Member Wellness
Your Wellness
The Vancouver Division recognizes the importance of the health and wellness for our community. Below are Member Wellness resources and programs we hope you’ll find useful.
And, of course, if you’d like more information, please contact the Membership team at membership@vancouverdivision.com
Dr Dan Wellness
Dr. Daniel Dodek (Dr Dan) is Vancouver Division’s Lead for Physician Health and works to provide a number of Wellness tips for family physicians.
Dr. Daniel Dodek
Vancouver Division Lead for Physician Health
"My goal, as Vancouver Division Lead for Physician Health, is for family doctors in Vancouver and all communities, to feel appreciated, valued, experience joy in their work and take care of their health."
The Division would like to acknowledge physician lead, Dr. Daniel Dodek for his ongoing commitment to bring wellness to the forefront of our communications and support. Dr. Dan writes a weekly physician wellness column to offer discussion and presentation of support centred around health and wellness. His ‘Dr. Dan Wellness Tips’ continue to provide comfort, reflection, and humour, through sharing an honest and relatable voice, which has become so important during this past year.
Take a look through some of Dr. Dan’s Tips and Resources below. If you were inspired by a previous Dr. Dan Wellness Tip or Resource and looking to find it, please contact Bella Hauner.
Dr Dan's Wellness Tips
Additionally, find below a number of resources to help you on your wellness journey.
Dr Dan's Wellness Resources
This Hub provides reliable wellness tools and resources to empower physicians, medical learners, leaders and educators to create change in the culture of medicine.
The Physician Health Program (PHP) believes that all physicians should establish a long-term, trusting relationship with a primary care provider (PCP). Complete the form through this link to be matched with a PCP.
Physician Health Program is a responsive, high quality care provider and community services navigator for physicians, trainees and their families. The PHP helpine for confidential, personalized assistance with issues such as mental health, relationship stress, career and life transitions, substance use and concern for colleague is open 24/7.
Logged in Members can view more Wellness Resources via the Physician Wellness page here.
Peer Support Initiative Program
Physicians can benefit from sharing their challenging experiences with peers who may have experienced similar situations and can truly understand. Support from colleagues can have a positive impact on wellbeing and workplace experiences.
The Peer Support Initiative offers confidential, non-clinical, support to physician colleagues by physician Peer Supporters in a 1:1 setting.
