Joint Collaborative Committees

Report from the Board - September 2021

October 19, 2021

Joint Collaborative Committees

The Board held a lengthy and in-depth meeting with JCC physician co-chairs to provide input on priorities from the Doctors of BC perspective. The co-chairs responded to questions on key topic areas, which included: virtual care, longitudinal care, primary...
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Joint Collaborative Committees, elections, committee appointments
Female doctor providing virtual care

Joint Collaborative Committees release guidance on virtual care

September 22, 2021

Following a year-long consultation, the Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs) – partnership of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health - has produced a set of statements that provide guidance for doctors on the use of virtual care for practices and in service delivery and decision-making.  ...
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Joint Collaborative Committees, virtual care

Report from the Board - June 2021

June 25, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

I am honoured to address you as the new chair of the Board of Directors, following an election at the June Board meeting as mandated by our bylaws. I am pleased to announce that Dr Adam Thompson has been elected vice-chair. I want to thank Dr Jeff Dresselhuis, who made...
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negotiations, illicit drug use, diversity and inclusion, committee appointments, Joint Collaborative Committees, climate change
Getting a heart checkup

All in the family – How doctors and partners are tackling the challenges of inherited heart conditions

April 16, 2021

Many of us have heard troubling stories of a young person having a cardiac arrest while playing hockey or football due to a genetic disposition. In fact, about 80,000 people in BC are at risk of having an inherited heart condition.

The work to formalize a solution began in 2012 when Dr...
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Joint Collaborative Committees
Drs Narang and Pippin

Collaborate on health in BC – Stories of physician-led innovation

February 8, 2021

Doctors around BC are leading and advocating to improve our health care system through innovation and team-work. To highlight their achievements over the last year, Doctors of BC has launched its Collaborate on Health in BC magazine, available online and being mailed to members along...
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Joint Collaborative Committees