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News / BY: Catherine Clelland, MD October 2022
In 2003, the BC Cancer Agency launched the Family Practice Oncology ... in their communities. In 2016, FPON expanded to become the BC Cancer Provincial Primary Care Program, with a ... care with oncology specialists at a regional or provincial centre. The goal has expanded to provide twice-yearly GPO ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2022
... must be learners and active participants in decolonizing BC’s health care system, returning the right to access ... leadership. Across facilities and communities in BC, doctors are also leading initiatives and projects through ... was launched by the FNHA and the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc), which is funded by the JCCs. The ...
Clinical Articles, COVID-19 / BY: Anthony W. Chow, MD, FACP, FRCPC May 2022
In 1980, I wrote an editorial for the BC Medical Journal entitled “The subspecialty of infectious ... Evolution of the Division of Infectious Diseases in BC The University of British Columbia and Vancouver General ... assurance activities. Cross-appointments with the BC Centre for Disease Control These cross-appointments greatly ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Braedon Aujla, BSc September 2022
... of collisions.[ 3-6 ] It is estimated that in Northern BC, 55% to 65% of both deer–vehicle collisions and ... of wildlife species are hit and killed by vehicles on BC roads, but the most common large mammals involved are ... there are fewer collisions with moose, their size and high centre of gravity make them particularly dangerous in a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nicole J. Todd, MD, FRCSC March 2022
... and expert opinion. Further complex reproductive care in BC can be accessed through the Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE) line, Trans Care BC, and the Complex Contraception Clinic at BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre. My intention is to help nurses, nurse practitioners, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Abdullah Al Mamun, MBBS, MPH March 2022
... Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada.[ 4 ] BC PharmaNet prescription data from our last prepandemic year ... In 2019, median DOT (Q1, Q3) per prescription in BC for all antibiotic prescriptions was 7 (7, 10) days, with ... shorter is often better. —Abdullah A. Mamun, MD BC Centre for Disease Control —Daniela Michel, MPH BC Centre ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ava Azhir, BSc Pharm, ACPR May 2022
... savings of the model were also demonstrated.[ 5 ] In 1995, BC formally incorporated outpatient antimicrobial therapy ... care program at the Vancouver Hospital and Health Sciences Centre.[ 6 ] These models have provided many benefits to ... a single-centre study in an infusion centre in Surrey, BC, showed that infectious diseases specialists modified the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John van Bockxmeer, MBBS July/August 2022
... huddle process.[ 4 ] But has this been our experience in BC? Research has shown that a whiteboard outlining a small ... the outbreak of COVID-19, my primary care community health centre team began a project on developing updated, relevant ... these meaningful multidisciplinary encounters. Summary BC health authorities are investing in team-based primary ...
Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD November 2022
... approximately $17 000 to $27 000 being given to each BC family doctor wasn’t going to stabilize the family ... Excellence with Patients Society (STEPS) community health centre (CHC)[ 1 , 2 ] in September 2021, and my overall ... and remains a key strategy for stabilizing primary care in BC, the issue remains that I have 2200 patients, many of whom ...
News April 2022
Doctors of BC has released its 2021 Report to Members , with a focus on ... by the Physician Health Program, by the Rural Coordination Centre of BC, and through divisions of family practice, the Joint ...