Licensing

In a notice to the public published on May 20, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia announced that former chief medical officer of Interior Health Dr. Albert Stefanus De Villiers had signed an agreement to resign from the profession as of May 2 and never reapply.

The new change is effective as of May 13.

Currently, Manitoba and Ontario are the only two provinces that don’t allow pharmacists to prescribe birth control.

Already sanctioned by the OPQ's Disciplinary Board in another case, pharmacist fined $15,000, after student falsifies vaccination records during pandemic.

Premier David Eby also announced that applications from U.S.-trained nurses have increased by 127% after the BC College of Nurses and Midwives introduced a new streamlined registration process.

Several adjustments to the regulations centre around pharmacist prescribing and scope in the wake of the Pharmacist Care Clinic pilot project.

Those who are not already licensed in another Canadian province or territory are required to successfully complete PACE.

With high burnout, light touch called for from colleges of physicians and surgeons.