Doctor at the office
October 2, 2020

Over the past year, Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health have been consulting on new contract options to address a number of key points of interest raised by doctors. These include the desire of some established and new-to-practice family doctors to move away from the Fee-for-Service (FFS)...

2019 WorkSafeBC Physician Services Agreement Tentative Settlement
September 30, 2020

On September 23rd, Doctors of BC Chief Negotiator, Mr Paul Straszak, held a webinar for members in which he reviewed the terms of the proposed WorkSafeBC Physician Services Agreement. In attendance to answer member questions were Dr Elliott Weiss, WorkSafeBC Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation...

September 30, 2020

Effective October 1, 2020, a new temporary fee code for adult respiratory immunization will be available, which will allow adult influenza and pneumococcal immunizations to be billed in addition to an office visit (consult, prenatal visit, counseling etc.). 

Recognizing the pandemic has...

September 29, 2020

The 2020 nomination period is open for members to run in upcoming elections for President-Elect and for District Delegate positions on the RA that become vacant at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting on December 11, 2020. These elections were postponed in March 2020, due to the onset of...

Male physician on laptop
September 28, 2020

Doctors of BC has made some improvements to our website based on feedback we received from members.

During focus group sessions on the user experience of our website, we heard from you that information on managing your practice, as well as frequently used resources, should be easier to...