Re: The patient medical home
Mike Figurski, MD, CPHIMSI enjoyed the patient medical home article in the January/February issue (BCMJ 2017;59:15-17) but would offer possible corrections to the origins of the patient medical...
View ArticleAccess to care and access to justice
Brian Day, MB“In the current marathon medicare case… almost half the [8] months of expensive court time has been consumed on arguments about expert credentials, procedural wrangles, and government...
View ArticleRe: The patient medical home. Author replies
Brenda Hefford, MDThank you for your well-researched response to the GPSC column in the January/February issue of the BCMJ. We acknowledge that iterations of the term patient medical home have been...
View ArticleRisk-benefit paradox of exercise revisited: Male sexual libido
H.C. George Wong, MDIn 2016 the BCMJ published content on the risk-benefit paradox of exercise[1] in cardiac adverse complication/prevention and cancer risk.[2]Related Content: The risk-benefit paradox...
View ArticleBurning out of privileging
Brady Bouchard, CCFPI want to commend Dr Wade on his well-written Premise article detailing the troubled, arguably unnecessary, process that is medical privileging in BC (“Privileging for new medical...
View ArticleUntangling WorkSafeBC billing procedures
Paul Winston, MDEight things you may not know about WorkSafeBC billing and patient treatment, but should. A working physician’s perspective.Disclaimer: This article has been reviewed by the BCMJ...
View ArticleHealth guidelines updated to match advancing economic methods
The fourth edition of the Guidelines for the Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies: Canada from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), informs decisions made about who...
View ArticleGPSC and other supports for pain management and opioid prescribing
Opioid agonist therapy supports are available through the GPSC and Pharmacare to address pain management and opioid prescribing. These include:read more
View ArticleDiagnoses and imaging utilization for common shoulder disorders by referring...
Geoff C. Jarvie, MD, MHScJeffrey M. Pike, MD, MPH, FRCSCDanny P. Goel, MD, MSc, FRCSCThe limited correlation between referring and specialist diagnoses in one BC study highlights the need for improved...
View ArticleBugs & Drugs resource now online
The Bugs & Drugs resource is now available in an online format for BC users at www.bugsanddrugs.org. The website is accessible only to IP addresses from within BC. read more
View ArticleSuccessful pilot test of new triage process for 8-1-1
A proposal submitted to the Specialist Services Committee’s (SSC) Quality and Innovation (Q&I) Initiative by Dr Eric Grafstein led to a pilot project to make physician telephone consultations...
View ArticleCanada’s first telepediatric intensive care program
Canada’s first telepediatric intensive care service (tele-PICU) provides children with increased access to specialized care closer to their home community.read more
View ArticleMy Anxiety Plan (M.A.P.) for children
The Anxiety Disorders Association of British Columbia (AnxietyBC) has launched a free online anxiety management toolkit and step-by-step guide for parents of children with anxiety—My Anxiety Plan...
View ArticleGenetics reveal mysteries of hard-to-treat bacterial infection in cystic...
New UBC research on bacteria that cause major problems for those with cystic fibrosis reveals clues to how it proliferates for so long in the lungs and offers new ideas for treatments to explore.read more
View ArticleSt. Paul’s receives record donation for new medical centre
St. Paul’s Foundation received the largest donation in Canadian history by a private citizen to a single medical facility. The donation will support the creation of the new St. Paul’s at the Jim...
View ArticleEMR audit pitfalls
The use of electronic medical records (EMRs) for keeping patient records has become the norm rather than the exception in BC. EMRs are not only a fundamental component in keeping patient records, but...
View ArticleTeam-based care in Northern BC: North Peace Division’s journey to an...
Susan PapadionissiouTeam-based care is a core attribute of the patient medical home model,[1] and a key foundational piece in building an integrated system of primary and community care. A...
View ArticleViolence against physicians at work
Colin Jackson, MD, FRCSCPeter Rothfels, MD, ASAMWorkSafeBC defines violence as not only the actual or attempted use of physical force that causes injury, but also threatening statements or behaviors...
View ArticleHPV vaccine program for grade 6 boys in BC starting September 2017
Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPMIn January 2017 the BC Minister of Health announced the approval of publicly funded human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine for boys. The program will start in the...
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