Doctors of BC is calling for nominations of members in good standing for the following 2017 awards.

Doctors of BC Silver Medal of Service

Criteria for nominees include any of the following:

Last year I wrote about the ways that your colleagues represented you and Doctors of BC at the Canadian Medical Association General Council in Halifax. This year we had the pleasure of hosting the “Medical Parliament of Canada” in Vancouver as Dr Granger Avery from Port McNeill was installed as president of the Canadian Medical Association.

Doctors who are making changes to technology in their offices or accessing a new private wide area network (the private physician network: PPN) are encouraged to contact the Doctors Technology Office for technical support focused on understanding the PPN and how to maximize performance issues and reduce security risks. The PPN is a private wide area network managed by BC Clinical and Support Services. A private network allows greater control, security, and reliability than a standard Internet connection.

The University of Alberta Alumni Association has recognized two BC doctors for their contributions to health care and to sport.

The list of CMA Honorary Membership Award winners included in the July/August 2016 issue of the BCMJ is incomplete. There were 13 recipients of the award in 2016, and 6 names were omitted from the list. Thank you to Dr Beverly Spring for bringing this to our attention. Our apologies for the oversight.