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June 26, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- Practice Support Program supports for expanding in-person care
- Maternity Care for BC supports family physicians
- Call for nominations – Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group
- Zoom for Healthcare training sessions
- BC Family Doctors virtual care online tools
- VCH offers free mental health program
- Government introduces amendments to improve care to youth following overdose
June 12, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- Aligning services to better support physicians
- Family physician longitudinal care payments coming in summer 2020
- BC Rural and First Nations Health & Wellness Summit: A Virtual Gathering of Communities
- Update on billing for Telehealth Services during COVID-19
- Join the Pathways Virtual Care Directory to help patients connect with family doctors
- Launch of BC community health profiles
- New CMA Physician Wellness Support Line equalizes access for all provinces
- Learning sessions and online resources from the Canadian Medical Association
- Invitation to participate: Developing a pediatric growth monitoring algorithm
- Breast Cancer Screening Program to resume in June
- Province-Wide BC Virtual Care Study
May 29, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- Physicians: are you creating an individualized plan to re-open your offices?
- Intimate Partner Violence during COVID-19
- Telehealth fee code changes coming June 1
- Province Wide BC Virtual Care Study
- COVID-19 Primary Care Survey of Clinicians
- GPSC Meeting Summary March-May
- Participation requested for study on rural maternity care
- Ophthalmology COVID-19 Rapid Access Triage and Referral System
- New BC Cancer Primary Care Learning Sessions
May 19, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- Coming soon: one-stop information source to help doctors re-open offices
- Getting Patients Back to the Practice - webinar resources
- Navigating federal and provincial COVID-19 programs for small businesses
- Dr Bonnie Henry to speak to physicians on optimizing patient care and safety
- GPSC providing eFaxing subsidy to BC family physicians
- Psychological PPE: Peer support beyond COVID-19
- Hearing from physicians engaged in JCC work
- Telehealth fee code changes effective June 1, 2020
- DTO virtual care webinar - feedback and support discussion
- New Zoom for healthcare resources from DTO
- Ministry of Health launches PRIME
- Engaging Youth in Telehealth webinars
- Health Data Coalition Board of Directors - Call for Nominations
- Upcoming Oncology CME webcasts
- BC Cancer primary care learning sessions
- BC ECHO on Substance Use - Alcohol Use Disorder
- Invitation from Okanagan Clinical Trials to refer patients for a memory assessment
May 1, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- Business Cost Premium can now be applied to telehealth
- MSP coverage during COVID-19 pandemic
- Delivery of immunization services during COVID-19
- Caring for patients with cardiovascular disease during the COVID-19 pandemic
- REAKT: Rapid Evidence And Knowledge Translation for Rural Providers during COVID-19
- DTO updates and resources to support virtual care
- Support from Locums for Rural BC
- Expanding data collection and sharing to help family physicians build stronger practices
- Foundry BC offering virtual drop-in counselling
- Free chronic pain education for health care providers
April 20, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- BC physicians can get Zoom licenses at no cost
- RACE COVID-19 response: Extended hours and new specialty
- DTO virtual care resources: Video tutorial series, e-faxing guide, weekly support sessions
- Physicians: things you can do to strengthen your practice during COVID-19
- The BC College of Family Physicians launches virtual care campaign
- Postponement of the Fall JCC Events
- GPSC Spring Billing Webinars – Rescheduled to Summer/Fall 2020
- Free online support groups for people with chronic pain during COVID
- Virtual stroke recovery sessions
- Study: Short interviews on advance care planning
- Divisions in the News
April 3, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
- New temporary COVID-19 fee codes for family physicians (effective March 27)
- GPSC billing education webinars
- Campaign launched to raise awareness that physicians are using virtual care
- COVID-19 supports
- COVID‐19 update to BC Cancer Screening Program availability
- Outlook setup guide for Divisions of Family Practice
- Direct-acting oral anticoagulants now covered by Pharmacare for new patients
- Updated Perinatal Services BC Forms – On hold until further notice
- Walk with Your Doc event update
- Divisions in the News
March 20, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
• COVID-19 billing changes
• Virtual care support from Doctors Technology Office
• New COVID-19 self-assessment tool
• Sick notes unnecessary during COVID-19 outbreak
• Suspension of the Driver Medical Examination Reports
• Dr Anthon Meyer appointed as next GPSC Co-Chair
• Team Charting Agreement webinar recording and patient notification posters now available
• Updated BC Health Quality Matrix
• MRI Central Intake Office – Updated MRI Appropriateness Check
• Mini-Profiles showing physician MSP payments for 2018 now available
• Divisions in the News
March 6, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• PCN Implementation Launch Day
• PCNs by the numbers
• Important changes to GPSC fees start April 1
