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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, April 2011
... than 14 BC communities have developed EMR communities of practice (CoPs). CoPs bring together GPs and specialists in a ... completed the application to form an EMR community of practice in September 2008.  By March 2010, 80% of the CoP ... through joint activities with their new Division of Family Practice and the Practice Support Program (PSP). Salmon Arm ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC September 2011
... of British Columbia Head, Special Interest Focused Practice Program—Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia Editorials Guest ...
Editorials / BY: Lindsay M. Lawson, MD September 2011
... harm,” which surely is the underlying principle of the practice of medicine. There can be no more harmful and ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2011
... during a meeting about developing a division of family practice in my community. During this meeting I found myself ... good things that had happened through the GPSC (General Practice Services Committee) and how I was beginning to feel ... all the confrontation with government through my years of practice. I mused that perhaps dinosaurs like me would have ...
Physician Information Technology Office / BY: Jeremy Smith, September 2011
... closer to that state. Today, in large full-service family practice clinics across the province we see an adoption rate ... solo or small practices.  For those in solo or small GP practice considering the change to EMR and wondering how it ... that the benefits of EMR can be achieved in any size of practice when the physicians and staff are strongly committed ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC October 2011
... the physicians’ awareness of provincial clinical practice guidelines on cognitive impairment and appropriate ... the use of clinical tools can improve physician practice performance.[ 1 ] The Dementia Education Project ( ... primary care physicians that will permit delivery of best-practice care for seniors with mental health problems.  ...