... 1:20:48 Gurdeep Parhar, UBC values its relationship with clinical faculty and Doctors of BC, now there ... the Governance reform vote had a 25% turnout and the run-off election between Drs. Alan Ruddiman and Brian Day had a 50% turnout. ... was a great success. I will continue advocating for more events like this to make the association accessible to all members. In-person ...

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

Judicial Review of Dr. Bonnie Henry’s Orders begins in BC Supreme Court on Monday, November 20, 2023.

Update (April 12, 2024): A Judgment has not yet been delivered. Many people hoped it would be ... of the appointment of Justice Simon R. Coval in December 2020, ... computer stuff, in the kitchen, when out for a walk or run or exercise, driving, or just having a break. Details on how to call in to ...

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

Don’t FIPPA your PIPA without knowing this when it comes to personal health information.

Vancouver, BC – May 3, 2010 When it comes to the privacy of personal health information everyone in ... and Protection of Privacy) Act” enacted in early 2008. This law allows the Minister of Health to designate certain health ...

Story - zessak - 2010-05-03 09:53 - 0 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. ... why are that the Covid vaccine is not effective in preventing the disease nor its transmission. In fact, healthcare workers who have ...

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

Has the BC Medical Association been stolen from the members?

... more capable. On the other hand, nothing currently prevents a succession of weak leaders. By contrast, every time we would have ... leadership and rules and bylaws that go against the running of a true democratic association. That (may) not apply to the ...

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

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

... to invite you and one guest to our exclusive launch event. Be the first to see our new party logo and brand identity and experience ... At the end I accidentally referred to New Brunswick instead of Nova Scotia along with British Columbia as the two ...

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

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

... are very loose. The gov't of the day could just run amuck - but is that any different from now? Regrettably, the ... 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

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

... in sight is if the silent majority of physicians, the seventy percent who don't usually vote, decide this week to cast their vote ... of knowledge or the overhead of paying their staff and running their own office. We might even do just as well with pharmacists, ...

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

The future of medicine and health care in BC and Canada: Where are we going?

2016-07-21 Dr Z. Essak, MD - Vancouver, BC What is the future of medicine ... abdicated the role of tallying physicians hours spent on CME and transferred the responsibility allowing the CFPC to charge ... for the simple use of a web-based reporting form to tally CME hours. For the past five years, the CFPC has been advocating for ...

Forum topic - zessak - 2020-06-02 08:54 - 0 comments - 1 attachment - 1 group

BC Auditor General issues report on Electronic Health Record (EHR) Implementation.