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Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2011
... some of the attitudes that prevail in modern medical practice? Perhaps. Doctors have traditionally worked ... Canadian specialists no longer have to build a referral practice and they develop instant wait lists. Family doctors ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Clay Barber, January/February 2011
... a family doctor with Providence Health Care and family practice lead for the Shared Care Referral Project. “The ... was formed in 2006 as a joint project between the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) and the Specialist ... Barber Executive Lead, Shared Care Committee Family Practice Services Committee Shared Care brings specialists ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, January/February 2011
... half of the 5500 eligible BC physicians in community-based practice have now adopted an EMR through the support of PITO ... Notably, the adoption rate among large full-service family practice clinics (six or more physicians in group practice) has reached 90%, and almost 75% among all clinics ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD January/February 2011
... was to propose that it be a shared care initiative or a practice guidelines template. However, both the Specialist ... do­main, including Heads Up: Brain In­jury in Your Practice ( ...
Editorials / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD March 2011
... them to get a general licence to do locums or open a practice. At the end of medical school and internship, they ... general doctors with doors open to most op­tions of practice or training. There are problems with requiring ... internships contribute significantly and positively to the practice of medicine, confidence, maturity, exposure to new ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2011
... hospital privileges.  When I decided to set up my medical practice I applied for privileges at my local hospital. I ... my fate. They asked me questions about my scope of practice and whether I planned to deliver babies and how many ... interview.  Securing privileges allowed me to build my practice and gain favor with the local medical community. Not ...
Letters / BY: Kukuh Noertjojo, MD, March 2011
... for the treatment. —Kukuh Noertjojo, MD Evidence-based Practice Group WorkSafeBC Letters Dr Noertjojo responds ...
Letters March 2011
... the person through each test, providing instructions and practice. The assessor is a medical professional and not a ...
Letters / BY: Hugh H. Macartney, MB, FRCP, March 2011
... in pain clinic work, I am very surprised that the practice group that conducted the review ap­pears to be ...
Letters / BY: Tim McDowell, MD, March 2011
... for acupuncture, and the underlying philosophy for the practice is just as nonscientific and un­proven. The most ...