BCRS President, Dr. Yong-Hing, speaks to CBC in this segment, “B.C Sending Cancer Patients Across the Border to Address Wait Times.”
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“The wait time in BC was bad in the fall and the situation is now critical,” Dr. Yong-Hing.
“The wait time in BC was bad in the fall and the situation is now critical,” Dr. Yong-Hing.
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 Dr. Wan Wan Yap and Amy Smith recently met with Jason Craig, Knowledge Lead, and Andrea Burton, CEO of the Physiotherapy Association of British Columbia, to discuss the proposed scope of practice change that would allow physiotherapists to order diagnostic medical imaging. The BCRS shared key concerns related to ongoing radiologist shortages,…
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 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…
Wait times for breast imaging at health authority sites are already out of control. If CICs which do breast imaging reduce services or close, it will be a complete disaster. There is high risk of this unless urgent action is taken.For many months now, we have been calling on the government to take urgent action…
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…