News, COVID-19
March 2021
The BC Centre for Disease Control and the BC Ministry of Health ... Care Bundle infographic. The GPSC emailed eligible family doctors in February 2021 with information about registering for the payment. Most eligible family doctors will each receive a one-time payment between $1000 ...
News
March 2021
The inaugural issue of Collaborate on Health in BC is available online at https://bit.ly/3aFnZib . The magazine curates stories about how doctors have worked with health care partners to champion and ... Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs), a partnership of Doctors of BC and the BC government. For nearly 20 years, ...
President's Comment, COVID-19 /
BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD
March 2021
... demonstrate these important traits. I have seen this in doctors stepping up in their communities to listen to their ... and by showing that we care. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment COVID-19 Great leadership ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ronald A. Remick, MD, FRCPC
March 2021
... a recommendation by the Canadian Medical Association and Doctors of BC to include a physical activity history in the vital signs ... easier with the green intervention.[ 6 , 7 ] Locally, the BC Parks Foundation introduced a Parks Prescription program, ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jennifer Laidlaw, MD, FRCPC
April 2021
... setting, patients often wish to leave hospital before doctors and other health care providers feel it is safe to ... but currently there is no formal process for patients in BC to appeal that finding. What does the HCCCFAA not include? ... disorder, and self-neglect highlights which legislation doctors should follow when balancing the need to preserve ...
Editorials /
BY: Yvonne Sin, MD
April 2021
... more than female physicians.[ 3 , 4 ] A 2017 study in BC showed that female GPs made 36% less than male GPs, even ... male physicians to take paternity leave as well; the Doctors of BC Parental Leave Program is open to both male and female ...
President's Comment /
BY: Matthew C. Chow, MD
April 2021
... considering how I come across in my role as president of Doctors of BC. However, my point is that we all have different contexts ... you. Most importantly, do be human. —Matthew C. Chow, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment On the nature of ...
News, COVID-19 /
BY: Sam Morris
April 2021
Doctors of BC members have been heavily impacted by the global pandemic ... MOAs may have some disability insurance if enrolled in the Doctors of BC Health Benefits Trust Fund Plan, which can pay benefits ...
News
April 2021
Doctors of BC is encouraging eligible community-based doctors to confirm they are receiving the Business Cost ... costs of a community-based office. Register now Eligible BC doctors who have not yet registered for the BCP are ...
News, COVID-19
April 2021
Doctors of BC has developed an information toolkit to support doctors and their teams in conversations with patients about ...