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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2010
... I remember a negotiated contract where the doctors of BC were partially responsible for the global physician ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc November 2010
... reduced antibiotic prescribing.[ 1 ]  Ten years ago, BC’s provincial health officer published a report on ... surveillance on antibiotic consumption and resistance in BC. Our data show overall use of an­ti­biotics rose between ... the vast majority of prescriptions for this drug in BC in 2009 were not preceded by another antibiotic.  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S. Green, MD, FCFP March 2010
... with health authorities to set limits. For instance, in BC the Professional Association of Residents (PAR-BC) has negotiated a contract stipulating a 24-hour limit to ... the EU, and the Professional Association of Residents of BC has negotiated a contract stipulating a 24-hour limit to ...
News&Notes / BY: Jeremy Smith, May 2010
... of two or three of the largest private practice clinics in BC.  In January 2010, Caledonian Clinic switched from an ... and technical details under Case Studies at  www.pito.bc.ca . News&Notes Special Feature: An EMR story that spans ...
News September 2010
... Ms Juanita Grant at 604 638-2829, or e-mail  jgrant@bcma.bc.ca . News Medical audit inspectors needed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD December 2010
... of outcomes for patients treated for rectal cancer in BC.[ 1 ] Pelvic recurrence at 4 years occurred in 16% of ... Tumour Group of the Surgical Oncology Network (SON) of the BC Cancer Agency de­signed a management plan aimed at ... the clinical guidelines for rectal cancer management in BC (see  Figure ) were chang­­ed to recommend short-course ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S.E. Lord, MD, April 2010
... In 2001, Statistics Canada determined the population of BC to be 3907738 and the population of Met­ro Vancouver to be 1986965. The BC incidence rate of pedestrian trauma was 3.2 per 100000 ...
News / BY: Barbara Cadario, BSc, BScPhm, MSc June 2010
... to prevent drug-related falls—has been launched by the BC Fall and Injury Prevention Coalition.  The guideline will ... and Injury Prevention Coalition is associated with the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit ( www.injuryresearch.bc.ca ) and the Centre of Excellence on Mobility, Fall ...
News October 2010
... 800 665-2262 ext. 2865 Direct: 604 638-2865 cstjean@bcma.bc.ca   Darlene Laird Toll free: 800 665-2262 ext. 2818 Direct: 604 638-2818 dlaird@bcma.bc.ca —Sandie Braid, CEBS Assistant Director, BCMA ...
News / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC December 2010
... vaccination coverage among all health care workers in BC.  Despite our efforts in the past few years to promote influenza immunization in BC, only 64% of health care workers in our long-term care, ...