April 9, 2020

Adjudication of specialist disparity issues is now complete, and the adjudicator’s final and binding decision can be found here (login required). The 2019 Physician Master Agreement provides $42.73M to address intersection and interprovincial  disparity for fee-for-service specialists, and...

Doctor on the phone
April 8, 2020

RACE (Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise) provides access to real-time Specialist advice across a selection of specialties. Advice can be accessed through one phone number, online or through a RACE APP. The following RACE services have been extended to ensure continued access to specialist...

Find Your Match
April 8, 2020

In 2014, UBC medical students told Doctors of BC they could use some help figuring out which branch of medicine to go into. How could Doctors of BC possibly help hundreds of UBC medical students spread out over Vancouver, Kelowna, Prince George, and Victoria with this career-defining decision?...

Virtual Care
April 3, 2020

B.C.’s doctors are now available to provide care to patients using telephone or video during the COVID-19 pandemic, in addition to providing in-person care when necessary.

The increased use of virtual care allows patients to receive medical care from their own doctor while practicing...

April 1, 2020

Doctors of BC and the BC government have created new temporary fee codes to support COVID-19 related work and ongoing patient care. Effective March 27, there are new GPSC fee codes for family physicians and new SSC fee codes for specialist physicians. Full details on the new and updated fee...