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Restricting Sick Notes

Tagged:
physician burdens, burnout, cumulative impact, primary care
April 2024
Professional Satisfaction | Resolution

Doctors of BC believes that requirements for employees to provide sick notes to satisfy an employer’s medical absenteeism policy is often an inefficient use of physicians’ time, places an avoidable burden on health sector resources, and unnecessarily exposes the population to communicable diseases by forcing ill patients to leave their homes. As such, Doctors of BC recommends that the provincial government restrict public and private sector employers’ ability to require sick notes to circumstances where a patient has taken extended leave and where a physician can provide meaningful clinical insight.

Response to BC Ministry of Health Policy Papers

Tagged:
ministry of health, Health systems, primary care, community care, rural health
May 2015
Funding and Compensation | Policy Paper
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Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC believes strongly that, to effect lasting system level change, it must be undertaken collaboratively, incrementally, through application of a continuous quality improvement approach, and supported through positive incentives. This paper, provides an overview of Doctors of BC’s response to the Ministry of Health; the response reflects extensive physician input on the Policy Papers.

Multidisciplinary Primary Care

Tagged:
primary care, patient safety, quality of care, multidisciplinary, allied health, team based care
August 2011
Allied Health | Policy Statement
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Doctors of BC Position: Multidisciplinary primary care is an important component of a broader primary care approach designed to meet the challenges of the increasing prevalence of chronic disease, the growing needs of an aging population, and the ongoing concerns of patient access to primary care. To enhance multidisciplinary primary care in BC, Doctors of BC supports setting standards to guarantee patient safety and quality of care, funding to incorporate allied health providers, and physicians should have the option to operate in these teams as the clinical team leader.

Partners in Prevention: Implementing a Lifetime Prevention Plan

Tagged:
prevention, health promotion, Allied Health., primary care
June 2010
Health Promotion & Public Health | Policy Paper
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Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports life prevention planning which is done in partnership between patients, policymakers, physicians, and other providers. The family physician should be responsible for delivery and coordination of the plan and patients should be included as a key voice in decision-making.

Stepping Out of the Shadows: Collaborating to Improve Services for Patients with Depression

Tagged:
mental health, depression, substance use, addiction, primary care
August 2009
Mental Health and Substance Use | Policy Paper
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Doctors of BC Position: In order to help individuals suffering from depression and addiction Doctors of BC policy supports a collaborative approach among stakeholders to provide adequate service funding, reduce barriers to treatment, develop effective physician education, expand research capacity and continue to explore innovative improvements in quality of care.

Promoting Physical Activity to Patients

Tagged:
physical activity, health promotion, primary care
January 2005
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports opportunities for physicians to promote physical activity to their patients in their office settings.