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BC doctors urge employers to stop asking for sick notes

January 20, 2022

BC’s doctors are once again asking employers to stop asking for sick notes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Sick notes place an unnecessary burden on the health care system particularly during the Omicron surge,” said Doctors of BC President Dr Ramneek Dosanjh. “With critical staffing...
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Update on requirement for contingency planning

January 3, 2022

Doctors of BC has been hearing from members who have follow-questions about the message from the College of Physicians and Surgeons regarding the need for contingency planning in the event of an unexpected absence.

We have touched base with the College to better understand and, as...
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Invitations for booster shots for community physicians coming in January

December 20, 2021

Beginning in January of 2022, all Community physicians in private practice, along with other community health care workers, will be invited to receive their COVID booster based on a 6-month interval from their Dose 2 vaccination. Doctors will need to self-identify as a community physician on the...
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Preet Gandhi named as third Presidential Scholars Award recipient: An agent of change

December 13, 2021

Preet Gandhi, a first-year medical student from North Vancouver, is the third recipient of Doctors of BC’s Presidential Scholars Award in Medicine. The scholarship establishes an endowment that covers student and tuition fees, and textbooks for a single medical student on an annual basis,...
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Doctors of BC Board and Governance Committee Election Results 2021

December 10, 2021

Voting in the 2021 elections has concluded and Doctors of BC is now able to share the results with members, including the composition of the 2022 Board of Directors (elected by the Representative Assembly, whose terms begin January 2022). 

President-Elect

As noted in the CEO's...
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