Doctors of BC

To help physicians better prepare and to mitigate violence against them, Doctors of BC has developed a guide with information and resources that includes what to do before, during, and after a violent incident; who to reach out to; and how to assess the situation. Visit www.doctorsofbc.ca/sites/default/files/violencepreventionguideforcommunityoffices.pdf to review and download the guide.

Clinicians often spot opportunities for improvement in their day-to-day practice. They usually become apparent after concerns are shared with colleagues in a hallway or cafeteria, or due to a clinician’s own drive to experience job satisfaction. But how does one turn an idea into action in our exceedingly complex health care system? 

What do you do with your downtime? Doctors of BC knows you work hard. Your downtime is important and we want to help you make the most of it to do the things you love. 

Want to enjoy a round of golf in the majestic hills of Whistler? How about attending some live theatre? Feel like joining a gym and living a more active lifestyle? Club MD gives you access to discounted rates for a curated collection of offerings you’ll enjoy. 

Physicians, as a rule, don’t bother to vote in elections for organizations that deal with the practice of medicine, so we shouldn’t complain about the results of those elections.

Organizations suffer two common diseases: regulatory capture and mission creep. In the former, the organization that is supposed to look out for all looks out for only a few. In the latter, the organization takes on more and more work outside its original mandate, which costs more and more. The institutions concerned with the practice of medicine (the College, CMPA, Doctors of BC, etc.) are no different.

Dr Kathleen Ross was bestowed the chain of office and became president of Doctors of BC on 31 May 2019. BCMJ editor Dr David Richardson sat down with her at her Coquitlam office earlier that month. Drs Ross and Richardson are contemporaries, both family physicians who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at UBC.