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Billing for family members raises an ethical flag
Blog Author: Keith J. White, MD Keith J. White, MDBlog Teaser: Did you know that billing for services provided to a family member is not allowed under the MSC Payment Schedule?Did you know that...
View ArticleRegain, restore, recover, redemption
David R. Richardson, MDI’m not sure which word best fits but I have recently experienced all four. A year ago my life was altered by a collision with a large metal object. I don’t like to dwell on the...
View ArticleBack to basics
Susan E. Haigh, MDOver the past few months I have taken on a number of small (at least I thought they would be small) projects in my mother’s home and my own. Some turned out to be bigger jobs than...
View ArticleRe: Changes to compensation for teaching
Brian Winsby, MDI read the letter to the editor in your September issue titled “MSP: Changes to compensation for teaching” [BCMJ 2015;57:275] with great concern as it contained some significant factual...
View ArticleHealth for our seniors
Alexander Frame, MD, MHScThe 148th annual CMA General Council delivered dynamic discussion and policy formation on several key health issues for Canadians. Despite the efforts of devoted physicians and...
View ArticleRe: Respecting a new right
John Maile, MBBSI wish to contribute to the thinking on the developing changes discussed in the COHP article on assisted suicide [BCMJ 2015;57:248-249].Related Content: Respecting a new right: What are...
View ArticleIn defence of walk-in clinics (kind of)
Eric Cadesky, MD, CMThis year has produced barren winter mountains and record summer heat; similarly, the climate is changing for the ways that doctors practise. In BC we have a new agreement with the...
View ArticlePhysician engagement in our health facilities
Charles Webb, MBChBWe hear the term “engagement” a lot these days, especially when it comes to our health care system. And there is good reason for that.read more
View ArticleI’m being audited: Reporting
Keith J. White, MDThis is the third article in a series of four. The subject of this article is phase 3: reporting.What happens after your on-site audit takes place? When will you know the...
View ArticleThe Mobile Medical Unit: A unique program in British Columbia
Mark Vu, MD, FRCPCPeter Hennecke, RN, BScN, CPN(c), MAJesse Veenstra, BA, MScKandyce Betts, BARobin Gardner, C.For, MSc, RPBio, CCP, CMDR (RBLS)Michael Flesher, MD, CCFPTwo well-equipped...
View ArticleIntroduction of the TIDE Protocol to screen children for treatable...
Sylvia Stockler-Ipsiroglu, MD, PhD, MBA, FRCPCSuud Nahdi, BSc, MPHClara van Karnebeek, MD, PhD, FCCMGFindings from a survey of BC pediatricians indicate that expanding the use of a two-tiered...
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The Medical Legal Liaison Committee: Jack Webster Jr.—Quarter century chair...
Gabrielle Lynch-Staunton, BFA, BEdJack Webster Jr. in his Georgia Street office with one of many cartoons of his father adorning the walls.Disclaimer: This article has been peer reviewed. Doctor...
View ArticleDiagnostic testing for Lyme disease: Beware of false positives
Rakel Kling, MD, MScEleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPCMuhammad Morshed, MD, PhD, SCCMDavid M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHScLyme disease is caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi and transmitted mainly via...
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Researchers find gene responsible for heart damage caused by chemotherapy
Researchers at the Child and Family Research Institute (CFRI) BC Children’s Hospital and the University of British Columbia found a genetic variation that brings a 5-times higher risk of heart damage...
View ArticleWomen living with HIV face higher rates of cancer diagnosis: Study
Due to the introduction of modern highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) people living with HIV are now less likely to develop AIDS-related cancers. However, a recent study published in HIV...
View ArticleNew membership benefit: Legal expense insurance
Sinden LuciukDoctors of BC now provides legal expense insurance to all members at no charge. This coverage was added as a benefit of membership with Doctors of BC effective 1 September 2015. The...
View ArticleCall for award nominations
Nominations of Doctors of BC members in good standing are being accepted for the following 2016 awards.Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service Awardread more
View ArticleThe magnificent moustache
Angus Rae, MB, FRCPCRemembering the young pilots stationed at Biggin Hillread more
View ArticleThe vitamin D debate
Kathleen Cadenhead, MDVitamin D has been a nutrient of interest for its role in bone health and its potential roles in cancer and diabetes prevention, immune system and neuropsychological functioning,...
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