they ... via MSP. Plans were developed, and the first opted-out doctors appeared in Nanaimo on 11 September 1992. Various ... opted-out physicians was never large; it involved about 50 doctors in Nanaimo and another 50 across the province out of ...
Letters / BY: Geoffrey Ainsworth, MD December 2018
... ]. We were dismayed to read the results of a survey on the Doctors of BC website reporting on a survey of doctors, “Transparency around drug payments to ...
Letters / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP December 2018
Thank you for the comments. Doctors of BC is actively supporting doctors through the Doctors Technology Office and our ...
News December 2018
... Medicine have named Dr Christy Sutherland as the 2018 BC recipient of the Family Physicians of the Year award. The honor is given to 10 doctors across Canada, one from each province, for providing ... researchers and educators of future generations of family doctors. Recipients are nominated by their peers, colleagues, ...
News December 2018
In continued efforts to ensure doctors receive timely and relevant information from the ... newsletter, GP Update , is now emailed directly to BC family physicians. The fall 2018 issue features articles ... subscribe to the newsletter, log in to your account on the Doctors of BC website and update your newsletter subscription ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP December 2018
Dr Eric Cadesky I came to BC alone, with two suitcases, the address where I was to ... of physician burnout. I feel fortunate to be part of a Doctors of BC that cares about us not just as doctors, but as people. An organization that protects family ...