Opportunities to Engage

Upcoming Events

Thursday, May 14: 6 - 7:30 pm - WISE Journal Club: Gender bias in surgical referral patterns 

The Women in Surgery in ENT (WISE) Journal Club started in the Division of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. The group meets quarterly and is open to all health-care providers interested in equity, diversity, and inclusion.

At the next session, PGY5 ENT resident Dr. Alice Liu will address the topic of gender bias in surgical referral patterns as discussed in this JAMA Surgery original investigation. 

Attend in person.
Register here by May 11.
Location details will be shared upon registration.

Tuesday, May 19: 12 noon - Physician Appreciation Lunch at UBC Hospital

Join us for lunch in the EOC Room or grab a box and go.

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Sunday, May 30: 4:30 - 7 pm - Bowling wit friends and families

Got some spare time? Ready to strike out? Join us for a friendly bowling event at Commodore Lanes in downtown Vancouver. Have fun while connecting with your colleagues and their families and friends. 

Commodore Lanes, 838 Granville Street
Food provided. 
Register here.

Limited to the first 200 RSVPs; up to four tickets per VMDAS/VPSA member. Please register for your guests as well. 

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Current Opportunities

We're recruiting!

Get involved and join one of our committees or task groups. Sessional funding is provided for this work.

The following opportunity is currently available:

VPSA's Substance Use Disorder Patient and Provider Experience Task Group is recruiting two members to help empower and support Vancouver Acute and Vancouver Community staff to provide the best possible environment for care for patients with substance use disorder. To achieve this, the task group:

  • Develops and supports the implementation of practical strategies and initiatives through a collaborative multidisciplinary approach.
  • Develops a budget to support its mandate for consideration and approval by the VPSA board.

The group meets monthly for one hour.

Please see here to apply for this opening.  

Engage with us!

We want to hear from you about ideas for VPSA events and/or workshops. Share your brainwaves with us and we’ll direct your suggestion(s) to the relevant VPSA committee or task group for their consideration and action.

Complete this form and we'll get back to you within 10 business days. 

Let's care, connect, and collaborate! 

Want to participate? Click here to send kudos to a VPSA physician colleague!

    Funding available for quality improvement, physician wellness, substance use disorder, and/or planetary health initiatives 

    Vancouver Physician Staff Association members may submit project ideas for consideration for funding. Proposed initiatives should align with at least one of VPSA’s priorities;  quality improvement, physician wellness, substance use disorder, and/or planetary health.

    Check out our process, which begins with a letter of intent

    Retention and Recruitment funding 

    Department or division heads can apply for this funding. 

    Do you have ideas that would fit? Talk to your department or division head and encourage them to apply or contact VPSA Operations Director Andrew Pinfold.