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Editorials / BY: Jeevyn K. Chahal, MD September 2024
... a decade ago and was launched here in November 2020 by the BC Parks Foundation, expanding to many provinces since then. ... effects on human health. Finally, having participated in Doctors of BC’s annual Walk with your Doc event , I wonder whether ...
News January/February 2024
... in Medical Journalism (Independent), which recognizes a BC medical student’s significant achievement in writing an ... in Medical Journalism (Mentored), which recognizes a BC medical student’s significant achievement in medical ... receives $750 and recognition in the BCMJ and at the Doctors of BC annual awards ceremony. For more information ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2024
... prioritize patient access. But Canada—and specifically BC—lags behind many jurisdictions in areas such as hospital ... to address these issues through significant investments. Doctors of BC continues to raise this concern. In the 2011 BC ... recruitment, and retention efforts to double the number of doctors in BC? What a wonderful world that would be. Yes, ...
Letters / BY: Olivia L. Tseng, MD, PhD, CCFP, FCFP October 2024
The BC Ministry of Health has committed to digitizing the health ... Vancouver —Esther Lee, MD, MCS, FRCPC Vancouver Letters Doctors need electronic health records to work for us, not ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Patrick Wong December 2024
... or if you have questions about the agreement between Doctors of BC and WorkSafeBC, please see the Physicians and Surgeons’ ... —Waqar Younas Senior Analyst, Advocacy Operations, Doctors of BC WorkSafeBC Tips for billing WorkSafeBC when ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2024
On 15 March 2024, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) closed its Library, which came as a shock to many ... the May issue, Dr Ian A. Gillespie, former president of Doctors of BC, proposes in a letter to the editor that Doctors of BC take over the Library.[ 1 ] I am curious to ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC October 2024
... in the realm of medical journalism in that every member of Doctors of BC, across every discipline, receives a copy of the journal ... medical journal in Canada. It belongs to all of us—the doctors of BC—and we all have a role to play in ensuring it ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC March 2024
Dr Ahmer A. Karimuddin Doctors of BC has committed to better together as the central pillar of ... victimized feel unsafe reporting such behavior, 40% of doctors report feeling burned out, 30% meet the criteria for ...
President's Comment / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC June 2024
Dr Ahmer A. Karimuddin As doctors, we hear about and feel the daily challenges of a constrained health care system—the lack of adequate doctors, nurses, operating rooms, hospital beds, CT, and MRI, ... Services Committee, a partnership between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health, launched the Enhancing Access ...
Letters / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC December 2024
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC used to represent doctors. We used to elect the board members. Now, the College ...