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Premise / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC October 2005
... Times Colonist, dated 1 April 2005 and entitled, “BC Removes 11,000 names from elective surgical wait list.” ... dollars,” [6]  which was done by the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. It found the high-cost users were ...
News June 2005
... Award Dr George Magee, a rural doctor from Burns Lake, BC, was recently awarded a 2005 British Columbia Community ... or an accident. In advance of incapability, adults in BC can write a representation agreement that names their ... agreements. The Representation Agreement Resource Centre (RARC) is a provincial non-profit organization ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Randy N. Ross, MSc November 2005
... Protection Services (RPS) to several facilities in BC found that some employees working with such lasers did not ... non-hospital settings. However, it is presently unclear in BC as to which practitioners can legally use this type of ... [2] —Randy N. Ross, MSc Radiation Protection Services BC Centre for Disease Control BC Centre for Disease Control ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC June 2005
... disease due to  N. meningitides  group C in gay men in BC. Cases presented with meningitis and septicemia, and there ... group C conjugate vaccine to all gay and bisexual men in BC. The program was announced through a media campaign and ... MD, FRCPC D. Patrick, MD, FRCPC K. Pielak, RN, MSN BC Centre for Disease Control —R. Gustafson, MD, FRCPC P. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Cynthia Fan, MD October 2005
...  but controversy continues. [4,5] In October 2002, the BC Ministry of Health Services, through the Provincial Blood ... number of acute care physicians along with members of the BC Transfusion Medicine Advisory Group to serve on an Albumin ... (Hematopathology, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia), Dr Brian Warriner (Anesthesia, ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS September 2005
... of insurance choices Members of the BCMA and the CMA in BC and their families now have broader insurance choices than ... office for more information. BCMA:  Toll free in BC 1 800 665-2262 ext. 2882 or 2836/604 638-2882 or 604 ... of this year, Dr Robert E.W. Hancock, a professor at the Centre for Microbial Disease Research at the University of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR January/February 2005
... after attending a group meeting. Eating Disorders Resource Centre of BC This provincial resource provides educational materials ... the Lower Mainland: 604 875-2084; toll-free elsewhere in BC: 1 800 665-1822) or by e-mail ( edrcbc@direct.ca ) for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Galt Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2005
... physicians in British Columbia dropped from 576 (12.9% of BC physicians) in January 1994 to 490 (11.1%) in January ... of physicians required. [2,3,7] Polls suggest that 18% of BC doctors plan to retire in the next 5 years and 40% in the ... to university-hospital standards, but a designated trauma centre and a full cancer treatment facility for the north are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jerilynn C. Prior, MD, FRCPC December 2005
... such as progesterone are acceptable and effective, the Centre for Menstrual Cycle and Ovulation Research at the ... Anyone interested can send an e-mail message to pep@jbcp.bc.ca or phone 250 388-7844 (extension 335) or 250 477-7284. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2005
The BC Medical Association’s 2005 Annual Convention came just 2 ... things are broken, or at least ailing, in medical care in BC and the rest of Canada. Financial issues Finance Committee ... & Community categories Geriatric Dentistry Program, Centre For Aging and Health, Providence Health Care ...