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Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM June 2024
... and 9093 total knee arthroplasties were performed in BC. In the year prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic ... and 11 469 total knee arthroplasties were performed in BC. Almost 70% of those surgeries were a result of ...
Letters / BY: Rylen A. Williamson, BSc September 2024
... addressed through CME, governing bodies (e.g., Doctors of BC, Divisions of Family Practice) endorsing the use of educational resources and guidelines (e.g., BC Guidelines and Protocols Advisory Committee, Pathways BC), updating commonly used websites (e.g., UpToDate, ...
Obituaries / BY: Gillian Hodge, MD January/February 2024
... He took up a position in Bella Bella, a small island on BC’s Central Coast, in the R.W. Large Memorial Hospital ... of times a year, on his own time, to the remote northwest BC communities of Iskut, Dease Lake, and Telegraph Creek, ... both with advice and financially. At one time he and BC friends cooperated in gathering secondhand wheelchairs, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2024
On 15 March 2024, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) closed its Library, which came as a shock to many ... got until it’s gone. The first medical library in BC was established in 1906 by the Vancouver Medical ... administration was warranted. In 1960, after a vote by BC physicians, the Library was taken on by the CPSBC. ...
Letters / BY: Margo S. Clarke, MD July/August 2024
... the closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library.[ 1 ] Additionally, I am most ... grateful to Dr Gillespie for his proposal that Doctors of BC take over the library.[ 2 ] This is an excellent idea and ... is where I see a void has been created that will leave BC physicians at yet another disadvantage. The CPSBC library ...
Letters / BY: York N. Hsiang, MB ChB, MHSc, FRCSC October 2024
... Health Professions Act (1990), and to address racism in BC health care, the Health Professions and Occupations Act ... from 16 to 6 (the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC is unchanged), but board members for each college will be ... or transmissible disease. Unfortunately, Doctors of BC was only minimally involved in this legislation. Only 56 ...
Obituaries / BY: Susan Endersby March 2024
... in memory of Judith Naylor would be appreciated: BC SPCA, a local food bank, or the Royal Inland Hospital ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC June 2024
... Services Committee, a partnership between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, launched the Enhancing Access ... afford to stand still. By listening to physicians across BC and leaning on their successes, we can reduce wait times ... with our resources so we can do more with less. Doctors of BC, by way of the Joint Collaborative Committees, engagement ...
News / BY: Erin Connors September 2024
... you have Professional Expense Insurance through Doctors of BC, you may be able to claim for part of your overhead ... PDI is calculated on actual billings or income earned in BC, so if you are planning to return to work in a part-time ... may result in a period of being underinsured. Doctors of BC licensed insurance advisors are available to give ...
Obituaries / BY: BC Women’s Hospital Sexual Assault Service team November 2024
... physician at Vancouver General, St. Paul’s, and BC Children’s Hospitals, she became interested in the ... to be a cherished part of our hearts and our work. —BC Women’s Hospital Sexual Assault Service team Obituaries ...