November 16, 2021
Doctors of BC announces updated virtual care policy
Doctors of BC has released an updated policy statement that recognizes the increasingly important role of virtual care in supporting patients.
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Virtual Care
Doctors of BC Position: Virtual care is the use of electronic means to reduce or replace face-to-face clinical interaction. It includes telemedicine, e-mail communication, and remote patient monitoring. Doctors of BC recommends that doctors have discretion over when to use virtual care, leveraging virtual care technologies to improve patient care, supporting doctors with the necessary resources for virtual care and developing virtual care guidelines.
June 14, 2021
Zoom for Healthcare licenses renewed for one year
Family doctors, community specialists, and other health care providers will have their Zoom licenses automatically renewed free-of-charge for an additional year for the purposes of providing virtual care.
The best way to predict the future is to create it
Doctors of BC strives to be a leader in BC’s changing health system.
I’d Love to Change the World (but I don’t know what to do) - Ten Years After
At this stage of the Covid pandemic, I think we’d all like to change the trajectory of where we are heading as a community, as a nation, and how we are to live our lives over the next few years…if only we knew how.
Virtual care – how will it change the way we practice?
“Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water”.
June 20, 2020
First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day – culturally safe primary care province-wide
“You can’t replace face-to-face, the physical space, the interaction, but this really does help meet a unique need.” That is Dr Kelsey Louie’s description of a First Nations Virtual Doctor of the Day service implemented in March in r
June 12, 2020
Virtual care guides for patients
It is important that patients connect with their doctors when they need care.
April 17, 2020
Zoom licenses available free of charge for physicians
Doctors Technology Office in partnership with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) is providing 10,000 Zoom licenses for physicians free of charge for a period of one year.
April 3, 2020
Physicians in BC now available via virtual care
Doctors urge patients to call them first if they need care during the COVID-19 pandemic