The MSA will be helping 283 docs claim more than $208,000 of emergency funding for the COVID pandemic for almost 1,400 hours of COVID work! I was really impressed seeing all the behind the scenes work being done by all the organizations. It seemed the Ministry of Health, Island Health, […]
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On June 9th, it was announced that the Ministry of Health will compensate physicians to a maximum of 35 hours in total for active planning performed between March 15th and June 30th at the relevant committee sessional rate, provided the following criteria are met: Meetings must be about service delivery […]
Read morePer WorkSafe BC’s requirement, we have created a South Island FEI Society COVID-19 Safety Plan. Highlights include: – All meetings will be virtual by default. We have a Zoom account and aren’t afraid to use it! If you’re new to the technology, here are a few tips and tricks that […]
Read moreAt the Executive meeting last week, the decision was not to hold an in-person meeting of the MSA to discuss Covid-19 and its implications for the medical staff. Getting all the doctors together in one room at the start of an epidemic didn’t seem wise. (I live in hope that […]
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