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Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2007
... approach to chronic disease management processes and best practice suggestions between government and doctors was much ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD March 2007
... In my community I have seen a significant change in practice patterns and prescribing habits related to the care ... best for our patients.  Guidelines and targets for best practice are unlikely to result in better outcomes until ...
Editorials April 2007
... generates revenue from government. How will PFF help rural practice, mental health, Aboriginal health, and other areas ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD September 2007
... a lot of money in a program dedicated to making family practice a more attractive career choice for medical ... out of the barn” editorial about the future of family practice. I am at a point in my life when things inevitably ... new government funding initiatives to reenergize family practice and family practice training, in addition to some ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2007
... these would guarantee the demise of my fledging general practice. There were two types of doctors—specialists and ... count on one hand those that have followed me into family practice, and I’ve been in practice for 15 years. Do I really care or am I content to ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Granger Avery, MD October 2007
... oversee the Subsidiary Agreement for Physicians in Rural Practice (RSA). It is a joint committee of five members ... the BCMA on matters pertaining to rural medical services practice. The BCMA is guided by the deliberations of the BCMA ... and collate further ideas and opinions to enhance rural practice. Consultants will consider all relevant stakeholders ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD November 2007
... lead to far more serious consequences. What do I do in my practice? I spend as much time as I can explaining the ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, November 2007
Last May’s kick-off workshops for the new Practice Support Program (PSP)—launching an 18-month ... aimed at helping family physicians better manage their practice while improving patient care. Phase two of the ... according to local implementation managers. “The Practice Support Program offers a huge opportunity to engage ...
Editorials / BY: Patricia M. Rebbeck, MB, ChB, FRCSC December 2007
... beyond my best-before date. I withdrew from clinical practice some time ago and I withdrew from the BC College of ... as we all have, some disturbing losses and distortions in practice, such as deterioration in access for patients to ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, December 2007
... approach to an old and seemingly straightforward practice: appointment scheduling. Advanced access—one of ... under the umbrella of the GP Services Committee’s Practice Support Program (PSP)—offers a structured method ... that a scheduling system can make such a difference to a practice—but there’s no doubt it does,” says Dr Joanne ...