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News January/February 2025
Dr Adam Thompson Doctors of BC members elected Dr Adam Thompson as the next ... Family Physician Payment Model. Dr Thompson also served Doctors of BC in numerous other leadership roles, including ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research / BY: Marshall Cheng, MD, FRCPC January/February 2025
... involves multiple hospital-based surgical programs within BC. It identifies several clinical areas for presurgical ... test or were referred to a sleep specialist using the BC Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Assessment and Management ... of anesthesiologists, surgeons, internists, family doctors, Surgery Pre-Admission Clinic personnel, and ...
News January/February 2025
... in Medical Journalism (Independent), which recognizes a BC medical student’s significant achievement in writing an ... of youth seeking mental health and substance use care in BC and has also worked with the Strategic Training ... $750 and recognition in the  BCMJ   and at the Doctors of BC annual awards ceremony. For more information ...
Interviews / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC January/February 2025
Congratulations on being elected the next president of Doctors of BC. It’s a great honor to be recognized by your peers in ... as well. That’s an even bigger accomplishment than the Doctors of BC presidency. Thank you. Yes, I’m very proud of ...
President's Comment / BY: Charlene Lui, MD January/February 2025
... you for the extreme privilege of serving as president of Doctors of BC. I am humbled by the passion, dedication, and skill of the ... voice and highlight the unique and important perspective doctors can bring when it comes to creating positive and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc March 2025
... a high number of unnecessary prescriptions by medical doctors is the treatment of dental conditions.[ 1 ] This is ... universal dental care means it can be an issue anywhere in BC.[ 10 ] Recently, the federal government funded the ... . Physicians in BC have significantly reduced unnecessary prescribing for ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC March 2025
... 15 March 2024, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (CPSBC) decided to close our medical library. In response, ... suggested a possible “win–win solution”: that Doctors of BC take over the medical library.[ 4 ] This suggestion ...
President's Comment / BY: Charlene Lui, MD March 2025
... of the reasons we chose this noble profession. As seasoned doctors, we know the path of practising medicine is not ... When visiting with rural physicians in northeastern BC, I witnessed hardworking, fearless individuals who used ... Because together is our superpower. —Charlene Lui, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment The power of ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Annukka K. Lindell, PhD March 2025
... However, unlike most of the population, portraits of doctors and scientists don’t show a left-cheek bias.[ 4,5 ] ... why would most people favor the left cheek, yet doctors appear unbiased? The answer may lie in the silent ... stem from an underlying motivation to communicate emotion. Doctors and scientists buck the trend Scientists and doctors ...
Obituaries / BY: Megan Richards March 2025
... of Dr Frances Mary Forrest-Richards, age 101, in Victoria, BC, on 14 January 2025. Frances defied convention with her ... patients over a long career and actively mentored junior doctors, particularly encouraging young women to take up the ...