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Specialists Symposium April 2023

Find the Specialists Symposium 2023 program here.

This year's event will be held in person at:

The Westin Bayshore Vancouver
1601 Bayshore Drive
Vancouver, BC V6G2V4

For reservations using our group rates, call 1-888-236-2427, or book online. If reserving by phone, be sure to mention the "Doctors of BC Specialists Symposium" group rate.

This event is UBC CPD accredited. The University of British Columbia Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD) is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME) to provide study credits for continuing medical education for physicians. This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and has been approved by UBC CPD for up to 5.75 MOC Section 1 Group Learning credits. Each physician should claim only those credits accrued through participation in the activity.

Please read the Specialists Symposium Travel Guidelines for more information on reimbursement and expense policies.

Event Agenda

7:30am–8:30am Breakfast and Registration
8:30am–9:00am Traditional Welcome and Opening Remarks from Doctors of BC President, Specialist Services Committee Co-Chairs and Consultant Specialists of BC
9:00am–9:45am Keynote Address: Dr. Robert McDermid
9:45am–10:00am Transition Break (15 minutes)
10:00am–12:30pm

Specialists' Response to Primary Care Challenges

Discussing challenges of specialist care for patients without primary care. What can I do for the patients in my care? What can I do for patients that need my care?

12:30pm–1:15pm Lunch and Networking (45 minutes)
  Staying Balanced Against the Odds
1:15pm–2:30pm Learning and motivating for change: exploring three dimensions of physician health through storytelling and conversation
2:30pm–2:40pm Transition Break (10 minutes)
  Culture, Communities and Relationships
2:45pm–4:00pm

Understanding the strengths and resources Indigenous communities bring to their members' healthcare. Exploring ways to work together and foster relationships between doctors, communities, and community members.

4:00pm–4:10pm Transition Break (10 minutes)
4:10pm–4:30pm Closing

2023 Specialists Symposium Disclosure Statements

Registration

Registration for this event is now closed.

Additional Resources

Indigenous Territory Guide

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The Specialist Services Committee acknowledges that we work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many different Indigenous Nations throughout British Columbia.

Acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of First Nations communities is an expression of cultural humility and involves recognizing our duty and desire to support the provision of culturally safe care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in BC. 

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