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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Dan McCarthy, MD January/February 2008
... Committee (GPSC) has revised the fee. Effective 1 January 2008, the new Complex Care Fee will include only one billing ... comorbidities. As an additional consideration, GPs may access a new Complex Care Follow-up Management Fee for ... Dr Cavers. “This revised Complex Care Fee addresses the issue that existed under the old fee-for-service model, and ...
President's Comment / BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB, March 2008
... The best way to do this is to ask, so we did.  In January 2008, national polling firm Ipsos Reid conducted an extensive ... response rate.   The full results are enclosed in this issue of the BCMJ, and I encourage you to read them. On the ... that affect practising members.  These last two concerns may be ad­dressed with the implementation of the proposed ...
Letters / BY: Ray Baker, MD May 2008
Drs Krausz and Marsh [ BCMJ 2008;50(1):15 ] refer to the benefits of methadone ... it in our practices with our patients. What we take issue with is a major trial (3000 patients by 2010) using a ... to pause and reflect that something intuitively obvious may not lead to the best outcomes. We did not ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Borys Flak, MD, FRCPC, May 2008
... residual colonic fluid, helps reveal polyps that otherwise may remain isodense within fluid and not be visualized. Other ... CTC has high sensitivity.  The primary methodological issue that has prevented endoscopists from fully embracing ... and checking for interval increase in size. As of March 2008, the American Cancer Society has added CTC to its list ...
Letters / BY: H. Davis, MD, June 2008
... debate, and Drs Steven Anderson and Shao Hua Lu [ BCMJ 2008;50(1):11 ] have taken issue with some of the comments made in my article published ... or confused. • Focal neurological deficits that may or may not be transient. As can be seen, and I emphasized ...
Letters / BY: Doug McFee, MD July/August 2008
... seems to be confused in his response to my letter in the May issue of the BCMJ[ 2008;50:185 ]. Although video- conferencing clearly should be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Betty Tang, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2008
... and adaptive disabilities. Also, medical complications may present as challenging behaviors.  Because many people ... if there is no clear Axis I psychiatric disorder. The issue of unfamiliarity has also begun to affect services ... DD training for CYMH clinicians has been planned for 2008. Gaps in services There are too few clinicians with ...
Editorials / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, September 2008
... University of British Columbia’s Faculty of Medicine. In May 2008, the first class of medical students from the expanded ... for its innovative programs. The articles in this theme issue depict aspects of the expansion and describe physician ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD October 2008
... included. During the claim process, different information may become relevant.  For example, if a worker with an ankle ... factors involved. Accuracy is another important issue. Please ensure that records sent to WorkSafeBC contain ... regulation regarding medical sharps Effective 1 October 2008 any medical sharp—including sutures, scalpels, and ...
Premise / BY: Marshall Dahl, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2008
... of higher-risk people with type 2 diabetes. On 6 February 2008, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of ... on the subject.  [2] Endocrinologists in BC took issue with TI’s analysis of a press release and suggested ... group differ. It is possible that subsequent publications may clarify this question. Until that time, the current ...