Association of Doctors of BC
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Advocacy regarding caregivers in long term care, specifically recognition of family caregivers in long term care as formal partners in care
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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Advocacy regarding decriminalization and safe supply of opioids with policy paper expected to be published in June 2021 and lobbying to begin within the next 3 months
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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There are seven policy papers or statements being developed by the Doctors of BC. The subject matter of the policies are 1. Secondary use of EMR data with an intended outcome of the creation of a governance structure for secondary use of data generated from physician EMRs; 2. Cycling and air pollution with the intended outcome of the creation of a cycling infrastructure that separates bicycles from motor vehicle traffic; 3. Obesity as chronic disease with an intended outcome of the recognition of obesity as a chronic disease; 4. Frailty with an intended outcome of the promotion of healthy aging and prevention of frailty; and 5. Telemedicine with an intended outcome to ensure optimum use of telemedicine services in British Columbia's health care system, inclusive of primary care and specialist care. 6. Physician Burdens with an intended outcome to advocate to health care partners to recognize and reduce/eliminate demands on physicians that are duplicative, unnecessary, or not evidence based. 7. Health Emergency Management with an intended outcome of the integration of community and facility based physicians in provincial health emergency management planning.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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