News
March 2017
Are you a physician practising medicine in BC? Are you or your physician spouse having or adopting a ... Program, one of the negotiated benefits administered by Doctors of BC. In addition to pregnancy benefits for female ... Make your 2017–2018 application for benefits under the Doctors of BC Parental Leave Program ...
News /
BY: Channelle Sawyer
October 2017
... —Channelle Sawyer, BA Insurance Advisor, Doctors of BC News Common mistakes in insurance planning on your own ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael Bidu, MBA
December 2017
... beyond. But we can accomplish much more if entrepreneurs, doctors, and patients learn to work together. In the entrepreneurial world, we call this building BC’s digital health ecosystem. So what exactly does ... to engage in transforming our health care system? For doctors in BC to continue delivering high-quality care and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC
March 2017
... a second-line treatment. What resources are available in BC? Jumpstep Jumpstep is a 12-week treatment program for ... treatments for depression. —Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC Doctors of BC Athletics and Recreation Committee, Medical ... http://walkwithyourdoc.ca/about . —Ron Wilson, MD Chair, Doctors of BC Athletics and Recreation Committe Council on ...
President's Comment /
BY: Alan Ruddiman, MBBCh, Dip PEMP, FRRMS
April 2017
... physician leaders. Over the years physician leaders across BC have worked hard to influence and implement positive ... and their communities. The changes taking place within Doctors of BC will provide physicians with opportunities to ... to hear it, and to step up as leaders in the profession. Doctors of BC is undergoing one of the biggest and most ...
President's Comment /
BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD
September 2017
... lack of timely intervention can cause a lifetime of pain. Doctors of BC has been involved in a number of initiatives striving to ... use issues. This work started in 2014 and was funded by Doctors of BC and the BC government. It brought GPs, ...
Obituaries /
BY: Carol Stewart Walker
November 2017
... joined the first class of HMCS Venture at Esquimalt, BC. His dream at that time was to be a jet pilot, and after ... While in the nation’s capital, Ron and three other navy doctors started the first walk-in clinic in Canada. After his ... Ron was transferred to the army base in Chilliwack, BC, where he was appointed as the base surgeon and ran his ...
Obituaries /
BY: Eric M. Yoshida, OBC, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
January/February 2017
... first child, April, the young couple moved to Bralorne, BC, where Dr Hashimoto served as the only general ... medical field Dr Hashimoto was inducted into the CMA and Doctors of BC as an honorary member in 2007. He was also awarded the ...
News
June 2017
... and Protocols Advisory Committee (GPAC) has a new BC Guidelines app for both Apple and Android mobile devices. GPAC, a joint collaboration between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, is an advisory ... to the Medical Services Commission and made up of family doctors, specialists, and key ministry and Doctors of BC ...
News /
BY: Eric Wong
January/February 2017
... Physician Health Program (PHP) of British Columbia helps BC physicians foster an environment of health and wellness, ... physicians to have additional disability insurance through Doctors of BC or an individual plan. Disability plans are ... The licensed, noncommissioned insurance advisors with Doctors of BC are available to speak with you about your ...