Dr John Pawlovich
June 14, 2021

The next UBC Chair in Rural health is a family doctor who has dedicated his career to improving the health of rural, remote and Indigenous communities. In his new role, Dr John Pawlovich will collaborate with academic institutions, government, rural healthcare providers and communities to...

Virtual care appointment
June 14, 2021

Family doctors, community specialists, and other health care providers will have their Zoom licenses automatically renewed free-of-charge for an additional year for the purposes of providing virtual care. The announcement, made by the Doctors Technology Office (a program funded jointly by...

Doctor at desk with patient
June 9, 2021

Community-based family doctors and specialists who are eligible for the Business Cost Premium (BCP) must register by July 31, 2021 in order resubmit billing claims to receive retroactive payments back to April 1, 2020.  

Since April 1, 2020, eligible doctors have been able to receive a...

Every Child Matters
May 31, 2021

Doctors of BC offers our deepest condolences to all Indigenous families and communities, especially the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation, following the discovery of the remains of 215 children on the grounds of a former residential school building in Kamloops. We mourn the deaths of these...

BC Family Doctors Day
May 19, 2021

BC Family Doctor Day is acknowledged annually on May 19 to recognize the important work that the province’s more than 6,000 family doctors and primary care teams conduct across all our communities. The day also celebrates their commitment to comprehensive, longitudinal, and relationship-based...