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- 7/1/2010
Paper analyzes risks and benefits of IT
Compensating electronic exchanges remain confounding factor for GPs in B.C. - 7/1/2010
Low hand-washing rates continue to plague B.C.
Two stalwart members of the British Columbia Medical Association wonder why their board has done little with a popular, badly-needed resolution approved without debate at the group’s annual meeting last year. - 7/1/2010
GPs ‘guardedly optimistic’ about provincial pledge
The spokesman for British Columbia’s family doctors is sanguine about a health ministry promise to provide a GP for every resident of the province by 2015. - 7/1/2010
Clinical prevention services need fee codes: BCMA
Association also calls on province to recognize MDs as ‘primary’ clinician for this area - 7/1/2010
BCMA preps for big negotiations with province
Key longtime negotiator leaving after current round of talks - 7/1/2010
B.C.’s GPs aren’t in love with rostering
British Columbia’s family doctors aren’t keen on adopting the concept of rostering holus-bolus. - 7/1/2010
B.C. GP-specialty relations buoyed by targeted funding
Targeted funding for both family doctors and specialists in British Columbia is apparently soothing traditionally tense relations between the two groups. - 7/1/2010
Awards for the big and ‘small’ of health promotion excellence
Recipients of three British Columbia Medical Association Excellence in Health Promotion Awards bestowed at this year’s annual meeting of the group have provided effective ways residents of the province can better manage their own health. - 6/30/2010
Editorial: Reflections on the season past
As the busy spring season winds down, there’s finally time to pause and reflect. I’d like to share a few of the things that surprised, delighted, and made a big impression on me in recent months. - 6/30/2010
Chains and Banners 2010: Pharmasave
Independent banner Pharmasave has always been a pharmacy-first organization, with pharmaceuticals accounting for three-quarters of its members’ sales.