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The College is seeking public input to learn about the experiences and expectations patients have in relation to their physician or surgeon asking them for consent.

​On May 11, 2021, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives, the College of Pharmacists of BC, and the College of Dental Surgeons of BC issued an apology to the Indigenous people and communities who have experienced racism while engaging with

Registrants completing the FAST Evidence course will find themselves with enhanced online search skills and CPD credits.

The Provincial Health Officer has posted current guidance for mask use and infection prevention and control for health professionals.

The College will be closed on Friday, April 15, 2022 and Monday, April 18, 2022. Business will resume at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, April 19, 2022.

Read the March/April 2022 issue of the College Connector.

A panel of the Inquiry Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC made an interim order pursuant to section 35(1) of the Health Professions Act suspending Dr. Stephen Craig Malthouse from practising medicine during the investigation of file IC 2022-0323.

The Board resolved to make further amendments to section 7-4 of the Bylaws. The revised bylaw amendment will be posted for a 60-day period, providing registrants and other interested parties the opportunity to review and comment.

On March 7, 2022, the Provincial Health Officer issued an Order under the Public Health Act that applies to all colleges and health professionals regulated under the Health Professions Act.