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Doctors of BC and CMA sign Memorandum of Understanding

May 30, 2019
Doctors of BC and the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that sets terms for the two organizations to collaborate on developing joint initiatives to benefit the medical profession and to build a stronger health care system for our patients. With this...
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Doctors of BC to end conjoint membership with CMA

November 6, 2018
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The Doctors of BC Board of Directors voted to end mandatory conjoint membership with the Canadian Medical Association at its November meeting. The change will come into effect January 1, 2020. 

This...
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Doctors support call for end to non-medical exemption for vaccinations

August 26, 2016

Doctors attending the Canadian Medical Association General Council in Vancouver voted to support a Doctors of BC motion to end non-medical exemptions that allow parents in some provinces to opt out of vaccinating their children.

This means the national group representing physicians will...
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Top 5 things to know about the CMA AGM & General Council in Vancouver

August 26, 2016

Over 600 physicians from across Canada gathered this past week in Vancouver for the Canadian Medical Association’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) & General Council (GC).

It has been ten years since BC last hosted the GC, and this year’s event saw the largest turnout, from across the...
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The “Parliament of Medicine” Comes to BC – You’re Invited!

August 17, 2016

Hundreds of physicians from across the country, myself included, will gather in Vancouver for the Canadian Medical Association’s General Council (GC) and AGM taking place August 21st to 24th. Otherwise called the “Parliament of Medicine” it’s where physician delegates of all stripes meet to...
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