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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA, December 2014
... was replaced with acellular pertussis (aP) vaccine in BC in 1997, systemic adverse events in infants such as ... doses. The routine childhood immunization schedule in BC includes a fourth and fifth dose of a diphtheria, ... Programs and Vaccine Preventable Diseases Service, BC Centre for Disease Control —Monika Naus, MD, MHSc Medical ...
News April 2014
... at the University of British Columbia’s Brain Research Centre, part of the Vancouver Coastal Health Research ... neurology at UBC, and the Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon chair in stroke research, anticipates that the ...
News November 2014
... the medical profession through participation in Doctors of BC. •    Provided leadership to the broader medical ... political activities in support of health care. Doctors of BC members may nominate a member in good standing for the ... the Doctors of BC website ( www.doctorsofbc.ca/resource-centre/awards-scholarships ), or contact Ms Aria Gray at ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael A Benusic, UBC Medical Class of 2014, June 2014
... the push for mandatory health impact assessments in BC. A proposed new coal transfer facility at the Fraser ... by law to be performed for major industrial projects in BC, was performed for the Fraser Surrey Docks terminal and ... of health authorities, the Ministry of Health, and the BC Centre for Disease Control. However, the current provincial ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD October 2014
... (length of time, communications, etc.). The new Doctors of BC website now contains information on the audit process and ... and Audits section at  www.doctorsofbc.ca/resource-centre/physicians/billing-audits . The Patterns of Practice Committee is a joint committee of Doctors of BC and the Medical Services Commission (MSC) and acts in an ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Daljeet Mahal, MSc, March 2014
... and implementing the WelTel mobile health program, the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) and the Oak Tree Clinic at the BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre are establishing ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Shelley Perlman, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, March 2014
... condition, its diagnosis and treatment is front and centre in preventing workplace injuries. In safety-sensitive ... 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 ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sean Virani, MD, May 2014
... health system planning guide,  Setting Priorities for the BC Health System . Priority one in the guide is to shift the ... been a unifying vision and central activity for Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health for the past 4 years. A number ... development and supportive care at the Vancouver Prostate Centre. “It is the patient deciding on what they need; not ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD June 2014
... extending from Vancouver to the Sunshine Coast, Northern BC, and Vancouver Island. Whenever I had a difficult case to ... from 1964 to 1966. In 1966 he established the Diabetes Day Centre at Lions Gate Hospital, the first of its kind in North ... and stimulated the growth of diabetes centres throughout BC. This also led to a certification process for diabetes ...
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 e-cigarette liquid exposure calls between ...