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

The BC Radiological Society warns that the province’s medical imaging backlog will get worse, unless the BC government helps private clinics that are struggling to remain open.

Advocacy In Action Thank you to the Honourable Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Dr. Adam Thompson, President of Doctors of BC, for joining us and supporting important conversations around the future of medical imaging in British Columbia. We are incredibly grateful to our members, speakers, sponsors, and partners for helping make this event such…

Advocacy In Action Today, BCRS President Dr. Wan Wan Yap, Dr. Roshni Patel, and BCRS CEO Amy Smith met with MLA Brennan Day to discuss the critical radiologist recruitment and retention challenges facing British Columbia, with a particular focus on the impact in rural communities. Access to timely medical imaging is essential for patient care,…

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 BCRS President Dr. Wan Wan Yap recently met with BC Premier David Eby to discuss the vital role medical imaging plays in delivering timely, high quality care across British Columbia. The 2026 provincial budget was a topic of discussion, with health care remaining a major focus of government spending.  BCRS will continue…

Advocacy in Action BCRS Member, Dr. Paula Gordon, speaks to the wait times for Breast Imaging in BC.