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Notification of Bylaw Amendments: Part 2, section 4-10, and Schedule "D"
The Amalgamation Transition Steering Committee, acting on behalf of the boards of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia and the College of Podiatric Surgeons of British Columbia, has approved the posting of proposed bylaw amendments for the amalgamation of the two colleges.
Read more...College Bylaws updated
Section 2-16 of the College Bylaws have been updated, effective May 27, 2020.
Read more...College closed on Monday, May 18
The College will be closed on Monday, May 18, 2020 for Victoria Day.
Read more...Revised Complementary and Alternative Therapies Standard Published
Ebooks to assist with pandemic management
The College library has curated a list of ebooks to provide background material for physicians managing COVID-19 medical issues. The list can be found here or in the ebooks section on the Books and Journals webpage. Login is required to access the links.
Read more...Associate physician—a new class of registration
Read more...Telemedicine Practice Standard Revised
The Telemedicine practice standard has been revised to clarify that varying requirements exist when prescribing opioid medications and other psychotropic medications.
Read more...Notification of Bylaw Amendments: Section 2-24 and Schedule A
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC has posted a proposed addition to Part 2, Section B of the Bylaws under the Health Professions Act. The new section 2-24 of the Bylaws will allow international medical graduates (IMGs) to be registered on a restricted class of registration called the “associate physician class” to provide a much-needed service in acute care settings.
Read more...Notification of Bylaw Amendments: Section 2-16
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC has posted a proposed temporary amendment to its Bylaws in response to the postponement of the spring qualifying examinations offered by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and the Medical Council of Canada.
Read more...Now online: College Connector Volume 8 | No. 2
March/April 2020 issue now available. Read it here.
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