BC Health Regulators (BCHR) brings together all health profession regulators – known as health regulatory colleges – in British Columbia, providing an administrative and organizational foundation for collaboration between the colleges. Our shared mandate is to serve and protect all British Columbians, ensuring regulated health care providers deliver qualified, safe, and ethical care to their patients and clients.
BCHR brings together BC’s health regulatory colleges to collaborate on improving regulation and regulatory practice across our organizations.
Our activities focus on four main objectives:
- Building a consistent regulatory approach among health profession regulators;
- Providing relevant education to support regulatory college staffs and boards in their work;
- Providing regulatory leadership and expertise to improve and advance regulatory practice; and
- Building BCHR’s effectiveness and sustainability for supporting our collaborative efforts.
Working together, we address shared needs and opportunities, including developing regulatory resources and undertaking priority BCHR initiatives that support the above objectives.
BCHR leadership
The BCHR Executive Committee consists of the Registrars of the six health regulatory colleges:
- Cynthia Johansen, BC College of Nurses and Midwives, Chair
- Carin Plischke, College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC, Vice-Chair
- Chris Hacker, College of Dental Surgeons of BC, Secretary
- Suzanne Solven, College of Pharmacists of BC, Treasurer
- Dianne Millette, College of Health and Care Professionals of BC, Director-at-Large
- Patrick Rowe, College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC, Director-at-Large
Catherine (Kate) O’Donnell is BCHR’s Executive Director (ed@bchealthregulators.ca). Kate oversees the day-to-day management of BCHR and its initiatives. Her leadership also supports collaboration among BC’s health profession regulatory colleges.