COVID-19

Administering the COVID-19 vaccination

Are you a doctor interested in delivering COVID-19 vaccines?

March 2, 2021

Doctors and other registered health care professionals who would like administer COVID-19 vaccines in the upcoming campaign are advised to register their interest online through the COVID-19 Emergency Health Provider. The COVID-19 EHPR is a provincial resource which health authorities can access...
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COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination
Woman wearing a mask

When it comes to wearing masks, what’s right?

February 25, 2021

Wearing masks – or the requirement to wear masks – has been a burning issue throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. We wear masks as a barrier to stop our own particles from being dispersed when we talk, laugh, or even breathe. We wear them to protect others. While their effectiveness has been a topic...
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Masks, COVID-19

Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder amid COVID-19

November 20, 2020

The winter months can be tough for all of us. Cold temperatures, short days and less sunlight can make life feel more difficult to manage and can cause many to experience changes in mood with the changes in the weather. Combine that with the high levels of stress, anxiety and even depression...
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seasonal affective disorder, COVID-19
longitudinal care

The best way to predict the future is to create it

November 3, 2020

Doctors of BC strives to be a leader in BC’s changing health system. We proactively monitor trends, we engage with physicians and stakeholders, and we work collaboratively to improve health services across all spectrums of care – including our pandemic response. But as a profession we have a...
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virtual care, COVID-19, system redesign

BC doctors get creative to deliver flu vaccines to patients

October 21, 2020

With flu season around the corner and the pandemic still with us, it is more important than ever that British Columbians get their flu shots this year. The anticipated high demand brings with it challenges for doctors who have limited space to see patients safely in their office because of the...
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COVID-19, flu shot