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Physician Spotlight / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD July/August 2016
... naturalized or not, to prisoner-of-war camps in the BC Interior, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew was imposed on these ... to pack one suitcase and be transported to a detention centre in Hastings Park—the Pacific National Exhibition in ... was licensed by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. He opened an office in Vancouver and practised there ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD March 2016
... any concerns they have with the appropriate Doctors of BC staff member on a confidential basis.  If you receive a ... use of a fee code, contact Ms Lea Harth at Doctors of BC ( lharth@doctorsofbc.ca ) for clarification. 3.    If ... be found in the Billing and Audits section of the Resource Centre at www.doctorsofbc.ca . —Keith J. White, MD Chair, ...
News September 2016
Three BC physicians were among the group of 16 civic leaders ... Columbia, the province’s highest honor. The Order of BC recognizes persons who have served with distinction and ... to be allowed liver transplantation. Dr Yoshida built a centre for excellence in liver disease that provides ...
Obituaries / BY: Gershon Growe, MD November 2016
... a mentor to many individuals in the medical community in BC. Born in Toronto, Dr Naiman graduated from the University ... in India. Shelly and Linda created an endowment at the UBC Centre for Blood Research, and the multipurpose lab in the Life Sciences Centre has been named after them. Shelly was particularly ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2016
... appropriate, you may also refer the individual to the BC Centre for Disease Control TB clinic for expert assessment ... Occupational Disease Services Additional reading BC Centre for Disease Control. Annual summaries of reportable ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC October 2016
In June 2016 the BC Cancer Agency released updated recommendations for ... be decreased STI screening rates among young women in BC. This trend was observed in Ontario by Bogler and ... for public health to promote engagement. The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) provides provincial ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Hortense Tabien Nsoh, MD July/August 2016
... within the room. Tools for situational awareness in BC National smoke forecasts: ... and rescue medications before the fire season begins. The BC Centre for Disease Control leads internationally recognized ...
News September 2016
... and Public Health and a research methodologist at the Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, and his ... 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey and found that the BC data are comparable. In the national survey, 4 out of 10 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC December 2016
... in the basement.[ 5 ] Radon exposure and mitigation in BC In BC radon exposure is of particular concern east of the Coast ... Mountains in the Interior. In 2007 the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) measured radon in over ...
News January/February 2016
... November 2015. Left to right: Dr Malcolm Moore, president, BC Cancer Agency; Drs John Hay and Judith Pike, medal winners; and Dr Bill Cavers, Doctors of BC past president. Two recently retired BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Centre physicians are winners of this year’s Doctors of BC ...