Code Blue: BC Wait Times

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 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 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.

Prior to the Health Estimates on Thursday April. 27th with the Minister of Health, the BCRS updated BC Liberal health critic Shirley Bond on our 4 key points.  Shirley Bond advanced all 4 key points in the legislature. You can view the transcript here. The BCRS is disappointed that the Minister of Health continues to focus on a few select positive numbers and…

Advocacy In Action Today we discussed the urgent radiologist workforce shortage in BC, including barriers faced by internationally trained specialists, licensing and credentialing delays, and the need for more streamlined pathways to practice already used in other provinces. We appreciate MLA Dhir’s engagement and look forward to continuing the conversation on solutions to improve patient…

“The wait time in BC was bad in the fall and the situation is now critical,” Dr. Yong-Hing.