The latest news from the provincial team and complementary organizations.
October 5, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Update on Communities Involved with Primary Care Networks
• Now available: Group sessions for optimizing EMRs
• Doctors of BC has released Health Authority engagement survey results
• Campbell River doctors close gaps in maternity care for North Island women
• New guide available to help with prescribing Suboxone
• Call for applications to the Clinician Scholar Program at UBC
• Society of General Practitioners of BC welcomes new Executive Director
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• BC Pediatric Asthma Network Inaugural Workshop
• Divisions in the News
September 24, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Team-based care: helpful information and experiences
• Information cards available
• New feature on Pathways
• Update from the GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
• Recommendations to Support End Stage Kidney Disease Patients in Last Hours of Life
• HIV/AIDS Webinar Learning Series
• Divisions in the News
September 12, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- CSC Expressions of Interest due September 17
- Burnaby Maternity Clinic featured on the GPSC website
- Changes to UpToDate access for transitioning residents
- Maternity Care Workshop available for local divisions
- Kootenay Boundary division featured in September issue of the BC Medical Journal
- Summary of collaborative care plan initiatives available
- Provincial divisions office staffing update
- Calls for Physicians’ Expression of Interest in Participation
- Invitation to Trans Care BC forum
- Seeking clinics to participate in a study about EMR-based support tools for cardiovascular disease
- Opportunities for funding in rural communities
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
August 17, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Reminder: PCN EOI second intake date
- GPSC Incentives: share your feedback
- Clarification: SOS Division GP available for Alcohol Use Disorder presentation
- GPSC Leadership and Management Development Program announces dates for next cohort
- UpToDate reimbursement policy: Individual subscription refund requirements
- Doctors of BC seeking members for Be Active Every Day campaign
- Share your views on recreational and medical cannabis
- Participate in discussion on provincial primary care survey results
- Divisions in the News
August 7, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Provincial PCN governance body will include division physician reps
- GPSC meeting summary: July
- Doctors of BC profiles Nanaimo division physician leader Dr Sheila Findlay
- Residential Care Refresher conference – October 19-21, in Vernon
- August CME opportunity: SOS Division GP available for Alcohol Use Disorder presentation
- New GPSC Regional Liaison joins provincial Divisions office
- 2019 Quality Forum nominations now accepting abstract submissions
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
July 20, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- GP Experiences: Understanding patient panels
- Reminder: New Divisions website launch and training
- Save the Dates: Division Learning Sessions & GPSC Summit
- Registration now open: GPSC Leadership & Management Development Program
- Nanaimo, SNO, South Island, and NIRD school clinics featured in BC Medical Journal
- The Gabriola Community Health Centre: Community partnership leads to team-based care success
- Revised CPSBC opioid and sedative prescribing standard
- Update from the GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
- Afsaneh Moradi accepts permanent role as Director for Community Partnership & Integration (CPI)
- Updates to No CPR form
- Doctors of BC offers financial information and guidance
- Autism initiative seeks input to improve training opportunities
- Healthy By Nature initiative seeks family doctors to lead walks around the province
- Divisions in the News
July 10, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Coming soon: New incentive to support family doctors to manage their patient panel
- New Divisions website launch and training
- Divisions’ Residential Care Initiative successes highlighted in Vancouver Sun op-ed
- Nanaimo division physician profiled in Doctors of BC’s “Doctors Making a Difference” series
- Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal
- BC Patient Safety and Quality Council 2019 Quality Awards nominations
- BC Guideline updates: New ultrasound prioritization guidelines; call for reviewers
- BC Provincial Eating Disorders Network seeking survey responses
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
June 22, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Continued clarification: PCN EOI second intake date
- PMH-PCN Evidence Summary
- Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
- GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
- Fraser Northwest advance care planning project improves dignity and quality of life for patients
- GPSC Co-chair Dr Shelley Ross receives Silver Medal of Service award
- What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC
- GPSC-JSC Rural Workshop Summary report now available
- New Rapid Access Spine Triage Program at Vancouver General Hospital
- Paula Carr takes on new provincial office role of Manager, GPSC Liaisons
- New BC Medical Journal website has launched
- Clinical resources available to support ER and generalist physicians
- Where to find information about Divisions IT service disruptions
