Dictionary review hub

The provincial privileging dictionaries are live documents and will be adapted as needed to reflect new practices or technologies.

The original privileging dictionaries were developed by more than 300 BC medical professionals and specialty experts. Changes to the dictionaries will occur in iterative cycles of review and refresh. This page features current dictionary refresh activities.

Dictionary review project (2016-19)

Over the 3 year refresh project, all provincial dictionaries will be reviewed and updated. Open a category below to see the status of current reviews.  Follow the links to view and provide input on dictionary drafts or revised final versions.

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The dictionaries below are scheduled for review as listed. Any input provided to BC MQI on these dictionaries will be brought forward to the review panel for consideration. See View dictionaries for the current versions of each.

​Wave 3

April 2018 - March 2019

​Wave 4

April - December 2019

  • Nephrology
  • Nephrology Pediatrics
  • Hyperbaric Medicine
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Clinical Immunology and Allergy

Are you a medical professional or specialty expert in a discipline listed below? If so, follow the link to view and provide input on a working dictionary draft.

 

 

​The following new or revised dictionaries have been approved and are now available in the View dictionaries section.

  • Anatomical Pathology
  • Cardiology
  • Clinical Practitioner in Oncology
  • Dentistry
  • Dermatology
  • Emergency Medicine
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Family Medicine General Practice
  • Family Practice Anesthesia
  • Family Practice Enhanced Surgical Skills
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Gastroenterology
  • General Internal Medicine
  • General Pathology
  • General Surgery
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Gynecological Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
  • Hematological Pathology Transfusion
  • Hematology
  • Hospital Medicine
  • Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Medical Biochemistry
  • Medical Micro Biology
  • Medical Oncology
  • Midwifery
  • Neonatology
  • Neurology
  • Neuropathology
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Otolaryngology
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
  • Pediatric Respirology
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Pediatrics
  • Plastic Surgery
  • Psychiatry
  • Public Health & Preventative Medicine
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Respirology
  • Surgical Assist
  • Surgical Uterine Evacuation
  • Urology
  • Vascular Surgery