December 2023
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.
REMINDER: Financial Deadlines for the Holiday Season
As per the email sent on November 24, 2023, please see below for the upcoming deadlines for the holiday season:
PLEASE NOTE: These deadlines apply to Physician Societies only, as FESC sites have their gate thresholds monitored each month by Enkel.
December 8th 4pm – Deadline to request a gate and receive it prior to the Doctors of BC office closure for the holiday season.
December 14th – Gates requested by December 8th deadline will be distributed.
December 19th to January 1st – FEMS help desk will be closed for the holiday season, but FEMS itself will continue to be available during the office closure.
December 22nd to January 1st – Doctors of BC offices will be closed for holiday season.
January 4th 4pm – Deadline to request a gate and have it arrive on the first payment run for 2024 on January 11th.
If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca
FYI: SEAT Database Updates
Thank you to everyone for updating your Site Engagement Activity Tracker (SEAT) engagement activities in FEMS with progress and milestones over the last six month.
The updated data is now available for your perusal and downloading in the SEAT database. Please visit the database for an inventory of activities occurring around the province, which you can filter based on interest and preferences.
Note that we have added three new tags (activity types) that you can search for: Cultural Safety & Indigenous Health; Equity, Diversity and Inclusion; and, Planetary Health.
If you have any questions, please email seatsupport@doctorsofbc.ca.
FYI: Annual Review Webinar
On Monday, November 27th, the Facility Engagement Operations Team held a webinar covering the information and instructions for the 2023-24 Annual Review (formerly known as SRRP).
The webinar and slides are now available for viewing on the Facility Engagement website.
If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca
FYI: December Lunch and Learn
Our last Lunch and Learn of 2023 will be next week on Tuesday, December 12th, 12-1pm.
Please see the Zoom link here.
- Community building: Tip of the Year – bring your favourite a-ha moment to share with the group.
- Learning Topic: Annual Review Preview – Your To Do List.
Hope to see you there!
If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca
TIP: PM Helpdesk Lunch and Learn Library
The FCE provincial office, in conjunction with the PM Helpdesk Consultant, Erica Kjekstad, have created a library document of all of the past lunch and learn sessions from 2021 and 2022.
The 2023 library document is now live and will continue to be updated each month with current information.
If you have any questions, please contact engagement@doctorsofbc.ca
Did you know...? December 1846 was the first month that anesthesia was used on a patient.
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Facility and Community Engagement is an initiative of the Specialist Services Committee, one of four joint collaborative committees that represent a partnership of the Government of BC and Doctors of BC.
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