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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM December 2021
... in the BC childhood immunization programs during the 2009 A/H1N1 influenza pandemic. In March and April 2020, BC ... 6 girls and boys completing the HPV two-dose series by 30 June 2020, a decline from 67% in recent prior years. Why is ... infants and young children for your patient population, issue reminders to those who are delayed to get them caught ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly Saturday, 1 June 2013 Pan Pacific Hotel, Vancouver Like last year, the ... noise   Dr John O’Brien-Bell requested an update on the issue of noise. He first raised the issue at last year’s ... for a division of family practice back in October of 2009, and was one of the proto­types. It is a prime example ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Annual Business Meeting and General Assembly Saturday, 11 June 2011 Vancouver Convention Centre 2011/2012 BCMA elected ... with the UBC Faculty of Medicine. He pointed out that the issue of “transparency” that had been mentioned on ... According to a study completed by Statistics Canada in 2009, Canadian children as a whole are ‘taller, heavier, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD November 2011
... in which prevalent antibiotic use is of concern. In the June 2011 issue of Microbe, the report “Restricting anti­microbial ... of antibiotics used in food animal production. By 2009, Swedish sales of antibiotics for use in agriculture ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Greg Dines, May 2009
... launches in health authorities across the province this June. “Family physicians treat the vast majority of people ... an example, most mental health patients have more than one issue, but these issues—and the way in which they ... health practice support program module to launch June 2009 ...
News / BY: Ciara Chamberlain, MSc, October 2009
On 8 September 2009 at the beautiful Life Sciences Centre, UBC celebrated the release of the first issue of the  UBC Medical Journal , the official student ... when it was awarded the CMA Leadership Innovation Award in June. The first edition features student-generated research, ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2009
13 May 2009 Wall Centre Hotel, Vancouver The 2009 BCMA Annual ... something in the Board report regarding the litigation issue involving former Board member Dr Caroline Wang. This ... BCMA support the  Medical Post’s  MD Pension Day of June 15 and re­quests that the Board consider endorsing the ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
7 June 2008, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince ... “that there be no BCMA membership dues increase in 2009,” which was carried. Dr Jones also informed members ... of General Practitioners of BC for their patience on this issue. Dr Bryan Norton, president of the Society of General ...
News December 2006
... 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 ... and 3% in the fiscal years of 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10 respectively. The 2006 agreement provides for $10 ...