• Business Cost Premium incentive payment - information session
• DTO resources: Using dictation software in medical practices
• DTO Releases New Forms Guidelines and Best Practices
• February GPSC Meeting Summary
• Registration open for online course on Finding and Creating Joy in Work
• GPSC’s Patient Experience Tool featured in March BCMJ
• Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• Perinatal Services BC updated forms
• Patients as Partners Online events calendar
• Invitation to refer patients throughout the Okanagan Valley to participate in clinical trials
• Information available through Doctors of BC newsletters
• Divisions in the News
February 21, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• PCNs by the numbers
• Team Charting Agreement Webinars: Team Based Care and information sharing
• Fact sheet on GPSC’s new Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) payment
• GPSC sponsorship available for workshop on primary care learning system in BC
• Reminder: GPSC billing webinar on March 3 and 30
• Divisions invited to Continuing Professional Development Leaders Conference
• Health Data Coalition launches TELUS Med Access integration
• UBC currently recruiting mentees for the Rural Physician Mentoring Program
• Pathways Informational Webinar
• In-person support and education for people with pain
• New Fraser Health Paris reports available as of March 9, 2020
• Divisions in the News
February 7, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• PCN Steering Committee ToR Template
• PCN EOI information package
• Register now for the Business Cost Premium
• Reminder: GPSC billing webinar on February 18 and 19
• Clinic Cybersecurity message from Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health
• Call for applications to the Sue Harris Family Practice Research Grant
• DTO resources for Windows 7 operating system support
• Registration open for 2020 Run for Rural Medicine
• Divisions in the News
January 27, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Updates to the GPSC PMH Assessment better support practices and communities
• Family physicians receive GPSC’s new payment supporting longitudinal care
• Payment made: GPSC increases maternity and in-hospital fees
• Reminder to submit GPSC Portal Codes (G14070, G14071)
• Reminder: GPSC billing webinars on January 27 and 28
• DTO launches new health technology webinar series
• Nanaimo-based family doctor featured on Doctors Making a Difference series
• Society of General Practitioners new brand launch and event
• Updated Health Care Consent Part 3 FAQ
• BC Cancer Family Practice Oncology Network CME webcasts
• Registration open for new primary care learning sessions for colorectal cancer
• Invitation to participate in study about routine growth monitoring in infancy
• Remote patient tracking available through Island Health's PowerChart
• Invitation to refer patients throughout the Okanagan Valley to participate in clinical trials
• Free hypertension prevention program from Heart and Stoke
• Divisions in the News
January 10, 2020 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• New documents on the PCN Toolkit
• New GPSC payment to support longitudinal care
• Reminder to submit GPSC Portal Codes (G14070, G14071)
• Upcoming webinar about team-based care billing
• GPSC billing education webinar series: Winter 2020
• Update: GPSC increases maternity and in-hospital fees
• Readers’ Choice: GPSC 2019 highlights top ten stories from last year
• South Okanagan Similkameen Division opens team-based care clinic as part of primary care network
• New DocTalks Video: Reducing Risks of Medications for Seniors
• GPSC November Meeting Summary
• Update from the GPSC Provincial Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
• Enrolling children in MSP when parents or guardians are not eligible
• Invitation to complete a survey about routine growth monitoring practices
• Participants needed for two BC Guidelines External Reviews
• CMA Ambassadors Program
• Divisions in the News
December 11, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• GPSC announces funding for minor tenant improvements to support team-based care
• Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and AHP perspectives on PMHs
• New GPSC payment to support longitudinal care
• Clarified: GPSC Panel Development Incentive Eligibility
• Doctors of BC seeking member input into proposed changes to health professions regulation
• Change to Health Care (Consent) Act – what it means for physicians
• ICYMI: Hear from patients - New Patient Experience Tool
• New GPSC Regional Reps
• PSP supports for quality improvement activities featured in December BCMJ
• Registration open for JCC Pre-Forum and Quality Forum
• Dr Kathleen Ross to continue outreach to physicians across BC in 2020
• PowerChart Access for Medical Office Assistants in Island Health Authority
• Invitation to join the BC ECHO on Substance Use
• A new online tool has launched to help navigate seniors’ living options
• Divisions in the News
November 22, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• New Doctors of BC podcast features discussion about PMHs and PCNs
• GPSC’s Residential Care Initiative renamed as Long-term Care Initiative
• Fall edition of the GPSC Newsletter now available
• Reminder: Billing education webinar - fees that support working in teams
• GPSC Summit Event Summary
• GPSC and Health Data Coalition partnership
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Practice Resource
