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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 all ... a high of 26.3% of in-hospital deliveries in 2005–2006. Until recently, BC had the highest cesarean rate in the ... system. The researchers suggest potential reasons may include the differences in practitioners’ responses to ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... increases had always been modest (3% and under, with 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2008 at 0%). With careful management of ... of General Practitioners of BC for their patience on this issue. Dr Bryan Norton, president of the Society of General ... membership. We also need to reach out to physicians who may feel disenfranchised.   I firmly believe the BCMA is ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, June 2007
... director is nearing the end, with a decision expected in May. The successful candidate will oversee the implementation ... 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 July/August 2007
... dying people want  by David Kuhl, MD. Doubleday Canada, 2006. ISBN-10: 0385660669. Paperback, 336 pp. $25. This book ... be read on its own. Those not facing a terminal illness may wish to focus on the introduction as well as the sections ... Open Enrollment will be coming your way in the September issue of the  BCMJ. —Sandie Braid, CEBS Assistant ...
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 ... the pharmacist will then charge you the difference. You may then submit your charge to Sun Life under the Standard ... Medical Journal Editorial Board was pleased to award the 2006 J.H. MacDermot Prize for Excellence in Medical ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... feedback strongly influenced the outcome of the 2006 agreement.  Today, the GPSC is charged with defining ... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. Suspected cases of TT-WNV ...
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 ... in a responsible manner is often a challenge. Patients may bring in their unused meds to doctors’ offices, and ...
News / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2007
...  by Hazel J Magnussen. Parksville: Wembley Publishing, 2006. ISBN 0-9739843-0-9. $26.95 I had the good fortune to be ... the medical workplace, an increasingly common and pressing issue in our health care system. It is a phenomenon that we ... from Ms Magnussen’s gripping account and wise words. May Dr Snider’s life not be in vain. News Book Review - A ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
2006 Agreement news update The 2006 Agreement ratified by ... the monthly editions of e-News. Please note that as this issue of the Journal went to print, the Agreement was still ... which the Provincial Salary and Service contract ranges may be exceeded. Joint Standing Committee on Rural Programs ...
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 ... in general, often characteristic of this age group, may actually put them at further risk of contracting ... is diagnosed with cancer within 90 days of the policy issue date, coverage will be rescinded and premiums will be ...