Update (April 12, 2024): A Judgment has not yet been delivered. Many people hoped it would be sooner and still hope it will be soon. Dr. Z. Essak, MD - Vancouver, BC - November 19, 2023. Finally, an opportunity for everyone to hear a BC ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2024-04-13 14:50 - 6 comments - 0 attachments - 1 group

Dr Eric Cadesky becomes new President-Elect Doctors Of BC

Dr Z. Essak, MD - Vancouver BC - July 26, 2017. Congratulations to Dr Eric Cadesky on winning the election for President-Elect of the Doctors Of BC, the BC Medical Association. It has been an interesting campaign with opportunities to get to k ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2018-02-25 18:26 - 8 comments - 0 attachments - 1 group

More than 400 doctors attend Bill 36 HPOA Webinar by Doctors of BC

... really only happened over a course of four years, between 2019 and 2022, and while DOBC had some input in 2020, there was nothing else. ... selected an expert, Harry Cayton, to provide a report in 2019. They knew from his work in the NHS that his recommendations would be what ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2024-04-16 11:51 - 1 comment - 0 attachments - 1 group

Last chance to save BC's crumbling health care system may rest with the silent majority of physicians defeating the PMA

Opinion Dr Z. Essak, MD - Vancouver, BC - November 27, 2022. The BC health care system continues to show larger cracks as it crumbles. Are patients and doctors to believe that the BC NDP Government and the Association of the Doctors of BC ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2022-12-26 15:03 - 3 comments - 1 attachment - 1 group

Is BC NDP new legislation poised to politically interfere with licensing of doctors and health professionals?

... through two submissions: Submission of June 14, 2019 Submission of January 24, 2020 The government is currently ...

Forum topic - Admin - 2022-11-25 11:22 - 8 comments - 0 attachments - 1 group

Three Reasons for a Chat with Dr. Bonnie Henry, BC Health Minister Adrian Dix and BC Premier David Eby

... Hotel in the Guildford Ballroom ADDRESS: 15269 104 Ave, Surrey, BC V3R 1N5 For this one I am already registered to ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2023-08-05 08:27 - 6 comments - 1 attachment - 1 group

Has the BC Medical Association been stolen from the members?

Doctors and members of the BC Medical Association (Doctors Of BC) are asking what is happening at the helm of the BCMA? Some are saying they think the new CEO Allan Seckel is not good for the Association and a sign that bad things are happening to the ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2021-12-09 14:07 - 6 comments - 0 attachments - 1 group

Requirements to be Deputy Registrar at College of Physicians and Surgeons (CPSBC) – Is something different?

Z. Essak, MD – Vancouver, BC – 2015 Apr 23 The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC is looking to hire a new Deputy Registrar with the deadline for applications of April 30, 2015 fast approaching. Is there something different a ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2018-03-04 19:31 - 0 comments - 2 attachments - 1 group

Dr. McDonnell on the History of Medicine in BC

This was included as part of another post on Doclounge.net but may be more useful as a separate post, especially for history buffs. In particular the article attached, [6] McDonnell - Early medical legislation The full series of 12 articles ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2018-09-10 09:16 - 0 comments - 0 attachments - 1 group