Specialist Services Committee

New physician toolkit supports violence prevention

January 26, 2018

Physicians and health care staff are dedicated to providing the best care possible to all people. Unfortunately, sometimes they face violence from the very people they are trying to help.

This is a challenging part of health care - particularly in mental health, substance use, medical and...
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workplace violence, Specialist Services Committee
Dr Doan

Docs making a difference: Emergency Room doctor gets innovative to help youth with mental health challenges

November 21, 2017

The Emergency Department (ED) in busy BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) is well-equipped to treat children in physical crisis – but challenged when treating children with mental health issues. In fact, pediatric emergency physician Dr Quynh Doan said, “It was our biggest emerging problem.” ED ...
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child and youth mental health, Specialist Services Committee
Dementia

Geriatricians develop pilot for new dementia approach

November 14, 2017

BC doctors are always looking to improve the way care is provided, particularly to our aging population. One area of concern is the complex disease of dementia. Geriatricians Drs Leena Jain and Michael Peter O'Connor through funding from the Specialist Services Committee, a joint partnership of...
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Geriatrics, dementia, Specialist Services Committee, divisions of family practice

Prostate cancer support for patients and families

July 24, 2015

When a doctor tells a patient he has prostate cancer, the first reaction may be shock and disbelief. However, once the news settles, patients and their families find they have a journey full of decisions ahead of them.

Since one in seven men are diagnosed with prostate cancer, a group of...
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cancer, Specialist Services Committee

Work plan to improve specialist services in BC

August 6, 2013

The BCMA hosted an evening session with specialist section heads on July 18 to provide details about the Specialist Services Committee (SSC) 2013-2014 Work Plan. This was the second event the BCMA held for section heads. The previous session discussed Credentialing and Privileging.

The...
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Specialist Services Committee, specialists
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