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Role of specialists in Primary Care Networks

November 29, 2018

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) are being developed with the goals of providing greater patient access to long-term primary care and to give providers a foundation to deliver better quality care. While the BC government is leading this work, in order to be successful PCNs will require the...

primary care networks, primary care, specialists

Advocating for physician assistants in BC

November 26, 2018

Five hundred physician assistants are currently working in Canada - yet not one of them works in BC. Under the supervision of a physician, PAs complement existing services and improve patient access to healthcare.

“Physician assistants can be an important addition to the team-...

Physician Assistant

Doctors of BC makes recommendations to improve medical care during disasters

November 26, 2018

Hazards – whether natural or man-made – can happen anywhere and to anyone. Earthquakes, wildfires, pandemics and other mass casualty incidents can strike at any time with little or no warning, leaving a community unable to cope and causing serious harm to people’s safety, health and welfare....

policy paper, emergency preparedness

Who does what? Doctors of BC and the College

November 21, 2018

We are hearing from members who want to better understand the differing roles and responsibilities of Doctors of BC and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. Each has a different but important role in the lives of physicians, patients and the health care system.

See if you can...