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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2014
... rainforest that is Vancouver. I have just completed the  BC Medical Journal ’s biennial CME cruise with a ...
News July/August 2014
The Doctors of BC Section of Emergency Medicine has been selected as the ... efforts to inform the public about what is happening in BC emergency rooms through the BC ER Doctors Campaign ( www.bcemergencycare.com ). The award ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2014
... than half of these calls involved young children.[ 10 ] In BC, the Drug and Poison Information Centre received 14 ...
Letters December 2014
... Boehringer Ingelheim. This letter was submitted to the  BC Medical Journal  prior to receiving the grant. Dr Yip ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... January/February 2014 issue ( BCMJ  2014;56:29,46). The BC Centre for Disease Control corrected an error that ... access to sufficient nutritious food. Still, over 8% of BC residents experience food insecurity,[ 1 ] and food bank ... about available food security resources   HealthLink BC and the Ministry of Health websites provide information ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Shelley Perlman, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, March 2014
... depending on the results of the reassessment.[ 4 ] The BC Driver Fitness Handbook for Medical Professionals provides ... least 70% of nights, with objective documentation.[ 5 ] In BC physicians must report to the motor vehicle licensing ...
Letters / BY: Patricia Mirwaldt, MD, CCFP, June 2014
... General Practitioners and the Rural Coordination Centre of BC to identify a diverse cross-section of family physicians ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
Born in Port Alice, BC, Dr Bill Cavers received his medical degree from the ... the past 34 years. Dr Cavers has worked with Doctors of BC in many capacities since his involvement with the ... I got very itchy feet. When I learned that New Zealand and BC cross-accredited, that part of my travel expenses to get ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD November 2014
... or opting to leave obstetrics out of their practices, BC is in growing need of family practice providers of primary ... and valued service, the GPSC, a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government, has committed nearly $1 million to increasing ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD December 2014
... each passing year. Our immediate family is spread across BC and New England, but, despite this, we make sure to have ... a very happy holiday season. —Bill Cavers, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Reflections on the holiday ...