multidisciplinary

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports the establishment and deployment of physician assistants (PAs) in British Columbia. PAs can perform a supplementary role in which physicians delegate tasks to improve the efficiency of care provided and/or a complementary role in primary care teams. Doctors of BC recommends that PAs be recognized by the provincial government as a regulated profession, PAs have access to adequate liability coverage and the provincial government explore stable funding options for PAs.

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports the expansion of signing authority for Registered Dietitians on the following Nutritional Supplements Programs: short-term nutritional supplements, monthly nutritional supplements, and existing diet supplement programs, including the high-protein diet supplement program.

Doctors of BC Position: Multidisciplinary primary care is an important component of a broader primary care approach designed to meet the challenges of the increasing prevalence of chronic disease, the growing needs of an aging population, and the ongoing concerns of patient access to primary care. To enhance multidisciplinary primary care in BC, Doctors of BC supports setting standards to guarantee patient safety and quality of care, funding to incorporate allied health providers, and physicians should have the option to operate in these teams as the clinical team leader.

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports efforts to maximize the use of all members of the healthcare team from within their training and expertise. Scope of practice changes for allied health professionals should be substantiated by evidence of training and demonstrated expertise, ethical and appropriate, consistent with the best available scientific evidence, and should protect patient safety and quality of care.

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.