- Family Healthy Living Program seeking patient referrals
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
June 12, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Clarification: PCN EOI second intake date
- Government announcements re: primary care and PCNs
- Key areas of work
- GPSC meeting summary: May
- New fees, updated guidelines support treatment of opioid use disorder
- Summer GPSC newsletter now online
- New webinar series to support cross-divisional learning
- Health Data Coalition: Call for nominations to the Board of Directors and annual general meeting
- NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
- Doctors of BC Health Authority Engagement Survey
- Vancouver Division’s Dropbox Clinical Tools now on Pathways
- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS offers free webinar for primary care providers
- Divisions in the News
May 29, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- PCN EOI second intake date confirmed
- Resources: Cultural safety
- 2018 GPSC Spring Summit report released
- Rural and Remote division video highlights Pathways’ patient and provider benefits
- Division GPs among recent BCCFP award recipients
- Divisions COMET CRM Update
- SGP's survey results show how BC's future family doctors want to practise
- Pain BC offering free webinars on trigger point injection-based treatment
- Two new Community Liaisons join provincial Divisions office
- Divisions in the News
May 11, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- New PMH tool: Practice Characteristics Matrix
- Learning, connection, community: Event attendees confirm value of Champions of Change
- Nova Scotia adopts PSP’s Adult Mental Health module
- BC family doctors: Leading the way to better patient care
- Campbell River Division doctor wins international leadership award
- PNW division member Dr Jaco Strydom wins College Coin award
- Central Interior Rural Division physician featured in Doctors of BC's "Doctors Making a Difference" series
- Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app
- Kathleen Speakman retires from Doctors of BC
- Divisions in the News
May 2, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- New handout: benefits of team-based care
- Divisions share tips, strategies, and resources for planning opioid and pain management education sessions
- NIRD school clinic aims to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
- Learning, connection, community: Event attendees confirm value of Champions of Change
- SSC seeks input from division doctors about surgical optimization resources
- Rural Global Health Partnership Initiative
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist advice available May 1: RACE and RACEapp+
- Doctors of BC 2018 annual general meeting
- DTO bulletin: Create complex passwords that are easy to remember
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
April 23, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Date revision: Round 2 PCN expression of interest intake
- GPSC Spring Summit and new PMH-PCN materials
- Section 41 compliance: GPSC supports co-op model as a fourth option
- Salt Spring Island mental health resource featured in BC Medical Journal
- New instructional video and reference card for PLS phone translation service
- North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by College of Family Physicians of Canada
- Powell River Division and VCH partner to improve palliative care
- New staff join Provincial Divisions team
- Doctors of BC event highlights physician burnout and solutions for it
- UBC-CPD offers online perinatal depression and anxiety course at no charge
- BC Health geographies interactive map
- BCCDC seeks physician input for HPV vaccine provider survey
- Subscribe to Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
April 4, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- A proven model of care
- Reminder of GPSC supports to divisions
- GPSC Spring Summit – April 16-17, 2018
- Partners draw on success for latest step toward team-based care in Fraser Northwest region
- Mini Profiles now available online
- eCase: New service supports non-urgent GP/specialist consults
- Register to host a Walk with your Doc event
- New grant and bursary opportunities available for rural physicians
- Doctors of BC 2018 annual general meeting
- Rural physician first to be featured in Doctors of BC “Doctors Making a Difference” series
- Physician feedback requested for BC Children’s Hospital’s new psychiatry outreach and access initiative
- Resources for individuals with acquired brain injury available online
- Divisions in the News
March 21, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH/PCN update: Funding approved for physician-to-physician and PMH-to-PMH networks
- Partners launch planning process for Primary Care Networks
- Rural divisions and partners discuss PCNs in the rural context
- New Business Systems Manager joins provincial divisions team
- Delta Division launches mental health website
- Local approach to PMH assessment events engages East Kootenay division physicians
- Meaningful medication reviews and seniors – Seeking physician input
- Resources to support physicians to keep practices violence-free
- Physician feedback requested to rate patient priorities
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
March 6, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH/PCN update: GPSC selects early adopter communities
- GPSC update: February GPSC meeting summary, GPSC newsletter now online
