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News March 2021
The inaugural issue of Collaborate on Health in BC is available online at https://bit.ly/3aFnZib . The ... innovate ways to deliver the best care to patients across BC in 2020, all while navigating the challenges of a global ... at Home: Physicians lead the way to bring program to BC COVID-19 and mental health: Advocating for children and ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2021
... epidemic. In 2020 there were approximately 1000 deaths in BC due to COVID-19. In comparison, more than 1700 individuals ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD July/August 2021
... from the Office of the Provincial Health Officer, to the BC Centre for Disease Control, to laboratories and testing ... many more still to come. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Cheerleader-in-chief ...
Clinical Articles / BY: L.S. Yefet, MD October 2021
... overdose-related death rates remained the highest in BC at a rate of 20.0 per 100 000, twice the national ... 21 , 22 ] We describe opioid prescribing patterns in BC from 2013 to 2017 with the primary goal of determining the ... analysis of all community-dispensed opioids within BC was conducted. Ethical approval was obtained from the ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD December 2021
... has been an honor to serve you as president of Doctors of BC. We have been through a lot together this past year: ... of COVID-19, the most important vaccination program in BC’s history, catastrophic wildfires, widespread ... We will prevail. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment We will prevail ...
News January/February 2021
Mr Danial Ressl Ms Gabrielle Wong Doctors of BC has awarded its two annual $1000 scholarships to Mr Danial ... amateur musician. One day he hopes to join the Doctors of BC community as a physician, to follow in the footsteps of ... Big Sisters. She is deeply appreciative of Doctors of BC for their support of her future pursuits. For more than 15 ...
Editorials / BY: Yvonne Sin, MD April 2021
... more than female physicians.[ 3 , 4 ] A 2017 study in BC showed that female GPs made 36% less than male GPs, even ... physicians to take paternity leave as well; the Doctors of BC Parental Leave Program is open to both male and female ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lise Leveille, MD, MHSc June 2021
... received a clinical research stimulus award from the BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute to help cover ...
Letters / BY: Richard N. Merchant, MD, FRCPC September 2021
... society. Dr Brad Fritz wrote two histories related to the BC Medical Association and Doctors of BC: a history of publicly funded medicare and a history of ... of it, but I’m sorry my backyard is full. Doctors of BC helps form the collective memory of its physician members. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jefferson Terry, MD PhD, FRCPC November 2021
... in perinatal AFII autopsies has not been assessed in BC. The purpose of this quality improvement study is to ... the Anatomical Pathology laboratory information system of BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (C&W). C&W is the ...