BCRS President, Dr. Yong-Hing, speaks to CBC in this segment, “B.C Sending Cancer Patients Across the Border to Address Wait Times.”

Advocacy In Action Following our Day on the Hill, BCRS met with MLA Anna Kindy, Official Opposition Critic for Health, to continue advocating for solutions to BC’s radiologist shortage. There are currently 530,000+ British Columbians waiting for medical imaging. BCRS continues to advocate for sustainable funding that supports timely access to diagnostic imaging for patients…

Advocacy In Action Ahead of the upcoming Estimates process in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, the BCRS met with Dr. Anna Kindy, BC Health Critic, to ensure our priorities are clearly understood before detailed budget review begins. This timing matters. Engaging in advance of Estimates allows us to frame the pressures facing Radiologists before…

Advocacy In Action The BC Radiological Society is in Victoria today for meetings with Members of the Legislative Assembly. We look forward to engaging in productive dialogue about the challenges facing radiologists and patients in British Columbia, and the solutions we can implement to ensure timely access to high-quality care.

Advocacy In Action Today, Dr. Vamshi Kotha presented to the BC Ministry of Health on the value of Interventional Radiology and the current gaps putting patients at risk. Interventional Radiology (IR) is a proven, cost-effective, and life-saving clinical service. With targeted investment, British Columbia can stabilize IR capacity, protect patients, reduce waitlists, and improve access…

Dr. Farnquist said a critical shortage of medical imaging technologists and radiologists that practice breast imaging is also contributing to the issue. Publicly funded community imaging clinics are also under financial stress, she said. “It’s becoming very difficult for some of these clinics to even keep updated equipment. So some are even choosing to not…

Advocacy In Action The BCRS recently had the opportunity to connect with the Honourable Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, alongside Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing and BCRS CEO Amy Smith. We look forward to building a strong, collaborative relationship and hope this marks the beginning of ongoing dialogue in support of Radiology and patient care in British…