December 2021
The monthly E-News shares provincial program information and updates about the Facility Engagement (FE) Initiative. This information will be of interest to Medical Staff Association (MSA) support teams, please feel free to forward the newsletter to your MSA executives as needed.
FE Financial Reporting Deadline
ACTION: Next financial reporting deadline: January 31, 2022.
MSA physician societies are required to reconcile their financials quarterly at minimum to ensure accurate financial reporting and budgeting. This also ensures that the FE program has accurate information on program spending.
Physician societies only are requested to provide the following documents to engagement@doctorsofbc.ca within 30 days of the end of each quarter.
- Balance sheet.
- Income statement from your accounting software*.
*If you are using QuickBooks, the external financial system report is called the Profit and Loss Report and for Sage users it is called the Balanced Income Statement.
- Please send the above documents to engagement@doctorsofbc.ca no later than January 31, 2022.
- For additional reconciliation support, please refer to the Facility Engagement website.
If you are unable to meet the deadline or require further support, please contact your Engagement Partner.
FE Payment Deadline for 2021
ACTION: Submission deadline for funding and invoices: December 9, 2021.
The deadline for submission of any invoices or funding requests for payment in December 2021 is Thursday, December 9th at 12pm.
Any requests received by the deadline will be processed for payment on Thursday, December 16th.
Requests received after the deadline will be processed for payment in the new year, starting on January 13, 2022.
If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca
Share Your Thoughts on Physician Burdens with Doctors of BC
The burdens that physicians face in their working lives are numerous, and Doctors of BC has been engaging members on this topic since early 2019.
Doctors across the province have been managing significant challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is important that Doctors of BC hear from members at this particular time.
From November 29 to December 10, we are asking physicians to share their feedback on our member engagement platform regarding physician burdens.
By gauging physician priorities and concerns, Doctors of BC can better advocate for members, and create relevant, actionable policy.
Discussions close on December 10.
If you have any questions, please email policyandplanning@doctorsofbc.ca
Peer to Peer Knowledge Sharing Recording and Slides
Thank you to all participants who attended our first Peer to Peer Knowledge Sharing Event on November 22nd. Special thank you to our three physician presenters who shared their learnings and insights on MSA-health authority engagement. You can find the webinar recording and presentation slides here.
Please find below key themes from the event:
- Relationship Building: Building relationship between physicians, and with local and senior health authority leadership, is key to fostering a meaningful engagement. Collaboration with various stakeholders, including community, family practice and other providers such as public health nurses, is also important. Relationship building requires patience, trust and effort. Some learnings included engaging medical staff through meetings and different projects, and attending meetings regularly with local and senior health authority leadership (e.g., LMAC, HAMAC, etc).
- Communication: Communication between physicians and local and senior health authority leadership, as well as other relevant stakeholders is critical to improving engagement. Some learnings included leveraging multiple channels to involve medical staff, utilizing various communication methods with different stakeholder groups, building consensus and a plan, and establishing clear expectations between stakeholders at the beginning of the engagement process.
- Culture: Creating a culture where medical staff are working collaboratively with health authorities contribute to increased engagement. Some learnings included the importance of having medical staff feel that they are part of the planning process.
- Patient Care: Prioritizing patient care needs and providing medical staff what they need to provide proper patient care is a focus of the engagement with health authorities.
If you have any questions, please contact your Engagement Partner.
SRRP 2021-22 Planning Recording and Slides
The recording and slide deck for the 2021-22 SRRP Planning Webinar are now available
To access the SRRP webinar hosted on November 16th, as well as our past webinars on multiple topics, please visit our website at https://facilityengagement.ca/webinars
If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca
Doctors of BC Holiday Office Closure
Doctors of BC offices will be closed from Thursday, December 23 to Monday, January 3, inclusive. Regular office hours will resume on Tuesday January 4, 2022.
The next issue of Monthly E-News will be in February 2022.
Best wishes for a safe and healthy holiday season and a happy new year!
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