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FALL 2022

 

Spotlight on a specialist

Spotlight on a specialist: Dr Dan Le

 
 
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Having worked in various cancer care roles over the last 10 years, Dr Le has had the opportunity to size up the current state of cancer care in BC, and identified gaps. This inspired him to become a part of the Health System Redesign Project, which leads to improve cancer care for BC Patients.

 
 
Learn more about Dr Le and the project
 

News and stories

 
 

Physicians discuss the importance of EDI in medicine at workshop hosted by the SSC

 
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Fifty physicians from across the province gathered virtually to discuss the ongoing issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in medicine at the Specialist Services Committee’s (SSC) Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Elusive Dream or Achievable Reality workshop.

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Supporting physician leadership to improve health care in BC

 
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An investment in training gives physician leaders the skills and confidence to manage, lead teams and collaborate with partners – which ultimately contributes to and impacts health system change. Through the SSC, physicians discover, explore, and expand their personal leadership abilities and individual paths, while helping to improve the health care environment for patients and providers.

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System Impact Series shows breadth of physician engagement with SSC across BC

 
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The SSC improves patient care by engaging physicians to collaborate, lead quality improvement and deliver quality services with SSC supports and incentives across the province.

To illustrate the breadth of SSC physician engagement across the province, our team analyzed physician participation in SSC-funded activities. This analysis, displayed as an infographic, highlights the number of physicians engaged per health authority and per initiative, as well as how many of these went on to hold leadership roles within their respective health authorities. The data relating to the Facility Engagement Initiative only includes the physicians participating in Medical Staff Association executive roles, and does not include the broader number of physicians engaged in the Facility Engagement initiative through the various local MSAs.

This snapshot showcases how the SSC is supporting physicians to improve and apply their quality improvement and leadership skills in order to make a positive impact on the health system.

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SSC Committee Welcome and Farewells

 
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The Specialist Services Committee welcomed new representatives Dr Paul Johar (FHA) and Kevin Samra (MoH), and thanked departing members Dr Dayan Muthayan (FHA) and Dr Peter Gajecki (Doctors of BC) for their valuable contributions to the Committee.

 
 

News from our partners

 
 

Webinar Series: Elements of Indigenous Health and Healing

 
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The Joint Collaborative Committees invite you to register for session 2, Hearing our history and stories, on Thursday, December 8th , 2022, 5:00 – 6:30 pm. 

This five-part series is being hosted by Indigenous Culture Safety facilitator, Harley Eagle. Session 2 will include keynote speaker, N’alaga, Avis O’Brien as she shares her personal journey as a Haida and Kwakwaka’wakw woman, highlighting the intersectionality of colonial genocide, systemic separation from Indigenous identity, land and culture, and the mental health and addiction struggles that come as a result. She will also discuss how Indigenous Peoples can heal through a connection to land and culture. Physicians will be offered tangible tools for offering health care that is rooted in belonging and cultural safety

Please note that registration for each separate webinar is required for this province-wide event and although the sessions are connected, physicians do not need to attend all five.

For more information on key speakers, resources, sessional payments, registration and to listen to session one, visit the event page.

Questions about this event? Email jcc@doctorsofbc.ca

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JCC Pre-Forum 2023: Call for Abstracts 

 
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Mark your calendars for the Joint Collaborative Committees’ Pre-Forum 2023!

Date: Tuesday, June 6th, 2023

Venue: Hyatt Regency, Vancouver BC

This event will take place before the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Quality Forum’s main programming on June 7th and 8th. Stay tuned for more information including about key speakers, registration, and CME accreditation.

There is also an opportunity to share the story of your quality improvement project with colleagues and partners. For more information on the types of presentation formats, please visit Pre-Forum event page.

Please submit your abstract by Friday, January 6th, 2023.

 
 
 

Doctors invited to participate in BC Guidelines external reviews 

 
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A heart failure BC Guideline is available for external review and BC doctors are invited to participate.

Heart failure: Diagnosis and management.

Download draft guideline (PDF).

Complete online questionnaire by January 12, 2023.

High-risk drinking and alcohol use disorder.

Download draft guideline (PDF).

Complete online questionnaire by January 12, 2023.

For more details, visit BC Guidelines external reviews.

 
 

Reminders

 
 

Reminder: 90-day submission deadline for reimbursements

If you participate in Doctors of BC or Joint Collaborative Committee work that is eligible for honoraria, sessionals, or expense claims, we are reminding you that you have 90 days following the date of the activity (meeting, work completed etc.) to submit your claim in order to be paid. For example, if you attended an eligible meeting on June 1, 2022, you have until August 30, 2022 to submit your claim.

Exceptions will only be made under extenuating circumstances due to medical debility or disability where claims may be submitted up to 12 months from the activity date.  No claims will be paid after 12 months from the activity date. Any inquires can be sent to accountspayable@doctorsofbc.ca.

 
 

SSC The Wrap

 
 

Read the latest SSC committee meeting highlights: 

  • Meeting summary for November 17, 2022

  • Meeting summary for September 15, 2022

  • Meeting summary for June 23, 2022

 

Have something to share?

 
 

Physician engagement is the cornerstone of SSC’s work and sharing your knowledge is important. If you have stories to tell and information to share, please let us know. 

We'd also love to hear your suggestions and ideas on ways we can improve SSC communications and information sharing.

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About Us

SSC is one of four joint collaborative committees that represent a partnership of Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. It was formed in 2006 under the Physician Master Agreement to help Doctors of BC, BC government, and health authorities collaborate on the delivery of specialist services and support improvement of the specialist care system in BC.

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Explore ⇢ The Exchange database to find information on SSC's quality improvement projects

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