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Health Authority Engagement Surveys

Help drive the change you want to see, Can’t find what you’re looking for?
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Surveys

Health Authority Engagement Survey Summary Report, 2019 Doctors of BC Health Authority Engagement Survey Report, Doctors of BC Health Authority Engagement Survey Report 2018, Health Authority Engagement Survey
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Engaging With You on Digital Health

health, Digital health initiative areas, Digital Referrals and orders program, Health Gateway, Reports distribution, Patient summaries, EMR interoperability and vendor governance, Can’t find what you’re looking
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What We Heard Report: Benchmark Member Survey 2025

About this engagement, What did we learn?, What's next?, Can’t find what you’re looking for?
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Memorandum of Agreement

health and safety: 2022 PMA Memorandum of Agreement, What you've told us, The 2022 PHS Agreement, Structures, Who to contact if you experience a safety issue, Work under the Physician Health and Safety Agreement, Doctors of BC policy on workplace safety, Can’t find what you’re
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Regional Advisors and Advocates

Advocating for you in your communities, Get to know your Regional Advisor and Advocate (RAA), Can’t find what you’re looking for?
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Population Health

health approach recognizes that multiple factors contribute to the overall health of a population, and these factors are referred to as determinants of health. Doctors of BC supports increasing collaboration among government through a multi-stakeholder approach, prioritizing
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Public and Private Health Care

health care system, Doctors of BC supports a publicly funded health care system and the use of public-private
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Improving BC’S Health System Performance

health care in British Columbia. Improving BC’s health system requires commitment to a common vision, leadership by key stakeholders, alignment of performance measures, investment in required technology and human resources, and enhanced support for innovation and expansion of
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Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Health Care

healthcare – where privately delivered services and facilities are publicly funded – so long as they increase efficiency and meet high quality care
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Response to BC Ministry of Health Policy Papers

Health; the response reflects extensive physician input on the Policy
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Response to BC Ministry of Health Policy Paper: Information and Technology

Health’s paper: Enabling Effective, Quality Population and Patient-Centred Care: A Provincial Strategy for Health Information Management and Technology, Doctors of BC carried out extensive consultation with its members. Two themes emerged from the consultation, it’s important to
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Reaching Out: Supporting Youth Mental Health in British Columbia

health Doctors of BC recommends increasing awareness of available youth-related mental health resources, involving family physicians in helping youth with mental health concerns, and collaboration by key stakeholders to improve capacity and accessibility of mental health
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Submission to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC on draft HPOA- related bylaws

Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) on physicians and all health care providers, and patient access to care. The new legislation—replacing the Health Professions Act as of April 1, 2026—is a focus of our ongoing advocacy, which began with our submission to the
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Working Together: An Exploration of Professional Relationships in Medicine

healthcare can be enhanced in healthcare provider organizations by clearly defining scope of practice and expected roles, and by health authorities and government working to promote and support collaborative relationships with physicians and other healthcare
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Doctors Today and Tomorrow: Planning British Columbia’s Physician Workforce

health needs of the BC population. Doctors of BC recommends establishing a multi-stakeholder committee including Doctors of BC, the Ministry of Health, and health authorities to better coordinate the development of physician resource plans and identify short and long term
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Improving Chronic Pain Management in BC

Health, in collaboration with health authorities and other stakeholders, develop a Provincial Chronic Pain Strategy outlining an equitable, comprehensive, and coordinated pain management system designed to support timely access to quality multidisciplinary Chronic Pain services in
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Creating Space for Doctors to Be Doctors: A Cumulative Impact Lens on Physician Demands

health care stakeholders to carefully consider how any new ask or proposed change may affect the wider health care system’s accessibility and quality. Health care stakeholders are encouraged to use the Burdens Solutions Tool, a new framework for assessing new, existing,
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Gender Equity in the Medical Profession

health, and job satisfaction. We commit to taking action on this issue by tracking gender representation in the association, supporting efforts to address the gender pay gap, applying GBA+ in decision-making, reviewing parental leave benefits, and helping members access resources mentorship
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Working Together: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Primary Care In BC

health professionals, and the government can develop practical, effective policies for Multidisciplinary Care (MDC) practice and improve health care for British
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Partnering with Physicians

health organizations to provide physicians with meaningful opportunities for physicians to participate in health service and system planning, they should support physicians’ ability to advocate about quality concerns, and their medical leadership should be valued and adequately
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Wait Times and Patient Care Guarantees

health system. In order to guarantee patient care, Doctors of BC supports treating patients within established wait time benchmarks for key services and/or procedures, and this should be supported by the option to use another public or private facility if needed to meet the
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Multidisciplinary Primary Care

health providers, and physicians should have the option to operate in these teams as the clinical team
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Nurse Practitioners

health care in BC. Maximizing the role of allied health professionals, including nurse practitioners, in the health system requires clear evidence-based processes for scope of practice changes that allows for stakeholder input and that respects well-defined titles such as