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Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, ISAM April 2024
... power of attorney and a representation agreement for health care decisions to Edna. Appointing a power of attorney ... opinion or the affidavit they made. The physician’s notes may be subpoenaed. The physician’s role in any ... 2011. www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/health/managing-your-health/incapacity-planning/enduring_power_of_attorney.pdf ...
Letters / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP November 2023
... the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model improve health care, including sustainability?” [ BCMJ ... physician payment levels. As the author correctly notes, “[t]he new model has no incentives to build primary ... the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model improve health care, including sustainability?”   Letters Re: Does ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC October 2023
... funded developmental clinics in BC (such as Sunny Hill Health Centre), but the wait list is often shorter for ... rate is somewhat higher than that reported by the Public Health Agency of Canada, which noted that in 2019, 1 in 50 ... autism. The Representative for Children and Youth of BC notes that there are “thousands of children with [fetal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nicola Y. Edwards, MHA January/February 2023
... consequences for individuals, communities, and the health care system.[ 1 ] Since British Columbia declared a provincial public health emergency in 2016, the province has struggled to gain ... included pain or where pain was listed in the nursing notes or physician assessment as the primary reason for the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Raheesa Jina, BSc, MM October 2022
... and Lifestyle[ 2 ] B.    Menopause and Genitourinary Health[ 3 ] C.    Menopause: Mood, Sleep, and Cognition[ 4 ... the library for assistance ( medlib@cpsbc.ca ); other health care providers can use the citations in the reference ... hot flashes remains poorly understood. The 2021 guideline notes that in addition to the currently accepted narrowing of ...
President's Comment / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD November 2021
... colleagues on the front lines, people working in public health, politicians, government employees, health care researchers, and teachers … the list goes on. ... to contribute to it. I’m going to keep sending thank-you notes to people. I’m going to keep encouraging people who ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP November 2021
... pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.[ 10 ] Patient A notes that she has been given Tylenol #3 before with no ... 11 ] Because of polymorphisms and their potential danger, Health Canada does not recommend codeine use in those under ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 / BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD March 2021
... little anger, a few tears, a departure from their speaking notes. Others demonstrate care through service, such as pinch ... We need to convince more people to follow public health directions, even as high-risk and vulnerable people ...
Letters / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2020
... the foundation for efficient, effective, and sustainable health care is well supported by evidence and is now being acknowledged broadly by government policymakers, health care administrators, and our medical associations as ... for change, however, goes beyond compensation. As Dr Brown notes, physicians need to be supported by a network that ...
President's Comment / BY: Kathleen Ross, MD June 2019
... office day in my community family practice. Periodic health/preventive exams, and geriatric and counseling visits ... 8:30 a.m. patients arrive seeking advice from the trusted health care professional that has looked after them for 26 ... their care. I am “the best doctor ever.” Several chart notes, care planning reviews, diagnostic forms, referrals, a ...