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November 2019
... prepare and to mitigate violence against them, Doctors of BC has developed a guide with information and resources that ...
Letters /
BY: Sarah Fraser, BSc
January/February 2019
... the data presented by the Office of the Seniors Advocate BC. These provincial data were powerful, concluding, “if ... beds annually),[ 1 ] but also result in poor outcomes for BC’s vulnerable senior population. Contracted care ...
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April 2019
... and dermatology at UBC and a senior scientist at both BC Cancer and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research ... not a replacement. This is a joint project between UBC, BC Cancer, and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research ...
President's Comment /
BY: Kathleen Ross, MD
June 2019
... health care system. —Kathleen Ross, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment How’s your week so far? ...
News /
BY: Jeremy Hunka
September 2019
... been donated by Victoria General Hospital and shipped from BC to Liberia via ship, crane, plane, jet, and truck. A shunt ... surgery and treatment. News Neurosurgical supports, from BC to West Africa ...
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December 2019
The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising people who ... from results of a 2018 survey of people who use drugs in BC and research published recently in the journal Drug and ... of the street drug supply puts people at risk. Data in BC show that people who smoke or snort opioids are ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Judy Dercksen, MD
January/February 2019
... In a policy statement released in July 2017, Doctors of BC called for improvements in chronic pain management.[ 3 ] ... they can access free pain websites such as those from Pain BC ( www.painbc.ca ), Self-Management BC ( www.selfmanagementbc.ca ), and Pain Improvement ( ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
May 2019
... sensitive conversations on how to create a Doctors of BC that respects diversity, encourages inclusion, and ... unity in the face of identity politics. Doctors of BC staff support us tremendously, and often in ways that go ... You are brilliant, dedicated, and inspiring. Doctors of BC is made of members. You are Doctors of BC. And we are ...
Specialist Services Committee /
BY: Brian Hillhouse, MD
October 2019
... physicians working at the University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) in Prince George agreed that texting could be a ... Services Committee Facility Engagement Initiative, a BC-wide program that is increasing physician involvement in ... Health that would meet their respective needs as well as BC’s privacy requirements. The benefits Once in place, the ...