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Geoffrey Appleton, MB,
With the 2008 Annual General Meeting rapidly approaching, one naturally reflects back over the past year, which has slipped by amazingly quickly. One year ago, I spoke of three themes important to my presidency:... Read More
Through the Council of Public Affairs and Communication (CPAC), the BCMA Board did review the options for video conferencing the upcoming AGM that will be held in Prince George. Video conferencing a meeting of many... Read More
Attendance at annual general meetings (AGMs) of any organization is poor more often than not. And, no matter the organization, the same reasons for not attending can usually be heard: don’t have the time, topics to be... Read More
The BCMA Board and staff have the responsibility of developing and implementing annual plans that ensure you and your 11000 colleagues receive value for your membership. Like all major organizations, the BCMA’s... Read More
This edition of the BC Medical Journal coincides with the BCMA’s annual election process. By now the call for nominations for BCMA officers, Board members, and vice-delegates will have been distributed to all... Read More
In order for an association to effectively represent its members, it is necessary to know exactly what its members want. The best way to do this is to ask, so we did. In January 2008, national polling firm... Read More
The BCMA is now and has always been a democratic organization and is in full compliance with the BC Society Act. I am greatly concerned about many of the things Dr Caroline Wang says in her article. She asserts that... Read More
The Conversation on Health was launched by Premier Gordon Campbell in September 2006 and concluded 1 year later. During that time the process involved 78 meetings with virtually every group that has a... Read More
I’m sure all new presidents must breathe a sigh of relief when they realize their term of office will not coincide with a time of potentially fractious negotiations with government. With the signing of the 2006... Read More
The original Master Agreement was a complex document between the BCMA and provincial government, first entered into in 1993, that provided the parameters of the working relationship between physicians and government. It... Read More