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Letters / BY: Anthony Walter, MD January/February 2024
... in surmising that there is a reluctance on the part of doctors to perform pelvic examinations [ BCMJ ... new. While practising family medicine in the North of BC in the late 1960s and early 1970s, I was asked to explain ...
Letters / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD May 2024
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC announced the closure of the College Library (as of 15 ... 4 March. I propose that urgent consideration be given to Doctors of BC taking over the operation of the College ... Library. I recall another valuable service kept running by Doctors of BC (then known as the BC Medical Association or ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monica Durigon, RN(C), MSc December 2024
... infection. Cases of infectious syphilis are on the rise in BC. In 2012, BC saw 369 cases (8.1 per 100 000).[ 1 ] In the 4-year period ... 4 ] Subsequently, the syphilis team at BCCDC (composed of doctors, nurse practitioners, certified practice registered ...
Interviews / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2024
Congratulations on being elected the new president of Doctors of BC. I learned a lot about you from your personal website, ... my website, you saw that I’ve worked in many spaces with Doctors of BC, so this space isn’t alien to me. I was ...
News April 2024
The Doctors of BC 2023 Report to Members summarizes the efforts of hundreds of BC doctors working on dozens of committees, the Board, and the ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC March 2024
... recent interview with the BCMJ [2024;66:10-13], our new Doctors of BC president, colorectal surgeon Dr Ahmer A. Karimuddin, ...
News / BY: Laura McLean November 2024
... needs? If so, right now is a great time for a review. The Doctors of BC INCOMEprotect Disability Insurance and Professional ... last disability insurance review was over 2 years ago, a Doctors of BC insurance advisor will be pleased to review ...
Letters / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC July/August 2024
... closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) medical library. As a psychiatrist in private ... forward, I fully support Dr Gillespie’s suggestion that Doctors of BC take over the operation of the library.[ 2 ] This is an ...
Letters / BY: Jan MacPhail, MD, MSc (Epidemiology) October 2024
... leading cause of unintentional injuries and fatalities in BC. Who is responsible to push for more proven preventive ... and keeping traffic moving as the priority. Doctors who treat crash survivors are uniquely positioned to ... safety experts have called for speed reduction in BC for decades. Reducing residential area speed limits was ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC April 2024
Dr Ahmer A. Karimuddin As doctors, we are committed to the noble cause of making things ... commitment to making things better, together. As part of Doctors of BC’s new 5-year strategic plan, we have made it our mission ...