News
May 2016
... people signing the purchase agreement for the Doctors of BC building in November 1985. We were unable to identify ... signing purchase agreement, November 1985. News Doctors of BC headquarters photo mystery solved ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patricia Gabriel, MD, MSc, CCFP
October 2016
... language. According to Statistics Canada,[ 6 ] 15.8% of BC residents (25.8% in Metro Vancouver) speak a language ... services are unavailable in most primary care settings in BC. Strong arguments have been made for providing ... the typical experience for general practitioners in BC. We can conclude that the use of a professional medical ...
Premise /
BY: A.W. Battison, MD
June 2016
... have shown that only 3% of rural emergency departments in BC have access to CT and only 12% have 24-hour access to an ... and made us grateful for the health care system we have in BC. We highly recommend a rotation in South Africa to ...
News
September 2016
Three BC physicians were among the group of 16 civic leaders ... Columbia, the province’s highest honor. The Order of BC recognizes persons who have served with distinction and ... in liver disease. Formerly medical director of the BC Liver Transplant Program, Dr Yoshida’s work enabled ...
News
March 2016
... the primary care setting is available to physicians across BC at www.BCGuidelines.ca . Key recommendations • ... Care Assessment Tool ( www.bcheartfailure.ca/for-bc-healthcare-providers/end-of-life-tools/ ). Initiate ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
May 2016
... the default payee if an alternative payee (ICBC, WorkSafe BC, patient-pay) is not selected, and some EMRs may default ... about the Laboratory Services Act, go to www.gov.bc.ca/laboratoryservices . In the next issue of the BCMJ ...
Letters /
BY: Michael A. Ross, MD, FRCSC
November 2016
For most families in BC the dinner hour of 6 p.m. and onward is a time for coming ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Keith J. White, MD
October 2016
... palliative care at home. It is defined in the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees as advice given by telephone, fax, or in ... to bill for these services. Always refer to the Doctors of BC Guide to Fees and its preamble for interpretation of all ...
President's Comment /
BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS
September 2016
... also seen the two words associated with our Doctors of BC logo (Better. Together.). That’s because they form the ... results available in the Members Area of the Doctors of BC website. Doctors of BC is communicating these results to the health authorities ...
Letters /
BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2016
... you to Drs Kling, Galanis, Morshed, and Patrick of the BC Centre for Disease Control for providing some badly needed ...