December 2024

The monthly E-News shares provincial program information and updates about the Facility Engagement program. This information will be of interest to Medical Staff Association (MSA) support teams, but please feel free to forward the newsletter to your MSA executives as well. 

2024-25 Annual Review Webinar

Thank you to all who attended the Annual Review Provincial webinar on Thursday, November 28th. The webinar provided an overview of the 2024-25 Annual Review process, including the objectives, values, participants, and timeline and resources available to support the process. The webinar hosts provided guidance on the submission process through a live demo of the online submission form and addressed various questions from the attendees.

You can access the slide deck here. The recording is available on the 'Webinars' tab of the Facility Engagement website.

We appreciate the time and effort that goes into completing the Annual Review and look forward to hearing about your work, achievements, and future engagement plans.

If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca.

Knowledge Sharing Alert

Is your Medical Staff Association (MSA) look for ideas and examples from across the province related to a specific engagement theme or topic? 

We have a new series of activity roundups to help with brainstorming, ideation, and developing local strategies to solve complex problems:

• Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
• Cultural Safety and Humility
• Recruitment and Retention
• Planetary Health
• Wellness & Improving Workplace Culture

Reach out to your Engagement Partner to learn more, connect with other MSAs, and/or share your own examples with us.

Stay tuned: We are also excited to share our upcoming FE peer-to-peer webinar dates and topics this January. Keep an eye out for the registration links in the new year! 

f you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca.

December Lunch and Learn

All MSA Administrators are invited to join for the last Lunch and Learn of the year on Tuesday, December 10^th, 12-1 PST:

• Community building – What is your/your site’s most significant achievement this past year?
• Learning Topic – Answers to a variety of questions that have come up recently, as well as your 2025 To Do list.

As an added bonus, you’re invited to wear festive attire to ring in the season with your colleagues from across the province.

Link is here – hope to see you then!

f you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca.

FEMS Tip of the Month

This month, we are covering a small tip on the differences between the mobile app and the full desktop version of FEMS.

The mobile app was developed to be accessible for physicians only who are wanting a quick option to put in a sessional claim while on the go.  The app does not have any functionality to claim expenses, change passwords, manage budgets and activities, or for approval of claims. We have been working with both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store on updates for the app over the past month, completing a series of tasks and verifications that are required.  We expect that these will be completed early in the new year, and the app will be updated for both Android and iOS.

The desktop version of FEMS, which has full functionality, is also available on mobile devices through their browser at fems.facilityengagement.ca.  This full version has been optimized for both mobile and desktop devices.

If you have any questions, please contact femssupport@doctorsofbc.ca.

Year End Deadlines and Updates  

As we approach the end of another calendar year, we would like to give you a few updates:

1. Doctors of BC will be closed for the holidays from December 23rd to January 1st. 
2. FEMS Help Desk will also be closed during this time, returning on January 6th.
3. The final date to access a funding gate prior to the holidays is end of day on Friday, December 6th, which will be transferred on Thursday, December 12th.
4. Any gate requests received after December 6th will be processed on the first payment run of the new year on Thursday, January 9th.
5. There will not be an e-News edition in January - we will return in February 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca.

PM Helpdesk Lunch and Learn Library

The FE provincial office, in conjunction with the PM Helpdesk Consultant, Erica Kjekstad, have created a library document of all of the past MSA Lunch and Learn sessions from 2022, 2023, and 2024.

If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca.