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Clinical Articles / BY: Andrea K.Y. Lee, MD May 2016
... prevalence of vagal AF in those who reported current sport practice versus controls.[ 27 ] In a prospective study of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2016
The practice of general surgery has traditionally been a ... to work full time, half time (if he or she shares a practice with a colleague), or retire and do locums. Dividing ... resources and helps a late-career surgeon wind down a practice in preparation for retirement. Given the resource ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD January/February 2016
... (BIP) will match a medical inspector with the type of practice undergoing the audit. Having a peer physician ... College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. •    Have a practice that falls within the accepted standards of the profession or generally designated by the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC). •    Be supportive of the ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD January/February 2016
... has changed. My desire to get rid of deficiencies in practice will force me over the obstacles. And when I hold ...
News January/February 2016
... Terry Fox Medal recognizes individuals conducting clinical practice, research, or teaching/education who have achieved ... developing and launching the BC Cancer Agency’s Family Practice Oncology Network and its GPO Training Program, which ...
News January/February 2016
Doctors of BC, the UBC PGME Transition into Practice Program, and MD Financial Management have introduced ... to help residents start planning their move to independent practice. Free 1-hour seminars are held on the first Tuesday ... skills residents need to be successful in their medical practice. Upcoming seminars will cover investing, ...
News / BY: Laurie Cooper, January/February 2016
... media communications officer for Divisions of Family Practice, spent 2 weeks volunteering with refugees on the ...
Premise / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... Medical Association passed a motion recognizing that the practice of assisted death as defined by the Supreme Court of Canada is distinct from the practice of palliative care.[ 5 ] Why people request assisted ... 10 out of 10). Integrating palliative approaches into practice Informing patients about palliative approaches to ...
President's Comment / BY: Charles Webb, MBChB January/February 2016
... focuses on a specific area: primary care (General Practice Services Committee), specialist care (Specialist ... (Shared Care Committee). Work by the Divisions of Family Practice (family physicians) continues to address local ... one of our committees or through the Divisions of Family Practice and Medical Staff Associations. I encourage others ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Sheps, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC, January/February 2016
... experience As a subspecialty shoulder surgeon in clinical practice, I have seen consistently good outcomes with ... rates of secondary surgery for removal. In my own clinical practice I have found that surgical management of displaced ...