Physician Support
If you are facing disciplinary action, a number of resources exist to support you:
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THE CANADIAN MEDICAL PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION
(CPMA)
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Supporting Canadian doctors with medico-legal matters
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Improving patient safety and safe medical care through advice, support, research, and data-driven education
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DOCTORS OF BC REGIONAL ADVISOR AND ADVOCATE
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Assisting with issues locally, with the health authority, and provincially.
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Supporting you with complaints or discipline issues to ensure you are treated fairly and proper processes are followed.
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Providing individual and group contract support.
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PEER SUPPORT NETWORKS
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Non-clinical, confidential and non-judgmental one-on-one conversations with a trained peer supporter.
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Feel heard, validated, safe and empowered
Not sure where to go? Let us know and we can help connect you to more resources.
Peer Support
at RCH MSA
WHAT IS PEER SUPPORT?
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Our local Peer Supporters are trained and available to listen to their colleagues and help guide through next steps.
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Peers offer confidential, non-judgmental listening and non-clinical support with life, work and other issues.
Submit a
Request
Connect with a Peer Supporter
WHEN MIGHT PEER SUPPORT BE BENEFITIAL?
Peer support might be helpful for physicians who experience work or life stressors and require emotional, non-judgmental support. Examples of these scenarios might be:
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Adverse clinical event (including but not limited to an adverse patient outcome)
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Patient or college complaint
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Interpersonal/relational conflict with a patient or colleague
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Acute life stressor which impacts career (e.g. birth of a new child or bereavement)
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Struggles with burnout/moral injury
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A change that has happened at work that impacts you emotionally
CAN I BECOME A PEER SUPPORTER?
We would love to have you join us! The Royal Columbian Hospital Peer Supporter Program includes training sessions focused on compassion, empathy, and creating a psychologically safe work culture. After training, your name and profile will be shared to help colleagues feel comfortable reaching out for support. We encourage open conversations about wellness, mental health, and vulnerability to raise awareness and promote participation.
To join or learn more, please contact rcherhmedstaff@gmail.com
