A reminder from Doctors of BC: British Columbians will be voting in a provincial election on October 24th. While we are in the midst of the election period, it is important that the Medical Staff Associations (which are funded through the PMA by the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors […]
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The annual survey for Doctors of BC is closing tonight (Oct 14) at midnight. HSO has confirmed that we are just short of last year’s Island total number of respondents. The email will come from Health Standards Organization (HSO) NOT Doctors of BC directly. Search your email for: <surveyinstruments@healthstandardsorganization.ca> via […]
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With fall officially upon us, a couple of important COVID supports have become available: Doctors of BC has announced funding to support the creation of COVID Safety Plans for community-based clinics and offices. Full details here, due by December 31, 2020. The Ministry has created a helpful COVID 19 Fall/Winter […]
Read moreAction: Please fill out this survey. Physicians’ perspectives are needed to ensure a wide variety of practical experiences are captured to appropriately evaluate the value and impact of the FEI. This survey will take 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Background: Facility Engagement (FE) will be undertaking a province-wide […]
Read moreDoctors of BC is striking a Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group, and is seeking applications for physicians to serve on it. Full details are available here, applications close August 6th. Apply today!
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Please find below key supports for re-opening your community-based practice: Island Health has announced their process for supporting specialist physicians with community-based practices with PPE access, available here: https://medicalstaff.islandhealth.ca/news-events/ppe-physicians-community-practices-vancouver-island. Doctors of BC has put together important guides for re-opening community practices, available here: https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/working-change/advocating-physicians/coronavirus-covid-19-updates
Read moreCurious about what’s going on in the rest of the province, and where South Island fits into the picture? Wonder no more: Read all about it in a recent Provincial FE Newsletter.
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Doctors of BC has granted the South Island MSA funding to support engagement between the Medical Staff Association and Island Health around E.H.R. topics. If you are a physician who is interested in leading some of this work, please let us know!
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A section of the 2019 Physician Master Agreement outlines expectations around physical and psychological safety. Please review the Memorandum of Agreement. We’d love to hear your ideas: What could this look like in practice for you? Share your thoughts in our Physician Forum or through president@southislandmsa.ca
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In April 2019, Doctors of BC conducted its fourth annual Health Authority Engagement Survey of physicians which seeks to determine their level of engagement and interaction with their respective health authority. The 2019 Doctors of BC Health Authority Engagement Survey Report provides a summary of physician engagement with health authorities […]
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