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Opioid treatment and management practice resources

December 19, 2017

As the opioid crisis continues in BC, it’s projected that there will be more than 1,500 overdose deaths by December 31, 2017.

Through the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), family doctors can access incentives fees and provincial resources to support opioid prescribing and pain...
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New privacy toolkit supports doctors in protecting patient confidentiality

December 8, 2017

Health information is one of the most sensitive forms of personal information – and protecting it is foundational to the doctor-patient relationship. This is especially important as the number of technological devices increases and the methods to communicate expand.  

And as greater...
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privacy, security, PIPA

Physicians: provide input on a new summary guideline on the treatment of opioid addiction – until December 18.

December 7, 2017

BC physicians, and other health care professionals, are invited to provide input into a draft clinical guideline on Opioid Use Disorder – Diagnosis and Management in Primary Care. The summary guideline includes recommendations for diagnosis and management of opioid use disorder and has been...
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opioid

Registration opens for Champions of Change event

December 6, 2017

Change is a constant in the world of health care – it can present challenges and it can present opportunities. Often it’s a bit of both. 

This year, the Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs) have made “change” the theme of their one-day “pre-forum” session, part of the BC Patient Safety...
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jcc, Joint Collaborative Committees

Medical profession invests in rural doctors of tomorrow

November 27, 2017

A dozen rural BC students who are working toward careers in the medical profession have received scholarships funded by Doctors of BC and the BC government through the Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues and the Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice.

The students are...
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rural, students, med students