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Letters / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2020
... lead to a primary care system that better supports family doctors and the teams that work with them to better meet the ... what is currently happening. First, we know that family doctors are frustrated by mounting demands and system ... and healthy way to deliver quality care. Doctors of BC members identified these as among the most significant ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB January/February 2020
... was researched and edited by the Chair of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, a participating respondent and intervenor in the case. The BC government also hired other “expert” witnesses who ... (the Attorney General of BC), the leadership of Canadian Doctors for Medicare, and the opposing trade unions, used ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD January/February 2020
Dr Kathleen Ross As president of Doctors of BC, I receive and respond to a variety of questions from our ... issues. The letter reinforced for me the reasons why Doctors of BC prioritized work to examine and move forward in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew D. Burkey, MD, PhD, MPH January/February 2020
... of Practice, an initiative of the Shared Care Committee (a Doctors of BC and BC government joint collaborative committee). The summit ...
Letters / BY: Jonathan M. Winner, MD March 2020
... in full-time family practice in Alberta for 6 years and BC for 28 years before semi-retiring to Parksville in 2012, ... in the 50s. It was becoming clear to us practising family doctors that the family practice model we were all working in was becoming less attractive to the next generation of doctors, who were able to work in walk-in clinics, where they ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD March 2020
... excluding other diagnostics or treatments. Right now in BC the strongest movement afoot is team-based care. This ... responsibility to bring this to life. —Kathleen Ross, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Amplifying value ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ernest Salcedo March 2020
... come to you. WorkSafeBC provides outreach throughout BC and can tailor presentations to fit busy clinic schedules. ... also be tailored to the needs of medical office staff). Doctors of BC and WorkSafeBC are currently negotiating a new fee guide ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Alana Godin March 2020
... to transform primary care and ensure that all patients in BC have access to quality primary health care that meets ... this (and other) practice improvement work: Compensation: Doctors and eligible team members can receive PSP compensation for up to 15 hours. Certification: Doctors can receive up to 45 certified Mainpro+ credits ...
Editorials, COVID-19 / BY: David J. Esler, MD, CCFP(EM) April 2020
... vexed. —David J. Esler, MD Information on COVID-19 from Doctors of BC, updated regularly:  www.doctorsofbc.ca/covid-19 ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD April 2020
... forward at a rapid pace. At the grassroots level across BC, divisions of family practice and medical staff ... system-wide solutions to tackle the problem at the source. Doctors of BC’s Physician Burdens survey of members ... knowledge. Other than the initiatives developed by Doctors of BC, medical staff associations, and divisions, a ...