- Changes to CPSBC physician directory
- Register for SGP’s billing education workshop
- Funding for rural physicians to attend Rural and Remote Medicine Course
- Multi-division collaboration attracts new doctors to Vancouver Island
- Nominate physician representative to join Health Data Coalition (HDC) membership
- Registration open for Walk with your Doc
- Doctors of BC 2018 annual general meeting
- DTO technical bulletin: Preventing attacks to online services
- BC Summit on Surgical Improvement event report available
- Subscribe to Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
February 20, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- Impact Measurement Framework survey results and webinar invitation
- Update from the GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
- Award win recognizes GPSC co-chair’s leadership, commitment to excellence
- Reminder to participate in telephone interpreting services pilot project
- Joint Collaborative Committees sessional reimbursement guidelines
- RACE (Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise) seeks physician feedback
- BC Cancer seeks physician feedback
- Register now: BC Rural Health Conference May 11 - 13
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
February 5, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH/PCN Update
- GPSC assigns regional physician representatives
- New sessional rates effective February 1, 2018 and April 1, 2018
- Government announces funding to address overdose crisis at the community level
- PMH practice assessment event provides valuable GP engagement opportunity
- Innovative ways divisions are getting to “yes” on Section 41
- Interdisciplinary model supports patients and providers
- Checkbox surveys update
- Doctors of BC 2018 annual general meeting
- Free CME opportunity: Toolkit to assess and manage violence risk
- Apply today for the Clinician Quality Academy
- BC Cancer and Perinatal Services BC seek physician feedback
- Subscribe to Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
January 18, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
- Reminder to submit GPSC Portal Fees (G14070, G14071)
- Primary Care Networks: Webinars coming soon
- Ministry of Health revises Community Health Service Areas (formerly Local Health Areas)
- PMH and PCN supports: Summary of emerging ideas
- Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) obligations for physicians
- Update from the GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
- GPSC Spring Summit – April 16 - 17, 2018
- Opioid treatment and management practice resources
- Correction notice: New GPSC member
- Register for Nanaimo Division pain management workshop with CBT expert Dr Daniel O’Connell
- Rural physician research grants now available
- Physician feedback requested on technology projects
- Shared Care Adverse Childhood Experiences Summit summary now available
- Registration filling up for Quality Forum and JCC Champions of Change
- Save the date: Physician health and wellness event April 3, 2018
- Leadership for Executive Directors: Vantage Point workshops
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
December 15, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Effective January 1, 2018: Changes to GPSC incentive fees
- GPSC news: New GPSC co-chair and member, 2018 GPSC meeting schedule, November meeting summary
- Doctors of BC president responds to Times Colonist editorial on doctor shortage
- Thompson Region letter to editor details division recruitment efforts
- Division support for physician retirement
- Local divisions support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
- Telehealth improving access to child and youth mental health services on Vancouver Island
- Residential care: Early results show improved access to care
- Polypharmacy Risk Reduction initiative - residential care phase near completion
- Free teamwork and communication action series presented by BCPSQC
- Registration open for JCC pre-forum event on February 21
- GST charges for residential care and inpatient care payments made to physicians
- Business/non-profit matchmaker provides free service to support board diversification
- Subscribe to Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- New report: Monitoring Seniors' Services 2017
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
December 4, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Changes to GPSC incentive fees in 2018 (G14070 & G14071; G14015, G14016, G14017)
- PSP content review ensures learning modules comply with CFPC requirements
- Winter GPSC newsletter now online
- GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee updates
- Award wins for two Vancouver Division family doctors
- Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
- Abbotsford Division team-based care collaboration improves health care access for homeless, vulnerable patients
- Community of Practice for doctors continues the work of the CYMHSU Collaborative
- Updated BC guideline now available: Frailty in older adults – early identification and management
- Opportunity for patients and providers to participate in prescription opioid use disorder trial
- Opportunity to participate in external review on opioid use disorder until December 18, 2017
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
November 14, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Reminder of changes to GPSC incentive fees
- Division resources: Seniors health
- Funding available for specialists to attend CSC meetings
