Dr. Satish-Desai of Parksville during his 2012 Walk With Your Doc event.
During the week of May 6-12, 2013, the BC Medical Association’s (BCMA) Council on Health Promotion is hosting Walk with your Doc. These 30 minute (or one kilometre) walking events allow physicians to set a positive example for patients, gently encouraging them to be active and improve their health through fitness and prevention.
By organizing and hosting a Walk with Your Doc event, doctors are able to bring their community together for an easy, non-intimidating social event which builds rapport and support for rural residents interested in making healthier lifestyle choices.
Interested in hosting a walk? Email the BCMA to register your event. You will receive a promotional package that includes sign-up sheets, postcards, and pedometers to help promote your event to patients.
For more information and registration, visit www.bcma.org/docswalk.
Walk with Your Doc is an annual event hosted by the BCMA that celebrates the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Move for Health Day.
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The following BC rural and regional physicians are hosting a Walk with Your Doc event in their community this year:
Abbotsford, BC – Dr. Ihsaan Peer
Chilliwack, BC – Chilliwack Division of Family Practice. Participating docs: Drs. Ralph Jones, Chantel Chris, Heather Leyen
Comox, BC – Dr. Theresa Wilson
Courtenay, BC – Drs. Kirsten Emmott and Laura P. Bell
Dease Lake, BC – Dr. Lee Glazier
Denman Island, BC – Drs. Stephen Malthouse, Doreen Tatz, David Scruton
Kamloops, BC – Thompson Region Division of Family Practice. Participating doc: Dr. Shirley Sze
Kelowna, BC – Dr. Hilary Quinn
Invermere, BC – Drs. Michael Walsh, Chris Gooch, Stephen Arif, Theresa Ross, Tania de Klerk, Arthur Omensdahl, Francois Louw, Colleen Maytham, Maria Dibb, Jane Fleet, Bruce Johnson, Shannin Page, Ian White
Mackenzie, BC – Dr. James Card
Mill Bay, BC – Dr. Lesley Hartford
Mission, BC – Dr. Peter Barnsdale
Nanaimo, BC – Dr. Jennifer O’Farrell , Derek Poteryko
Penticton, BC – Dr. Wendy Ross
Port Alberni, BC – Dr. Daryl Lund
Sechelt, BC – Dr. Isabelle Hughan
Salt Spring Island, BC – Drs. David Beaver , Jan MacPhail, Paula Ryan