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Clinical Articles / BY: Brooke McDonald, MD March 2024
... a long history of providing surgical care in rural BC. In 2007, the enhanced surgical skills and obstetrical surgical ... collection was conducted between 1 January 2022 and 30 April 2023. MSP billing data for the 2021–2022 fiscal year ... affected by this inequitable access. Addressing this issue must be prioritized in the effort to decolonize health ...
Obituaries / BY: Susan Bond January/February 2017
... the medical staff at Cranbrook and District Hospital. In 2007 the Endoscopy Suite at East Kootenay Regional Hospital ... with the College and was a real firebrand on the issue of medical ethics. The ideals of the Hippocratic oath ... family will hold a memorial gathering in his honor on 8 April 2017 at the Kimberley Elks Club. Donations in his ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... as “A GP for Me.”  Funding will be available as of 1 April on two levels: to divisions of family practice to begin ... taken on the attachment challenge. A study conducted in 2007–2008 by Victoria-based Hollander Analytical Services ... Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue in 2010 and initially provided funding to three ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alison Granger-Brown, MA, December 2012
... for Aboriginal women By Lara-Lisa Condello   From May 2007 to May 2010, over 100 women in prison participated in ... and mother health initiative have returned to prison.  In April 2008 the infant and mother health initiative was ... 25 ]  Infant safety has not been reported as an issue in numerous countries where prison infant and mother ...
News&Notes / BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD, December 2010
... decided that something had to be done to resolve this issue. In April 1791 Captain George Vancouver ( Figure 1 ) sailed from ... Vancouver Arm in Dusky Sound, New Zealand.  On 22 June 2007 a ceremony at the Vancouver Maritime Museum ...
Letters / BY: Richard Beever, MD June 2008
... for your recent and excellent series on COPD in the March issue of BCMJ [ 2008;50:78-102 ]. Many excellent points were raised. I am looking forward to the April issue. Recent studies seem to “hyper-inflate” the ... in COPD (Canadian Family Physician, August and September 2007, pp. 1290 -1293 and pp. 1429-1430 respectively). I am ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... Association and referred them to his written report in the 2007/08 annual reports. Following reports by Drs Mark ... of General Practitioners of BC for their patience on this issue. Dr Bryan Norton, president of the Society of General ... raised the subject of BCMA governance referendum. Though April’s referendum did not achieve the 75% approval rate ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... influenza was conducted in Cranbrook on 20 February 2007. As a member of the Psychosocial Issues Committee of the ... of February. Interested vendors had until the beginning of April to submit their proposals, and up to a maximum of six ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... priority areas:  Chronic disease management : As of 1 April 2007 physicians receive a $125 incentive per patient per year ... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, June 2007
... New fees The new complex care fees were introduced in April to compensate GPs for the extra time required to ... CEBS BCMA Benefits Correction: Mr Garth Evans In the March 2007 issue we incorrectly added the letters “MD” after Garth ...