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Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle D. Sherwood, MD, December 2014
... healthy, fully immunized 9-year-old boy presented to BC Children’s Hospital with sudden-onset left arm weakness ... vaccine according to the schedule recommended in BC and had not traveled outside of North America, making ... seen in some cases. The regional health authority and the BC Centre for Disease Control should be contacted early for ...
Letters / BY: James Quan, MD, March 2014
... he has little chance of finding a way to enter practice in BC and will likely enter practice in Australia or seek a residency in a specialty there. He is one of a few dozen BC-born in the same situation in Australia. As a further ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC May 2014
... participation rates are significantly lower than the BC average for some regions in BC, particularly urban areas like Richmond, Vancouver, and ... . —Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC Medical Director, BC Cancer Agency Cervical Cancer Screening Program   ...
Obituaries / BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP July/August 2014
... residential treatment centre. He worked with Doctors of BC on policies regarding the use of seatbelts and helmets, ...
News / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) October 2014
... are a resource for mental health concerns. The Doctors of BC Council on Health Promotion (COHP) made this issue a major ... care providers. There exists an opportunity for Doctors of BC to raise awareness among youth and to increase the ... (from government to community groups and youth) Doctors of BC produced a policy paper that committed to highlight for ...
News / BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG December 2014
... a number of questions from primary-care providers across BC about the program. The following frequently asked ...
News January/February 2014
... authority to the new First Nations Health Authority in BC as an example. To view the full report visit ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2014
... has changed, then you could  probably find me through the BC Medical Association. I would love to hear from you. As I ...
News June 2014
... of Health Sciences in collaboration with scientists at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, UBC, and sites across ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
... in the DTES leaves much to be desired. According to the BC Ministry of Health's website, the Medical Services Plan ... Downtown Eastside. A search through the directory of the BC Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons showed that, in ...