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News / BY: Sinden Luciuk, November 2015
... as a benefit of membership with Doctors of BC effective 1 September 2015. The coverage is automatic; no enrollment is ... of BC Legal Advice Help-line Access the helpline at 1 877 333-4088 and quote policy number L&D0020735. The plan ...
Letters January/February 2015
... suicide are not in favor of preserving life at all costs.[ 1,2 ] Withdrawal of medically futile care that is merely ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD May 2015
... challenges. Residential care patients make up less than 1% of BC’s population and consume approximately 25% of the ... MSP, Pharmacare, acute care, and home and community care.[ 1 ] At the same time, the number of family physicians who ... best practice expectations for the provincial initiative: 1.    24/7 availability and on-site when required 2.    ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margaret Colbourne, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... provide guidance to health care providers on management.[ 1 ] With few exceptions, the recommendations and the ...
News March 2015
... a baby or planning a pregnancy during the period of 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016? If so, it is important to take ...
News / BY: Jessica A. Otte, MD, CCFP, July/August 2015
... McCartney. London: Pinter and Martin, 2013. ISBN 978-1-78066-000-4. Paperback, 335 pages. $22. As a young doctor, ... with the need for it within the population served.”[ 1 ] The example-packed narrative of  The Patient Paradox ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Vu, MD, FRCPC, November 2015
... been deployed to 30 sites in British Columbia since 2011.[ 1 ] Currently, the PHSA MMU is the only program of its kind ... tents and shelters, and a support vehicle ( Figure 1 ). One trailer serves as the primary patient care area. It ... communication with Dr Alan Holmes, founder Iridia Medical, 1 April 2014). In the United States, MMU-type systems are ...
Letters / BY: Kirily Park, MD, December 2015
... Park, MD Ladysmith Letters Re: October 2015 cover image (1) ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Harry Karlinsky, MD, FRCPC April 2015
... his or her injury to WorkSafeBC by contacting Teleclaim at 1 888 WORKERS and sending in a detailed Form 8/11 ... medical advisor, call WorkSafeBC Medical Services at 1 855 476-3049.  —Harry Karlinsky MD, MSc, FRCPC ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2015
...  Assistant Editor Joanne Jablkowski spoke with Dr Webb 1 month into his presidency about his background, life ... with my grandfather making electronic devices. I built a 1-amp amplifier followed by a photo-electric cell switch, ... Valley Hospital after being in Canada for just over 1 year. That gave me the enormous opportunity to modernize ...