- Division members outline the history, challenges, and benefits of EMRs
- Register one division GP representative for Surgical Summit event on January 22, 2018
- DTO tech bulletin: A simple and significant step to better protect clinics from ransomware attacks
- Save the Date: BC Rural Health Conference on May 11-13, 2018
- Free QuitNow workshops for BC doctors treating tobacco dependence
- Free CME opportunity: Late effects of childhood cancers
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
November 3, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Two changes by GPSC set to benefit local divisions
- New fees and changes better support doctors, including team-based care
- GPSC news: September meeting summary
- GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee updates
- Wildfires and emergency preparedness: Share your experiences and thoughts
- SOS doctors lighten workloads and optimize scope of their team members
- New supports to care for youth transitioning to adult care
- Now available – access to telephone interpreting services at no cost to family practices
- Health Data Coalition expands network with new GPSC funding
- Medical student placements urgently needed for January – April 2018
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
October 12, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- GPSC News: Fee changes: Updated billing guide, fall issue of GP Update, September GPSC meeting summary, GPSC-divisions interface webinar schedule
- Update: Primary care networks (PCN)
- Now available: In-practice support for patient panels
- Getting to ‘Yes’ on Section 41 webinar
- Doctors of BC: Tax survey results and tax planning submission
- Doctors Technology Office (DTO) news: Windows 10 update and wireless network security
- Team-based care: Model and supports enhance patient care, practice efficiency for Abbotsford GPs
- SOS Division builds opioid crisis response from the ground up
- WRSS Division/Fraser Health project team wins Fraser Health Above and Beyond Award
- Victoria and South Island physicians pen op-ed highlighting divisions’ successes
- Health Authority Engagement survey results
- Pain BC webinar: How to talk to chronic pain patients about neuroplasticity, CBT, and mindfulness
- Ministry of Health seeks physician input for evaluation of health technology
- BC Colon Screening Program seeking physician input
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
September 19, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Access to telephone interpreting services at no-cost to family practices – starting October 1, 2017
- Rural perspectives on patient medical homes
- Doctors of BC updates IM/IT statement of principles
- UBC physician survey: What do you know about medicolegal training?
- Campbell River LAT shares lessons learned from CYMHSU Collaborative work
- New online network and resources aim to improve emergency care in BC
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
September 5, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Changes coming October 1, 2017 to some GPSC incentive fees – learn more in upcoming webinars
- Community representatives requested to attend GPSC meetings
- Q&A with Dr Trina Larsen Soles: Doctors of BC President 2017–18
- Save the Date: GPSC Summit April 16–17, 2018
- New Powell River Division graphic illustrates Societies Act compliance
- Burnaby Division creates emotional wellness patient education resource
- Nominations open for 2017 Doctors of BC Awards
- Physician sign up now for Be Active Every Day: October 2–27, 2017
- UBC survey: How have the CPSBC chronic pain standards impacted your practice?
- Perinatal Services BC presents Safer Infant Sleep on September 27, 2017
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
August 24, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- Proposed federal tax changes: Doctors of BC advocates for the profession, supports doctors to voice concerns and influence decision-making
- Share your perspectives: Aligning collaborative resources and support
- UpToDate access for transitioning residents changes on September 15, 2017
- Access to telephone interpreting services to support patient care – Ministry of Health/PHSA pilot project starts October 1, 2017
- South Okanagan Similkameen team-based care helps at-risk patients get health and lives on track
- Patient Medical Home engagement journey stories
- Reminder: Ministry of Health continues to seek division input on family physician health human resource (HHR) planning
- Seniors health updates: Seniors Health Summer 2017 Newsletter
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News
August 9, 2017 Divisions Dispatch
- GPSC incentive changes coming into effect January 1, 2018
- Update from the GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
- GPSC news: July meeting summary, Spring Summit summary report
- Residential Care: Resource exchange
- 2017 Be Active Every Day challenge
- Salt Spring Island suicide intervention toolkits provide support for youth, caregivers, and health care workers
- Providing care in a crisis: Division partnerships support doctors and patients during wildfires
- Northern Interior Rural Division doctor and UBC CPD collaborate to offer rurally focused ultrasound training
- Quality Forum 2018 and JCC “Champions of Change” call for abstracts. Deadline September 8, 2017
- Coping with dementia and wandering: New resources from Alzheimer Society of BC offer support
- MEND childhood healthy weights program ends June 2017
- Partner publications
- Divisions in the News