Doctors of BC
Facility Engagement Initiative
Facility Engagement was launched by the Specialist Services Committee in 2016 as a BC-wide initiative to strengthen communication, relationships and collaboration between facility-based physicians and their health authorities. The goal is to increase meaningful physician involvement in health authority decisions about their work environment and the delivery of patient care.
For more information: https://facilityengagement.ca.
Family Practice Services Committee
FPSC works on behalf of doctors to strengthen full-service family practice and patient care in BC and is one of four joint collaborative committees that represent a partnership of the Government of BC and Doctors of BC. The Divisions originated through the negotiation of the Physician Master Agreement (PMA) between the Ministry of Health (MOH), Doctors of BC (DoBC) and health authorities. The PMA gave the Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) the authority to establish the Divisions of Family Practice (DoFP) initiative.
For more information: https://fpscbc.ca
Physician Health Program - 24/7 Confidential Helpline
The Physician Health Program is a confidential support program for anytime you need it. Call the 24-hour helpline for private, discreet assistance with what you and your family might be facing.
The program provides confidential help, referrals and counselling for physical and mental health issues, plus a wide variety of other concerns including:
- Relationship stress
- Mental health
- Career and life transitions
- Substance use
- Concern for colleagues
- Occupational health
- Financial issues
Connecting you to a family physician
It can be tempting to diagnose and treat yourself, in the mistaken belief that your colleagues should save their precious time for those in greater need. But we’re all familiar with William Osler’s famous advice to the contrary.
Having a solid relationship with a family physician of your own is an essential component of professional practice in medicine. We can connect you with a trusted colleague.
For more information visit the Physician Health Program or call 1-800-663-6729.
Doctors of BC member benefits
Through Doctors of BC benefits program, you will have access to confidential practice management support if and when you need it, along with a host of additional innovative system improvements.
Member benefits include:
- Practice support for specialists and family medicine physicians
- Comprehensive insurance
- Discounts
- Financial planning and advice
- Extended medical and dental benefits
For more information, visit the benefits page on the Doctors of BC webpage.
Leadership training
Each year, scholarships of up to $10,000 are available to practicing specialist physicians and general practitioners who wish to take leadership and quality improvement training courses and events. The funding is provided by the Specialist Services Committee (SSC) and Shared Care Committee (SCC), and covers travel and tuition costs.
How to apply:
- Complete the application form then submit to the Vice President of Medicine for endorsement and signature.
- Individual physician application form
- Groups physicians from the same health authority who are attending the same activity can download and complete a group application. Note: Custom courses designed for a specific group/purpose do not meet funding criteria.
- The endorsed application is submitted to the Joint Collaborative Committees Leadership administration team for subcommittee approval.
Courses commonly approved are provided by Physician Leadership Institute (Joule), BC Patient Safety and Quality Council’s Clinician Quality Academy, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement.
For more information on leadership training and funding, please contact Jayleen Emery, Physician Quality Improvement Coordinator, or visit the leadership training scholarship page.
Rural Coordination Centre of BC
We’re driven by relationships and a passion for rural health equity in British Columbia.
Since our inception in 2006, the Rural Coordination Centre of British Columbia (RCCbc) has grown into a network of hundreds of people—rural physicians and other healthcare providers, healthcare administrators, community members, policymakers, educators, researchers, and non-profit and business leaders—guided by the principles of cultural safety and humility.
Our work ranges from facilitating rural health discussions to coordinating rural health initiatives, we help British Columbia’s rural doctors deliver timely, safe and effective team-based care.
For more information visit: https://rccbc.ca.