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News | Mar 23, 2021
Improvements to Rural Retention Program will encourage physicians to practice in BC’s rural communities
health authorities as part of a review of the program. This completes the first phase of the review. Consultations Recognizing that the eligibility criteria had been largely unchanged since the program started nearly 20 years ago, the JSC undertook a comprehensive three-year review ofNews | Jun 14, 2021
Zoom for Healthcare licenses renewed for one year
health care providers will have their Zoom licenses automatically renewed free-of-charge for an additional year for the purposes of providing virtual care. The announcement, made by the Doctors Technology Office (a program funded jointly by Doctors of BC and the BC Ministry of HealthNews | Jul 5, 2023
Dr Jason Wong – Preventing HIV and sexually transmitted infections
Health Manager, STI/HIV Services. Dr Jason Wong, a public health and preventive medicine physician, has long had a passion for helping patients to stay healthy by reducing the transmission of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Chlamydia, gonorrhea, andNews | Sep 14, 2021
What We Heard report: Gender equity in BC Medicine
health authorities, and other organizations. Your feedback and ideas matter, and can make a real difference. In June, Doctors of BC launched an online engagement on an important topic: gender equity in BC medicine. Global and national research indicates that female physicians experience aNews | Sep 21, 2018
The Sounds of Silence: getting it right in the age of information
health authorities, the university, the College of Physicians and Surgeons, and patient and other professional groups (to name a few). Other times there are factors beyond our control. For example, in the past month alone I have done many hours of interviews explaining the different aspectsNews | Dec 6, 2019
What you need to know about vaping
health concern Discussion around vaping-related illness has reached an all-time high recently among the public and healthcare providers alike – not surprising given the large number of people in the US who have become seriously ill without a definitive explanation as toNews | May 24, 2023
The Kudos Project: How a simple thank you can increase physician team wellbeing
health care workers has been a major talking point on a global scale, particularly as the COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented pressures on morale and overall health. High staff turnover in health care settings, moral injury, and compounded exhaustion created difficultiesNews | May 7, 2019
On Modern Medicine and Moral Injury
government and health authorities to advocate for the healthcare system that patients and their healthcare teams deserve. Within our profession there will be an allocation process to address the disparity between Sections that can cause animosity and feelings of disrespect. WeNews | May 21, 2019
Dead Man Writing: A Final Call for Hope
health care system reform and physician health. All this while settling into year two of a revamped organization, and in the context of an increasingly polarized society – where many people have connections on social media but feel distressingly isolated. Yes, there wereNews | Jan 22, 2021
Physician project cuts patient wait times by half
Health Care Centre are no longer facing lengthy wait times, with the introduction of new online booking system that allows appointments to be made ahead of time. The project is another example of advancements supported by the Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) initiative, toNews | Aug 14, 2020