The FPES and the HA meet formally through the Forensics Collaboration Committee which has been working with an external consultant for the past 8 months to conduct an in-depth assessment of internal and external engagement and relationships related to the FPES’s work with its members and with Health Authority Site leadership. ...
Another year of living and caring for each other during a global health pandemic has come and gone. Throughout it all, BC doctors continued to model resilience and strength, and champion change. The latest issue of Collaborate on Health in BC shares stories about doctors who improved access to care for patients in 2021. ...
Doctors of BC President, Dr Ramneek Dosanjh, is pleased to share with members her thoughts and goals for her one-year term which began on January 1, 2022. In a short video, she shares her views on the state of the profession and her priorities as president - watch the video here....
Facility Engagement have released their Knowledge Sharing Newsletter focused on Physician Engagement. Read more on the FE website....
Last fall, Doctors of BC carried out its sixth annual Health Authority Engagement Survey, an important tool for informing our advocacy work on behalf of BC physicians. This week, the comprehensive Report of 2021’s survey results is now available for physicians and MSA executives and support teams to read....
A new feature on the Facility Engagement website shows all 73 medical staff associations and 35 divisions across the province. The interactive, dynamic map makes it easy to find the locations of each division/MSA and its related information like its street address and website, as well as contact information for its Engagement Partner (EP)....
MSAs, in times with collaboration from local health authority partners, identified their strategic goals and related activities for the upcoming year. For 2021/2022, MSAs will continue with their key activities, as well as starting new activities to address the above priorities....
Since October 2020, MSAs, local site health authority partners, and Engagement Partners (EPs) have been working on site reporting and review process (SRRP) activities for the 2020/21 fiscal year – including MSA-health authority facilitated discussions on key activities, self-assessment statements, strategic planning, and highlights to showcase successes....
For the past two decades, BC’s health authorities and physicians have been challenged to collaborate effectively. Physicians have felt left out of critical decisions, not knowing who to talk to about systems and quality concerns. Health authorities have not had a structured way to involve......
One theme expressed by MSAs both at the March mid-term site review meeting and through the recent interim UBC evaluation is the need for clarification around the MOU funding criteria. Supplementary funding guidelines were recently approved at the June meeting of the SSC Facility Engagement......
Trusted expert and internationally recognized caregiver advocate for reducing clinician fatigue and improving employee engagement, Dr. Stephen Swensen, Professor Emeritus, Mayo Clinic, met with members of the Vancouver Physician Staff Association this January. He shared lessons learned over his three-decade-long career with the Mayo Clinic. “Many......
Physician health is a common theme for MSAs, with 100+ wellness-related activities underway across BC. They range from group fitness to social opportunities, to relationship-building across medical disciplines, to tackling workplace and system frustrations. The engagement of physicians in a health care organization is, in itself, a key......
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia is pleased to announce the results of the 2019 Board election. The following registrants have been elected to serve on the College Board for a four-year term beginning July 1, 2019. District 2: Vancouver Island, Central......
The College is seeking public input to learn about the experiences and expectations patients have in relation to physicians’ advertising to the public. Feedback gathered from this survey will be used to help the Patient Relations, Professional Standards and Ethics (PRPSE) Committee in drafting a revised......
After a comprehensive review process, which involved consultations and outreach to multiple stakeholder groups, the Patient Relations, Practice Standards and Ethics Committee presented the following revised practice standards to the Board for endorsement and approval. The practice standards have now been published on the College website:......