Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
November 2016
... encounter as defined in the Preamble to the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees . This involves documenting all of the ...
News
July/August 2016
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC has adopted a new professional standard, Safe Prescribing ... the Board of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC endorsed in April 2016. The document contains both ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marla Kiess, MD, FRCPC
September 2016
... Hospital.[ 23 ] Adult congenital heart disease care in BC As in the past, many children born with congenital heart ... that as of 2010 over 24 000 individuals with CHD born in BC had survived to adulthood. Some of these adults have ... health professionals with expertise in the field of CHD. BC Children’s Hospital currently registers approximately ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charles Webb, MBChB
January/February 2016
... front lines—work that not enough people know about. In BC physicians are emerging as leaders of positive change ... the JCCs are the vehicle through which Doctors of BC and the provincial government, along with health ... is why, for the first time and in partnership with the BC Patient Safety and Quality Council, the JCCs are holding a ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Darren E.R. Warburton, PhD
May 2016
... of physical activity The death of Pheidippides in 490 BC may be the first widely reported case of exercise-related ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
May 2016
... a physician who provides professional services to one of BC’s health services authorities, you may be required by ... to apply to register Complete the Physician Contracting to BC Health Authorities form (#1800PHPC) and e-mail it to ... WorkSafeBC WorkSafeBC Physicians who contract to a BC health authority: Should you register with WorkSafeBC? ...
News
October 2016
... of Alberta Alumni Association has recognized two BC doctors for their contributions to health care and to ... involvement. Dr Zorn is a urologist in Courtenay, BC. His interest in surgical volunteer work abroad has recently taken him to Guatemala. News Two BC docs recognized by their Alberta alma mater ...
News
June 2016
A new BC Guideline developed by Child Health BC in collaboration with the Guidelines and Protocols ...
Obituaries /
BY: Michael Golbey, MD
March 2016
... the medical director and one of the original chairs of the BC Cancer Agency’s Family Practice Oncology Network since ... He was a very active member of the BCMA/Doctors of BC, serving on its Board of Directors and the Board of the Society of General Practitioners of BC. Dr White also chaired and was a member of several ...
Letters /
BY: Roger Purnell, MBChB, FRCSC
May 2016
... a dramatic change in the way surgical care is provided in BC” was not furthered with examples of these dramatic ...