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Obituaries /
BY: John O’Brien-Bell, MB
March 2019
... at affiliated hospitals. Mid-career he moved to Surrey, BC, where he was quickly recognized as an outstanding ... system at the 2016 College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC annual general meeting, and his presentation was so ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
May 2019
... or contributing to the overdose epidemic. Recent BC Coroners data[ 1 ] indicate there were 1489 suspected ... 1 ] An earlier descriptive analysis of overdose deaths in BC in 2016–17 indicates that 44% of those who died were ... and aligned with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s practice standards for the safe prescribing of ...
News
July/August 2019
... of life for patients. Dr Dean Regier, a scientist at BC Cancer, focuses his research on improving methods to ... next 2 years, a $500 000 project (funded through Genome BC’s Genesolve program and Illumina Inc.) will draw on health care data from BC as well as the 100 000 Genomes Project in the UK to ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD
October 2019
... died after being injured while using a park in Richmond, BC. Seven months later, at the same Richmond park, a toddler ... there is anecdotal evidence of an increase in visits to BC emergency rooms involving injuries sustained at trampoline parks, there are no BC-specific surveillance data of the topic. National ...
Letters /
BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP
April 2019
... with a focused practice in chronic pain in Victoria, BC. At the time I write this letter, myoActivation is also ... (Downtown Eastside), and the Complex Pain Service at BC Children’s Hospital. It has been shown to be effective ...
News
June 2019
... benefits for new mothers, suggests new research from the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research ...
Obituaries
September 2019
... 1971 and initially did general practice in Powell River, BC, and Campbellton, New Brunswick, before completing his ... He also provided the groundwork for development of Pain BC, a not-for-profit organization for patients with chronic ... As a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC Committee for Non-hospital Medical and Surgical ...
Obituaries /
BY: Lang Family
December 2019
... to Canada, Don joined a family practice in Kimberley, BC. Although the initial plan was to stay for a short time, ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
January/February 2019
... change will not be quick. As an organization, Doctors of BC is working hard to achieve a more positive future. In ... our species. —Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP Doctors of BC President President's Comment An endangered species: How ...