November

Dr John Carl Harold Laudan died suddenly of a heart attack while in hospital in Vancouver on 14 November 2013, recovering from unrelated surgery. He was 81.

While doctors become medical professionals by training, they become business professionals through necessity. Outside of clinical duties, doctors create and maintain business relationships with salespeople, accountants, lawyers, administrators, and countless others. Unlike medical decisions, which follow a model of cause and effect, most business decisions are a product of negotiation.

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The GPSC supported the Divisions provincial team in planning the next provincial round table event: mark your calendars for 29 April 2015 to 1 May 2015 at the Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown.

Canada Health Infoway is offering funding to health care providers who adopt an e-booking system for their practice. An e-booking system allows patients to self-book and manage their appointments through a web-based interface and receive automated appointment reminders. Register to receive $2000 per clinic and $750 per clinician. First-come, first-served registration for funding runs until 15 December 2014, or until the initiative’s maximum enrolment is reached.