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News October 2016
Doctors of BC is calling for nominations of members in good standing for the following 2017 awards. Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Criteria for nominees include any ... following: Long and distinguished service to Doctors of BC. Outstanding contributions to medicine or ...
News / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2016
... headline news, but they do point to a growing issue in BC and throughout the world. To be sure, drought has been ... around reusing water vary across jurisdictions. In BC regulations have included provisions for the use of reclaimed water since 1999. Wastewater in BC is already being reused in toilet/urinal flushing, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Smith, BFA January/February 2016
... per mile driven when compared with other drivers.[ 4 ] In BC, motor vehicle collisions are the primary cause of ... The introduction of a graduated licensing program (GLP) in BC in 1998 was a key intervention aimed at addressing ... of 0.05% for Class 5 drivers and 0.00% for GLP drivers, BC employs two types of sobriety checks: random breath ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2016
... appropriate, you may also refer the individual to the BC Centre for Disease Control TB clinic for expert assessment ... Occupational Disease Services Additional reading BC Centre for Disease Control. Annual summaries of reportable ...
President's Comment / BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS December 2016
... better identify and support these individuals, Doctors of BC has developed a physician tool kit that provides practical ... The tool kit accompanies our recently released Doctors of BC policy paper, Circle of Care: Supporting Family Caregivers in BC, which includes a number of commitments and ...
News November 2016
... Robertson, MEND provincial manager, at leah.robertson@cw.bc.ca . News Resource for treating obese or overweight child ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
4 June 2016, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC   Doctors of BC Elected Officials 2016–2017 President: Dr Alan Ruddiman ... coverage and dissemination of information that Doctors of BC provides to the membership throughout the year. Chief ...
Letters / BY: Andre C. Piver, MD, FCFP September 2016
... article in the Globe and Mail , included in a Doctors of BC newsflash, led me to write about electronic health records ...
News / BY: Laurie Cooper, January/February 2016
... in Europe but it seemed very distant. As a resident of BC I wasn’t really connected and then, suddenly, we all ... visit  www.canadacaring.ca . —Laurie Cooper Doctors of BC News Staff member joins front line of refugee crisis ...
Letters / BY: D.S. Dhanda, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... mission statement the focus on physicians, being “by BC physicians, for BC physicians.” Optometrists are not physicians. Do you ... a matter of course. —D.S. Dhanda, MD, FRCSC President, BC Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons Potential ...