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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... fatally injured drivers of eight OECD countries.[ 4 ] In 2008, there were 395 road fatalities in BC. Of these, 152 ... annually in alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes. From 1 October 2010 to 30 September 2011, there were 68 ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Editorials / BY: Robert D. Levy, MD, FRCPC May 2010
... in many aspects of transplantation at that time. In October 1985, the BC Ministry of Health announced the ... from approximately 30 operations a year in 1985 to 262 in 2008. British Columbia has moved from one of the lowest per ... Transplantation update The following articles in this issue of the BC Medical Journal are intended to provide a ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD October 2008
... factors involved. Accuracy is another important issue. Please ensure that records sent to WorkSafeBC contain ... New regulation regarding medical sharps Effective 1 October 2008 any medical sharp—including sutures, scalpels, and ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... Part 1 and 2 has also been revised and is included in this issue’s polybag.  The Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2 (BCPHP ... of the Perinatal Database will be implemented on 1 April 2008. New data fields will be added and some pre-existing ... information seminars around the province in September and October. In addition to reviewing the Core-Plus Plan, Ms ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... the monthly editions of e-News. Please note that as this issue of the Journal went to print, the Agreement was still ... provides for fee increases effective 1 April 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009. The distribution of the fee increases is ... new emergency medicine service contract rates effective 1 October 2006. • Determine criteria for placement of ...
News December 2006
... where a physician is deemed uninsurable, to decline to issue coverage altogether. The amount of coverage is based on ... by 2%, 2%, and 3% in the fiscal years of 2007–08, 2008–09, and 2009–10 respectively. The 2006 agreement ... eligible for payment, claims must be submitted between 15 October 2006 and 31 January 2007. Go to the BCMA member web ...