News
October 2025
... eligible members received the call for nominations for Doctors of BC’s 2025 elections. Your involvement is vital to help ... of the profession Stepping into a leadership role at Doctors of BC is an opportunity to collaborate with ...
Letters /
BY: Murray Trusler, MD, MBA, FCFP, FRRMS,
September 2025
... closure of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC’s library service. I, too, was dismayed by the loss of ... and technological advancements across all disciplines. Doctors of BC and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) have ... Scotiabank for $2.6 billion. Would it be too much to ask Doctors of BC to approach the CMA to fund a national library ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: William Liu, BHSc
November 2025
... racial inequities.[ 1 ] A recent policy statement from Doctors of BC emphasizes the importance of examining the ethical ... AI to provide quality patient-centred care across all BC communities. —William Liu, BHSc Council on Health ...
Obituaries /
BY: Eugene Leduc, MD
July/August 2025
... ball finally came to rest on a green in Victoria, BC. Greg quickly accumulated a very large family practice at Doctors Medical Clinic. After 10 years, he retired from ...
Premise /
BY: John A. Cairns, MD, FRCPC
May 2025
... bear fruit. Health care system In 2000, I predicted that BC health care would come to be provided in a setting of more ... by the outstanding web-based guidance available from the Doctors Technology Office, a joint initiative of Doctors of BC and the provincial government. A further major ...
President's Comment /
BY: Charlene Lui, MD
June 2025
... available. The Physician Health Program, offered through Doctors of BC, provides free, confidential support for physicians, ... something better on the other side. —Charlene Lui, MD Doctors of BC President President's Comment Maintaining your ...
News
May 2025
May is Doctors of BC’s annual awards month, dedicated to showcasing and recognizing outstanding doctors who make extraordinary contributions to their ... to live? If so, please nominate them for a Doctors of BC award. More information is available on the Awards for ...
Original Research /
BY: Christina W. Lee, MD, FRCSC, FACS
September 2025
... in rural and remote areas. Many patients also lack family doctors, which places pressure on specialist services’ ... and undergraduate studies (J.Z.). Participant recruitment BC general surgeons were contacted via email in 2020 and ... shortage of palliative care specialists and trained family doctors was perceived as a failing of the health care system ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
May 2025
... and Surgeons of Ontario exclusive authority to license doctors, requiring applicants to have attended at least one ... future generations of women in medicine.[ 3 ] This year, Doctors of BC celebrates 125 years of advocating for and supporting BC ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Jaron Easterbrook, MD
July/August 2025
... in numbers At Rocky Mountain Health Centre in Fernie, BC, six family physicians have contributed data to FPSC’s ... in your practice on the PSP ( https://fpscbc.ca/psp ) and Doctors Technology Office ( www.doctorsofbc.ca/advice-support/doctors-technology-office ) web pages, or submit a service ...