Partners in Prevention: Implementing a Lifetime Prevention Plan

June 2010
Health Promotion & Public Health | Policy Paper
Link 1.43 MB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports life prevention planning which is done in partnership between patients, policymakers, physicians, and other providers. The family physician should be responsible for delivery and coordination of the plan and patients should be included as a key voice in decision-making.

Stepping Out of the Shadows: Collaborating to Improve Services for Patients with Depression

August 2009
Mental Health and Substance Use | Policy Paper
Link 2.13 MB

Doctors of BC Position: In order to help individuals suffering from depression and addiction Doctors of BC policy supports a collaborative approach among stakeholders to provide adequate service funding, reduce barriers to treatment, develop effective physician education, expand research capacity and continue to explore innovative improvements in quality of care.

Stepping Forward: Improving Addiction Care in British Columbia

March 2009
Mental Health and Substance Use | Policy Paper
Link 2.66 MB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC calls on the Premier and the Minister of Health to formally recognize addiction as a chronic disease and increase resources for addiction treatment and care in BC over the next 5 years. Addiction care infrastructure must be a priority in 2009, and the province must create 240 new detoxification spaces and 600 new addiction treatment beds by 2012.

Your Attention Please: Improving Access for ADHD Patients

February 2009
Mental Health and Substance Use | Policy Paper
Link 362.95 KB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports improved care for ADHD patients. Recommendations include developing a strategic plan for ADHD service delivery, supporting youth with ADHD in transitioning to adult care, reducing wait times for ADHD services, supporting collaborative care arrangements for ADHD patients, increasing access to ADHD medication, and utilizing ADHD practice guidelines.

Improving Access to Acute Care Services

August 2008
Access to Care | Policy Paper
Link 249.26 KB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports a number of recommendations on improving acute care services in BC. Efforts to improve access to acute care must focus on establishing wait time benchmarks for acute care, increasing supply of acute care beds, managing beds effectively, investing in community-based care, and improving government accountability. To better predict areas of need and to better allocate acute care resources, additional data collection and modelling is needed that is based on the realities of the practice setting and should be developed in collaboration with practicing physicians.

PharmaCare Expenditures

April 2008
Pharmaceuticals | Policy Statement
Link 101.19 KB

Doctors of BC Position: Prescription drugs are the fastest growing component of Canadian health care expenditures, including BC. As a result, Doctors of BC supports containing the cost of prescription drug expenditures through several actions including involving physicians in policy and decision-making, negotiating directly with pharmaceutical wholesalers, and improving physician education on efficacy and cost of prescription medication.

A Prescription for Quality: Improving Drug Policy in BC

July 2007
Pharmaceuticals | Policy Paper
Link 2.17 MB

Doctors of BC Position: In order to manage prescription drug advertising and influence Doctors of BC supports developing guidelines for healthcare providers to manage their relationship with the pharmaceutical industry, enhancing oversight of promotional activities by drug manufacturers, and providing accurate and unbiased prescription drug information for patients.

Allocating Resources for Healthcare Needs of Children and Youth

January 2006
Children and Youth | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC calls on the provincial government to allocate resources to ensure health care planning and delivery at the regional health authority level is designed to meet the unique needs of children and youth.

Working Together: Enhancing Multidisciplinary Primary Care In BC

October 2005
Allied Health | Policy Paper
Link 347.58 KB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC believes that by working collaboratively, physicians, allied health professionals, and the government can develop practical, effective policies for Multidisciplinary Care (MDC) practice and improve health care for British Columbians.

Open Mind: Mental Health Tools and Resources

January 2005
Mental Health and Substance Use | Policy Paper

OpenMindBC.ca presents a valuable resource for physicians, parents, teachers, and youth to learn more about the mental health support services that are available in British Columbia and across Canada.

https://openmindbc.ca/

Supporting Community-based Overdose Prevention Services

January 2005
Mental Health and Substance Use | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports community-based programs that offer naloxone and other opioid overdose prevention services. Doctors of BC also encourages education of health workers and opioid users about the use of naloxone in preventing overdose fatalities.

Developing Strategies to Deliver Specialized Geriatric Expertise

January 2005
Aging Population | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC urges the Ministry of Health and the Regional Health Authorities to develop strategies to deliver specialized geriatric expertise to physicians providing care to frail older persons in rural and underserved areas of BC.

Identifying Risks Posed to Hospital and Community Health Staff in an Influenza Pandemic

January 2005
Disaster and Health Emergency Planning | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC calls on the Ministry of Health to coordinate efforts between each municipality and regional district to identify risks posed to all essential hospital and community health care staff in the event of an influenza pandemic, in order to plan for the distribution of sufficient antiviral prophylaxis and barrier protective equipment to ensure the provision of a sustainable health care system.

Assessing the Health and Environmental Impact of Major Land Use Developments

January 2005
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC requests the Government to require BC municipalities to place equal consideration and value on both the health and environmental impact of major new land use developments during the approval processes under the powers conferred by the Community Charter and the Local Government Act in order to plan for and promote healthy communities.

Placing a High Priority on Reducing Harmful Agents in Drinking Water Supplies

January 2005
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC recommends that the Government place a high priority on reducing the levels of harmful agents such as protozoa, bacteria, viruses, and disinfection by-products, as well as naturally occurring elements in drinking water supplies at local, provincial/territorial, and national levels.

Promoting Physical Activity to Patients

January 2005
Health Promotion & Public Health | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports opportunities for physicians to promote physical activity to their patients in their office settings.

Developing Risk Assessments for Violence Prevention Training

January 2005
Physician Workplace Safety | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC work with the Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC and others appropriate agencies to develop risk assessments particular to health care workplaces, and programs to build capacity in violence prevention training suitable to a wide variety of health care settings.

Promoting Violence Prevention for Healthcare Workers

January 2005
Physician Workplace Safety | Resolution

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC liaises with regulatory agencies such as the Workers’ Compensation Board of BC and the Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in BC to promote violence prevention and appropriate management of aggressive behaviour for all health care workers in BC.

Building Bridges: A Call for a Coordinated Dementia Strategy in British Columbia

April 2004
Aging Population | Policy Paper
Link 589.39 KB

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports improved care for dementia patients by increasing patient and healthcare provider education, providing comprehensive care, adopting a chronic disease management approach, and by considering a palliative approach to care when appropriate.

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