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President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD January/February 2009
... to foreign-trained physicians, and expanding scope of practice to other health care workers such as nurse ... and midwives. In January, the mandated scope of practice of pharmacists has increased, and currently regulation has been proposed to expand scope of practice to naturopaths and optometrists. In the throne ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan MacCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, March 2009
... in BC communities to work together to enhance their practice and address gaps in patient care. The Divisions ... BC discussed their concerns with members of the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC). Low levels of ... prototype Divisions underway Prototype Divisions of Family Practice have been developed in Abbotsford, White Rock/South ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD March 2009
... us along, encourage us to work together, and improve the practice situation for each of our member sections. As on any ... who are familiar with the government’s proposed scope of practice legislation. But we are moving forward in a positive ... who has spent countless hours ensuring that scope of practice expansion for other health providers is done in a ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, April 2009
The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) this April will launch a ... care, care of the frail elderly, and end-of-life care. • Practice Support Program (PSP). • Family Physicians for BC (FPs4BC). • Divisions of Family Practice. • Chronic Disease Prevention and Management. For ...
MDs To Be / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, April 2009
... —ED Aspects of multiculturalism as related to the practice of medicine are especially relevant to British ... matur­ed they “gained a greater appreciation [of the practice of medicine within a complex, diverse, and ... multicultural society], and had more exposure to clinical practice.” As is the case for all aspects of curriculum ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD April 2009
... enhanced in a number of ways and allows some medical practice income to coincide with partial disability payments. ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, May 2009
... mental health patients will soon be complemented by a Practice Support Program (PSP) module offering specialized ... the joint BCMA­–­­Ministry of Health Services General Practice Services Committee (GPSC). The module, with $2.5 ... says Liza Kallstrom, BCMA lead, Change Man­agement and Practice Support. “This module will meet a huge demand for ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2009
... refuse to see the benefits of physical activity. In my practice I often prescribe physical activity to my ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, June 2009
Two new incentives launched 1 June 2009 by the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) are the latest in a ... planning conferencing—two very demanding areas of practice for physicians, says Dr Cathy Clelland. “It takes ... Senior Program Advisor BCMA Professional Relations Family Practice Services Committee New GPSC incentives support ...
MDs To Be / BY: Sadiq Abdulla, BA, July/August 2009
... setting under the tutelage of an established rural family practice physician. The program has been in operation since ... a crucial role in exposing all students to rural medical practice. In the rural clerkship, students spend one-to-one ...