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 ...
Letters /
BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC
September 2017
... his trials (no pun intended) and tribulations in the BC Supreme Court. He declares a pursuit of justice. ...
Editorials /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
November 2017
... has improved access to and quality of care in Northern BC. In the second part of the issue, Dr Kendall Ho and ... issue will increase awareness of health IT innovation in BC within the medical community, inspire physicians to adopt ... health, Part 1: The promise and practice of telehealth in BC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Bidu, MBA
December 2017
... In the entrepreneurial world, we call this building BC’s digital health ecosystem. So what exactly does ... in transforming our health care system? For doctors in BC to continue delivering high-quality care and achieve ... technology presents, and the current state of BC’s digital health ecosystem. The face of change ...
Obituaries /
BY: Susan Bond
January/February 2017
... 91st year on 5 November 2016 in his hometown of Kimberley, BC. Alan’s only ambition after high school was to work in ... in his name in recognition of his work. A member of the BC College for 43 years, Dr Bond served his colleagues on the ... Kootenay Wildlife Heritage Fund, PO Box 100, Kimberley, BC, V1A 2Y5. —Susan Bond Kimberley Obituaries Dr Alan ...
News /
BY: Brent Weiss
April 2017
... to meet fellow physicians from near or far throughout BC and beyond and informally exchange knowledge and discuss ... is this fierce but amicable competition. Doctors of BC has supported the event for the past 2 years and looks ... Weiss Regional Advisor and Advocate, Interior Doctors of BC Dr Will Cawkell and Dr Denise Bateman of the team Lumby ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Oleksandr Butskiy, MD
October 2017
... intravenous ceftriaxone and clindamycin and transferred to BC Children’s Hospital for definitive surgical treatment. ... was confirmed by CT scan, the patient was transferred to BC Children’s Hospital for definitive surgical treatment. ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brian Winsby, MD
December 2017
... in 2014, with the goal of improving care for one of BC’s most vulnerable populations—seniors living in care ...
Letters /
BY: John Sehmer, MD
March 2017
... That is entirely the responsibility of Doctors of BC, the advocate for the profession.” Yet in the same issue ... [2016;58:581] Dr Keith White, chair of the Doctors of BC Patterns of Practice Committee, quotes the College ...
News
May 2017
... closer to their home community. Tele-PICU allows teams at BC Children’s or Victoria General Hospital to assess ... their community. Tele-PICU is part of Child Health BC’s Children’s Virtual Care initiative that integrates ... technologies to enhance services to children throughout BC. These sites include technology and telehealth equipment ...