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News July/August 2010
... regions in BC over a 4-year period. Published in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology, the UBC study examined ... a high of 26.3% of in-hospital deliveries in 2005–2006. Until recently, BC had the highest cesarean rate in the ...
News July/August 2007
... dying people want  by David Kuhl, MD. Doubleday Canada, 2006. ISBN-10: 0385660669. Paperback, 336 pp. $25. This book ... Open Enrollment will be coming your way in the September issue of the  BCMJ. —Sandie Braid, CEBS Assistant ... article  saluting Dr Royle and colleagues in the June issue of the  BCMJ. Agreement news update GPSC Practice ...
News / BY: Arun K. Garg, PhD, MD March 2007
... good governance and effective member representation is an issue that the BCMA has looked at for 20 years and has been ... Medical Journal Editorial Board was pleased to award the 2006 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical ... be held throughout the province, running from 1 May to 14 June. These sessions are designed to assist family physicians ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... an epidemic during the atypical period of May, June, and July.[ 4 ] This first wave was seen as the mild ... of Canada ( www.influenza.gc.ca ), where the most recent 2006 version of the national plan can also be found ( ...
News / BY: Tara Lyon April 2007
... Vancouver General Hospital and Heather Heritage Society, 2006. Hardcover. $35. To order, contact the Heather Heritage ... a little book about the flu (reviewed in the December 2006 issue) and thinks he is an author. The “Laminator” has ... throughout the province this summer between 1 May and 14 June.  At the workshop, many practice-related topics will be ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, June 2007
... All of the evaluations should be completed by the end of June, and the list of successful vendors will be announced in ... only 5% of the new funds allocated to GP Services in the 2006 Letter of Agreement. The GP Services Committee is also ... BCMA Benefits Correction: Mr Garth Evans In the March 2007 issue we incorrectly added the letters “MD” after Garth ...
News December 2006
... Lam, MD and Colin Lee, MD. Mississauga: Doubleday Canada, 2006. ISBN 987-0-385-66277-2. Paperback, 344 pages. $14.95. ... where a physician is deemed uninsurable, to decline to issue coverage altogether. The amount of coverage is based on ... Committee was formed and met for the first time in June following the ratification of the 2006 Agreement, and ...
News / BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd May 2006
... country to be worried about getting hepatitis (61%). The 2006 survey also revealed that young men (aged 18 to 34 ... information sessions throughout the pro vince in May and June to explain the new Core-Plus program. Be sure to attend ... is diagnosed with cancer within 90 days of the policy issue date, coverage will be rescinded and premiums will be ...
News January/February 2005
... bank account, in six equal installments (January through June—if you have not already renewed under this option, ... payment by direct deposit to your bank account, we will issue it to you in quarterly installments throughout the ... . McCormack named chief medical officer for Turin 2006 The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) recently selected ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD July/August 2005
... and will be subject to arbitration as early as 1 February 2006. We all remember what happened to our last “binding” ... MD BCMA President Supreme Court decision On Thursday, 9 June 2005, the Supreme Court of Canada issued its ruling on ... We hope that government will want to work with us on this issue. The BCMA and the CMA are looking very closely at this ...