Beyond Medicine /
BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla
July/August 2017
3 June 2017, Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver, BC To kick off the meeting, Mr Allan Seckel, CEO of Doctors of BC, informed the assembled members that Dr Michael ... CEO’s report Mr Allan Seckel referred members to the Doctors of BC Report to Members that summarizes the ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
May 2017
... bowing, and (cynically) calling each other “friends.” Doctors would flinch at the often discourteous dialogue ... of speech is often rude, aggressive, and ignorant. If doctors interacted similarly with one another, or with ... and publications should not be allowed into evidence. The BC Health Minister was called as a witness, and they opposed ...
College Library /
BY: Niki Baumann
October 2017
... This Changed My Practice On this award-winning blog, BC doctors can share insights and learn from each other. The ...
Interviews /
BY: Joanne Jablkowski
September 2017
... until I finished university and then came back to BC with a bachelor of arts degree in zoology from UC ... really stood out to me. I was in a small clinic with four doctors, and they had a little attached X-ray and lab. I ... Committee. The structure of having the ministry and doctors on that committee, along with having the RCC—which ...
President's Comment /
BY: Trina Larsen Soles, MD
June 2017
... is 3 June that marks the start of my year as president of Doctors of BC. It will be a year of change for the organization as we ... is a positive experience for all of us as members of Doctors of BC. On a personal level, this year marks a major ...
Obituaries /
BY: Roberta Ongley, MD
September 2017
... we have lost one of the original pillars of dermatology in BC. After graduating from UBC Medicine in 1960, Dr Dodd ... Residency Program in Portland, Oregon. He returned to BC in the mid-60s and started a practice in the Fairmont ... communication vehicle that the vast majority of BC’s doctors felt reflected their practices and their lives, and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ian Gillespie, MD
April 2017
... been challenged to hold 150 Walk With Your Doc events in BC this year. We continue to grow our collaborative efforts ... year we are working with the Physiotherapy Association of BC and the BC Recreation and Parks Association. For more ... —Ron Wilson, MD Chair, Doctors of BC Athletics and Recreation Committe Council on ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Elena Terekhova, MD, PhD
June 2017
... outcomes.[ 3-7 ] The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC and the BC Ministry of Health have acknowledged the role of ... undeniable benefits of telemedicine, one study found that doctors providing direct-to-consumer care were less likely to ...
Obituaries /
BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MB
July/August 2017
... catchment area that was growing and starting to need more doctors. Realizing that RCH needed to look elsewhere for more ... of the first Yukon Medical Council. As soon as BC physicians were allowed to practise as professional ...
News
October 2017
To view and download a PDF document of the Doctors of BC Representative Assembly delegates, 2017–2018, click here . News Doctors of BC Representative Assembly delegates, 2017–2018 ...