Obituaries /
BY: Gurdeep Parhar, MD
January/February 2025
... Looking for work–life balance, he stayed in general practice for the remainder of his medical career. Gerry obtained his certification in family practice and was awarded a fellowship by the College of ... Hospitals in New Westminster, including chief of general practice at both hospitals. In 1980, Gerry was hired at Telus ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Jaron Easterbrook, MD
July/August 2025
... their clinics or other primary care settings, the Family Practice Services Committee’s (FPSC’s) Practice Support Program (PSP) offers coaching, programs, and ... team-based primary care. Improving comprehensive family practice In New Westminster, Dr Paras Mehta has seen ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charlene Lui, MD
December 2025
... development to wellness initiatives, peer support, and practice resources, Doctors of BC stands with physicians ...
Letters /
BY: John Maile, MBBS,
April 2025
... I am a retired rural physician, having worked in family practice in Quesnel for 40 years and then assisting in the ...
News
January/February 2025
... Dr Thompson was co-lead of the Longitudinal Family Practice Working Group, which led to the successful ... vice-chair of the Comox Valley Division of Family Practice, co-chair of the Comox Valley Collaborative Services Committee, and Comox Valley Division of Family Practice COVID-19 physician lead. He was also a member of ...
Physician Spotlight /
BY: Cecil Hershler, MD, PhD, FRCPC
November 2025
... I introduced the rose and thorn program into my clinical practice for one afternoon per week. It was a program dealing ...
Premise /
BY: Davie Wong, MD, FRCPC
December 2025
... Premise Debunking common myths in infectious diseases practice ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charlene Lui, MD
March 2025
... with collaborative solutions, we can transform the practice of medicine. Let us remember that our leadership, ...
News
September 2025
... education and are taught to read from a science-backed practice. After completing her undergraduate degree, Ms ...
Letters /
BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
May 2025
... serve to distill the best available evidence to inform practice in most cases for most patients. There is always ...