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Digital Health Week: How We’re Advocating for You

November 21, 2024

The adoption of digital health solutions in health care settings has rapidly increased in recent years, playing a crucial part in supporting patient care today. Digital health solutions, such as EMRs, virtual care, and AI, have created an ever-evolving landscape for physicians, allied health...
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Physician engagement is key to digital health advancements

November 20, 2024

BC physicians continue to play an active role in driving digital health advancements and shaping provincial digital health projects through engagement facilitated by Doctors of BC’s Digital Health & Privacy (DH&P) team. In partnership with the Ministry of Health, the Provincial Health...
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Staying healthy this flu season

Together for Health: Avian flu in Canada—what do you need to know? 

November 13, 2024

Recently, BC health officials announced the first-ever presumptive case of H5N1 avian influenza, more simply known as avian flu, in Canada and more specifically, in BC. According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, it is believed the virus was transmitted from an infected bird or animal here...
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Doctors of BC response to anti-Indigenous racism

November 7, 2024

Doctors of BC supports the First Nations Health Authority and First Nations Leadership Council in denouncing recent disturbing remarks made about Indigenous Peoples by Dr Marina Sapozhnikov, who recently retired her licence to practice medicine in British Columbia.

In an October 19...
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Here for you: Protecting the mental and physical well-being of physicians 

November 6, 2024

Physicians’ lives are filled with competing priorities, and your career can present many challenges unique to the profession. From experiencing burnout and stress, to dealing with physical, verbal, or emotional abuse on the job, many factors can contribute to poor mental and physical health....
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