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Letters / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2014
... I have also been involved in a number of legal cases in BC that have to do with the right-to-die issue. I have been ... Suddenly. There is a theme to these comments. Prominent doctors who have answered the Proust questionnaire all want ... their favorite pastimes. What I find fascinating is that doctors frequently see exactly the opposite types of death, ...
News January/February 2014
... questions you would like to ask WorkSafeBC? If so, then Doctors of BC wants to hear from you. Doctors of BC members may not be aware of two committees that ...
News January/February 2014
... them for the recognition they deserve in the first annual Doctors of BC Changemaker Awards.  The Changemaker Medical Resident and Student Advocate Awards recognize a Doctors of BC medical resident member and a Doctors of BC ...
News January/February 2014
Approximately 7000 people living in BC have an inherited heart rhythm condition, which ... them to sudden cardiac arrest and sudden death. The new BC Inherited Arrhythmia Program (BCIAP) is designed to ... Services Committee, a joint collaborative committee of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. The program is ...
News January/February 2014
... authorities, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, the Ministry of Health, the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, and Doctors of BC. News New website: Strengthening the Quality ...
News January/February 2014
... and protocols should e-mail GPAC at hlth.guidelines@gov.bc.ca . Physician participation in guidelines and protocols development is compensated at the Doctors of BC sessional rate. News Revised guideline: Diagnosis & ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) January/February 2014
... The most visible sign of change is our new name—Doctors of BC. But in reality, the changes are much deeper and more ... about the name change. At the start of last year, staff at Doctors of BC held discussions with doctors (members and non ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Claire Campion Wright, BSc, January/February 2014
... and for most of his professional life, Maple Ridge, BC. Throughout his career Dr Terwiel was often nominated by ... a colleague suggested that he become involved with Doctors of BC (then the BCMA). This prompted him to join the Society of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2014
... Columbia to help create a physical activity strategy for BC. There are many voices present vying for priority at this ... help with this task, based on Exercise is Medicine Canada, Doctors of BC has produced exercise prescription pads in ... better quality of life and general overall well-being. As doctors we ought to be role models for our patients who need ...
Letters / BY: James Quan, MD, March 2014
... to recall that prior to the introduction of medicare doctors were taught it was unprofessional to discuss or ... with patients were clearly defined. I recall how older doctors took care to discuss boundary issues with younger ... he has little chance of finding a way to enter practice in BC and will likely enter practice in Australia or seek a ...