News
July/August 2017
... ( www.physicianhealth.com ). The PHP, offered through Doctors of BC, provides advice, support, counseling, advocacy, ...
News /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
October 2017
... City, the site of the first CMA GC in 1867. This year’s Doctors of BC caucus reflected our membership and included specialists, family doctors, students, residents, several doctors in their first ...
News
December 2017
... by the Facility Engagement Initiative (a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government) and Vancouver Coastal Health. Visit the forum ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Alexa R.Y. Dang, BSc
July/August 2017
Background The BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) is the sole provider of radiotherapy ... Care, an initiative funded by the Shared Care Committee of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. Results Of the 180 ... from the Shared Care Committee, a collaboration between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health to improve the flow ...
Premise /
BY: Bill Murray, CFP
September 2017
... humbles me. Having spent most of my career helping doctors, dentists, surgeons, and specialists navigate the ... their careers. While I have encountered situations where doctors have done a stellar job managing their affairs, and I ... Province,” the average annual salary for a physician in BC was $272 795 at the time. Assuming 2% inflation, this ...
Obituaries /
BY: Urve Kuusk, MD, FRCSC, FACS
November 2017
... outcomes. She was among one of the first physicians in BC to promote the benefits of screening mammograms, breast ... She was also a mentor and a teacher for many students, doctors, and nurses. Hers was a life of firsts, of the best ...
News
June 2017
... the condition. The new research is a first step to help doctors identify red flags and start interventions earlier. ... records of 14 000 people with multiple sclerosis from BC, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Nova Scotia over a 20-year ... filled that point to a specific set of symptoms that doctors could use to help identify multiple sclerosis ...
News
September 2017
Two scholarships are awarded annually to two children of Doctors of BC members who display outstanding scholastic achievement, ... and a certificate of achievement. Winners are selected by Doctors of BC committee members through an anonymous process. ...
Letters /
BY: Tracey Carpenter
January/February 2017
... in this area are truly amazing, and we want to thank the doctors across BC who impact the lives of heart children and their families. ... the care you provide. The Children’s Heart Network is a BC-based, family-led registered charity working to help ...
Billing Tips /
BY: Lorne Verhulst, MD
June 2017
... calendar year. The mini-profiles are made available by Doctors of BC to all physicians who have billed at least 1 year of FFS ... and is a widely used population-based health care tool. In BC, the ACG system was implemented in the profile in 2000, ...