The Cowichan District Medical Society acknowledges that it serves and practices on the traditional, unceded territories of the Cowichan, Ditidaht, Penalkut, Halaht, Stz’uminus, Ts'uubaa-asatx, Lyackson, and Malahat First Nations.

​Our Mission

To engage and support the medical staff in building healthy relationships within the staff, and our partners. We promote effective leadership, communication, and collaboration for excellent care of patients, their families and physician well-being.​

Activities

​​Our Vision
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A vibrant and collaborative Medical Community with both improved physician quality of life and exceptional patient/families' experiences of care. 

FREQUENTLY ASKED

​QUESTIONS

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Our Objectives

• Build relationships by connecting with our members and partners regarding opportunities for collaboration, leadership, learning, and growth. 
• Influence decisions by having the voice of our members heard at the local, regional, and provincial levels. 
• Support Positive change by helping members bring forward new ideas, and manage/communicate change in our community.
• Support our members and connect them to resources to promote physician well being.

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Executive Committee

Dr. Tracey Stephenson
Co Chair/ President
Dr. Brendan O’Malley
Co Chair/ President
Dr. Susan Barr
Secretary/Treasurer
Dr. Kristi Zinkiew
Director

Admin Team

Lisa Ebel-Wiebe
Project /Executive Lead
​lebelwiebe@cowichandoctors.ca

​Lisa helps the CDMS with Executive governance, project initiatives, strategic planning, and business management.  She has provided consulting services for several of the BC Health Authorities, the Ministry of Health, DoBC, crown agencies, Capital Health, and Saskatchewan Health; working with both clinicians and senior management teams.  Lisa has supported numerous boards in identifying and fulfilling their objectives, and has also served on the board of the BC Health Information Management Professional Society, the Canadian College of Health Services Executives, and Crossroads Hospice Society.

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Rebecca Simmons
​Operations Coordinator
rsimmons@cowichandoctors.ca

​Rebecca supports the CDMS Executive and Advisory Committees as well as our event planning, project, and website administration.  She is instrumental to our coordinated efforts and responsiveness to our physicians’ needs.  

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Advisory Committee

Dr. Christiaan Avenant
Committee Chair
Dr. Kurt Ritter
Anesthesiology
Selina Boily
Midwifery
Dr. Zaan Davies
Division Representative 
Dr. Dan Duta
Surgery, Urology, ENT, Dentistry, Ophthalmology
Dr. Martin Lipinski
​Emergency Medicine
Dr. Luc Beaudet
Obstetrics
​Dr. Jeanne Odendaal
​Pediatrics 
Dr. Michael Jansz
Internal Medicine
Dr. Yume Kohno
Radiology
Dr. Jane Saunders
Psychiatry
Dr. Ricardo Velazquez
Orthopaedics, DoBC Representative Assembly (rural specialist representative)

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