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News&Notes / BY: Michal Smialowski, MD, January/February 2014
... and good judgment. The journey toward establishing a practice in this remote area was surprisingly long, ... We then approached the IHA and proposed setting up practice in Tatla Lake at the nursing station.  Working at ... subsequently did well. One of the hardest aspects of rural practice is being prepared for anything. I have about 14 ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... through local initiatives such as Divisions of Family Practice and in new facilities-based programs to increase, ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) March 2014
... on the successful model set by the Divisions of Family Practice initiative, we can find solutions to the problems in ... This has been happening for some time at the family-practice level, but it’s now time for improvements at the ... who decided to engage and work with divisions of family practice. And with the support of Doctors of BC and the work ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD April 2014
... than ever to stay current with rapid advancements in best practice recommendations. This is especially true in the busy general practice environment where physicians need to make efficient, ... of BC physicians were using online journals, clinical practice guidelines, and medical databases in patient care,[ ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) April 2014
... for the upcoming spring and summer. This April I find this practice particularly timely as my term as president ends ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD June 2014
... experience of the collaborative committees—the General Practice Services Committee, Specialist Services Committee, ... that the renaissance that has affected community family practice spreads across the profession. This step will see ...
News&Notes / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2014
... He is concerned that no new dermatologists are coming to practice in the province and many practising dermatologists ... Toronto) Dr David M. Bachop Awards Silver Medal in General Practice: Dr Elysia Ma (practising in Beaumont, Alberta) ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD September 2014
... will bring the principles applied in Divisions of Family Practice--collaboration, consensus building, and ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD November 2014
... out of their practices, BC is in growing need of family practice providers of primary maternity care. Billing fee ... family physicians who include obstetrics in their scope of practice. On 1 October, the GPSC reinstated its obstetrical ... for established family physicians and those newly in practice through hands-on experience, mentorship, and ...
News&Notes / BY: Benjamin Brzezynski, MA, November 2014
... of care, doctors depend on a sustainable and engaged practice environment. The creation and maintenance of this ... support with the negotiation of local contracts and some practice management issues. Medical association negotiators ... and conflict resolution for doctors, with a focus on practice management and communicating with patients. The CMA ...