President's Comment /
BY: Kathleen Ross, MD
November 2020
... of discriminatory games played in some emergency rooms in BC, the majority of us recoiled in shock, disbelief, and ... it was my very great pleasure to participate in the BC Physician Integration Program orientation for ... introduced many aspects of health care delivery here in BC, including an introduction to Indigenous health, cultural ...
News
March 2020
Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon (RMH BC) is expanding with a new family room at Royal Inland ... intensive care units. For more information about RMH BC, visit www.rmhbc.ca . Family of Ronald McDonald House BC ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Derin Karacabeyli, MD
July/August 2020
... rural community located in the Kootenay Rockies region of BC. Participants Family practice clinics in communities A and ... a major public health challenge. A pilot study in two BC communities found healthy behaviors that prevent childhood ... across British Columbia. A pilot study in two BC communities found that a toolkit promoting healthy ...
Obituaries /
BY: Rochelle Farquhar
December 2020
... Gold Medal for Distinguished Medical Service by Doctors of BC in 2011. He was a member and president of the Probus Club ...
Obituaries /
BY: Judith Cutler, MD
April 2020
... of Toronto, he and Judy left extended family and moved to BC in 1968 to raise a family and begin a lifelong mission of ... thriving coastal community. Barry was president of the BC Surgical Society (1986–87) and president of the Powell ...
WorkSafeBC
May 2020
... health care program designed to support injured workers in BC. A network of 26 providers has been established to deliver the ECAT program across BC. The Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation Guidelines for ...
Council on Health Promotion, COVID-19 /
BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM
July/August 2020
... for whom they have cared. Prior to the pandemic, the BC Ministry of Health had increased the number of hours at ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Alan Woodland
October 2020
... it will also impact their mental and physical health. In BC, the number of people over age 65 continues to increase ... transportation resources. Public transit providers, like BC Transit and TransLink, provide conventional bus services ... Manager, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation BC —Chris Rumball, MD —Beverley Pitman, PhD Senior ...
College Library /
BY: Chris Vriesema-Magnuson
January/February 2020
... Key will also give you access to those. Closer to home, BC Guidelines has a guideline app. For access to these ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: J. Connell, BSc, MPH
April 2020
... the burden of rheumatic diseases is increasing.[ 1 ] In BC rheumatologic care is primarily delivered in an outpatient ... and prevent long-term disability. Previous studies in BC have shown that only 39% of the early incident rheumatoid ... the existence of large service gaps.[ 2 , 3 ] In 2010 BC was faced with a shortage of rheumatologists. Recruitment ...