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Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2013
... to increase with every provincial budget. If we in BC manage patients in an empathetic, elegant, and slightly ... the legislature feels compelled to limit the action of doctors in arbitrary and unhelpful ways. —Robert Shepherd, ...
Proust for Physicians / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2013
... happiness? Sharing a bottle of ridiculously expensive BC Bordeaux blend with my wife of 46 years while devouring ... have four times as many health bureaucrats as practising doctors. What technological medical advance do you most ...
News January/February 2013
Four BC physicians were named in December as recipients of the ... and for their commitment to improving health care in BC. Dr Avery was recognized for his dedication to rural ... and Schonfeld on this well-deserved honor. News BC doctors awarded Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD July/August 2012
I write this a few short days after the BC Medical Association’s Annual General Meeting held in ... is something I think is important to share with all the doctors of BC, because you are the subject of my goals. By ... our issues. The BCMA is committed to representing all doctors in a fair, balanced, and respectful way. And for all ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP January/February 2012
... Move for Health Day (10 May 2012), challenging all BC school children to Be Active Every Day.  The goal is to ... station in 2010) to help promote Be Active Every Day. Doctors can help We are asking BC doctors to contact schools in their area and invite students ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2012
... during the Summit. Please contact Erica at etimmerman@bcma.bc.ca for more information.  Needless to say, doctors should model the behavior we expect of our patients ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2012
... care for patients. Typically it refers to situations where doctors might hurt patients with inappropriate treatments, ... were 1059 documented severe cases and 56 fatalities in BC.[ 2 ]  Pandemics aside, the seasonal in­flu­enza ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, April 2012
... moderate depression and anxiety. Most family physicians in BC have limited training in the field of mental health care, ... and treating patients with mental health problems. Doctors are compensated for mental health planning and ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper January/February 2012
... degrees from Simon Fraser University. Mr Seckel became BC’s deputy attorney general in 2003, overseeing the ... non-physician as a leader of the BCMA? There are a lot of doctors on the Board. In fact, last I checked, they’re all doctors. So it’s good, I think, to have another perspective ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... in appreciation of the work they have done on behalf of BC physicians over the years.  There were a few questions ... all play by the rules. Agreements are in place to protect doctors—to ensure everyone is treated fairly and equitably.  The BCMA is committed to representing all doctors in the province in a fair, balanced, and respectful ...