July 29, 2013

Family physician Dr Lianne Lacroix has been practising medicine for 40 years, with the last 30 spent in Kelowna. At 69, you might think she would be ready to hang up her stethoscope. But since 2008 when she computerized her practice with the help of the Physician Information Technology...

June 25, 2013

Dr Jacques Brussow
ER Physician, Dawson Creek, BC

Ensuring emergency services are available 24/7 in community hospitals around British Columbia can be a challenge. It’s one that’s especially difficult for smaller communities with just a...

June 12, 2013

When his wife became pregnant with their second child, West Vancouver geriatrician Dr Scott Comeau decided he would do things differently the second time around.

Taking advantage of a recent change to the BCMA’s Parental Leave Program that allows male physicians to qualify for support,...

June 10, 2013

BCMA president Dr William Cunningham said in his inaugural speech that his primary focus for the coming year will be reaching out to physicians around the province.

“You are there to take care of patients, the BCMA is there to take care of you,” said Dr Cunningham in his remarks at the...

June 7, 2013

Twenty-two year-old Michelle Chiu, a first year medical student at UBC, has been elected to the BCMA Audit and Finance Committee after a vote by members at the Annual General Meeting on June 1. It is the first time a student has been elected to a committee position in an open vote.

Audit...