Publication type:
Brochure / Leaflet / Pamphlet / Information Sheet
Agency:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC)
Summary:
A pamphlet with information on finding a new doctor in the Lower Mainland, written by the Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC). Includes some gender-based analysis of the predominance of male practitioners within the health care system and the resultant power imbalances this creates. The pamphlet provides suggestions of things to consider when looking for a doctor, meeting with a potential new doctor, and resources available at the VWHC and in Vancouver.
Keywords:
Vancouver Women's Health Collective (VWHC); doctors; patients' rights; women's health; women and health; gender-based analysis; BC health system; primary health care; health