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News March 2015
Are you a physician practising in BC? Are you or your spouse having or adopting a baby or ... one of the negotiated benefits administered by Doctors of BC. In addition to pregnancy benefits for female physicians, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... than 5.6 million by the year 2030.[ 1 ] At the same time, BC’s population is aging; the rapid aging of Canada’s ... those responsible for planning cancer-related services in BC so they can develop strategies that will address this ... and researchers for a number of years.[ 8-13 ] The BC Cancer Agency produces new forecasts each year for the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC September 2015
... pediatric, social work, and mental health resources. In BC, five Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect (SCAN) teams[ 2 ] ... in the mid-1970s and moved to its current location at BC Children’s Hospital when that facility opened in 1982. ... neglect throughout the province.[ 2 ] Today the team at BC Children’s Hospital is one of five teams in the ...
Premise / BY: T. Chan, MHsc, MD, October 2015
... 7 ] Wait times measurement methodology and challenges The BC Surgical Patient Registry (SPR) was created in 2008. The ... benchmark times has decreased.[ 11 ] A comparison of BC's performance in relation to provincial targets and ... comparisons about waits for general surgery. Within BC wait time targets were developed across multiple ...
Letters / BY: Mike Marshall, MD, January/February 2015
... [ BCMJ  2014;56:458 ]. A partnership between Doctors of BC and the BC government has been formed to provide incentive for GP ...
Letters / BY: Denise McLeod, MD, April 2015
... that represents more than half of all physicians in BC, the British Columbia College of Family Physicians (BCCFP) ... article points out, when compared to Canadian averages, BC family physicians are more likely to be paid primarily ... in the provision of primary care in the context of BC. Experiences in other provinces using care models that ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Ho, June 2015
In 2013 BC workers received $469 million in long-term disability ...
News September 2015
... contact Ms Erin Higgins, insurance advisor at Doctors of BC, at ehiggins@doctorsofbc.ca . News How owning a clinic ...
Obituaries / BY: Victor Wong, CD, MLIS November 2015
... 1964. Dr Wong then established another practice in Michel, BC, where his son, Victor, was born in 1965. A year later Dr ...
Letters / BY: Rick Potter-Cogan, CCFP March 2015
... for money and quality improvement. Perhaps Doctors of BC would consider developing a module for distribution on ...