• Invitation to participate in study about routine growth monitoring in infancy
• Updated Concussion E-Learning Course for Medical Professionals
• Divisions in the News
November 12, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Hear from patients: New GPSC Patient Experience Tool
• PCN Documents: UPCC revised policy and PCN governance diagram
• Billing education webinar: fees that support working in teams
• ICBC changes: Impacts and updates for physicians
• PSP simplifies its certification process for doctors
• Change to admission process for adults into care facilities
• Flu vaccine billing information
• More input needed on Physician Burdens
• DTO privacy and security training now required to access Fraser Health UCI eHealth viewer
• Reducing physician burnout: New article in the November issue of the BCMJ
• Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health patients in rural communities
• Pathways webinar series
• New Physician Wellness Resource
• Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) for Medical Professionals
• Divisions in the News
October 25, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• PCN Toolkit updates
• Contact list for division communications staff and contractors
• Free pedestrian safety poster and reflective armbands for physician offices
• GPSC member Richard Jock is now CEO of First Nations Health Authority
• GPSC Summit evaluation report
• Research participants needed for emergency contraception study
• Registration open for symposium on elder care in rural and remote areas
• Invitation to participate in study about routine growth monitoring in infancy
• Divisions in the News
October 7, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Ridge Meadows Division announces local PCNs and UPCC
• ISA Team Charting Principles
• GPSC Summit changes
• Divisions benefit package
• GPSC membership changes
• GPSC Meeting Summary
• MRI Central Intake Office survey
• Registration open for 2019 Medical Legal Conference
• Physician Perspectives on Return to Work
• Call for applications to the Clinician Scholar Program
• Free Pain Support and Wellness Groups
• Patients as Partners Online events calendar
• Divisions in the News
September 20, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Provincial office staffing note
• Information Sharing Agreement webinar recording now available
• ICYMI: Webinar series: learn more about billing GPSC fees
• New Doctors of BC Vice President, Engagement and Quality Improvement
• UpToDate access for transitioning residents changes on September 30, 2019
• Data Tools Webinar Series Part 2 – The Health Data Coalition
• GPSC Patient Experience Tool Webinar
• Bringing primary care to patients’ homes: Fraser Northwest’s Nurse Debbie model
• Preventing and responding to violence against physicians
• Dr Kathleen Ross to meet with physicians across BC
• Opportunities for funding in rural communities
• Physician Engagement: Parent Education on the Period of PURPLE Crying
• In-office breastfeeding decal available to family physicians
• Divisions in the News
September 6, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• In case you missed it: PCN Implementation guide
• Updated Local Health Area Profiles
• New online course from DTO and UBC CPD: Information security in private practice
• UpToDate access for transitioning residents changes on September 30, 2019
• New interim guideline for syphilis screening in pregnancy in BC
• Registration open for Pain BC’s education and mentorship
• Call for Abstracts for the 2020 JCC Pre-Forum
• Divisions in the News
August 26, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Information Sharing Agreement webinars
• Registration open for rural PCN webinar
• Thinking in Networks and Managing Change Initiative
• New PCN liaison joins CPI team
• Nurse Practitioners overhead guidelines and principles
• Further clarification for two GPSC fees: G14086 and G14010
• New PSP compensation policy better recognizes doctors and practice teams
• UBC CPD seeking participants for ICBC reporting/billing changes focus groups
• FNW Clinical Counsellor program allows quick referrals to mental health support
• Registration open for GPSC's Leadership and Management Development Program
• DTO support: technology vendors approaching divisions
• Divisions website enhancements
• Counselling available for individuals impacted by MMIWG
• New CPI staff member
• Registration open for the 2019 Be Active Every Day challenge
• Divisions in the News
August 12, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• PCN Implementation guide now available
• Funding support for specialist involvement in PCN planning and implementation
• GPSC increases to maternity and in-hospital fees
• Eligibility clarification for two GPSC fees: G14086 and G14010
• Webinar series: learn more about billing GPSC fees
• Improving access and meeting patient needs as part of a PMH
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines external review
• GPSC Information Sharing Task Group
• Vaccine Status Reporting Regulation
• BCCFP’s Exceptional Teacher award now open for nominations
• Patients as Partners Online events calendar
• Divisions in the News
July 19, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• ICYMI: PMH/PCN Infosheets
• Physician Burdens: What We Heard Report now available
• ICYMI: PSP's learning series guides the path to practice teams
• Call for Division representation at Family Medicine Forum
• Doctors of BC Board Report available
• Physician Engagement: Parent Education on the Period of PURPLE Crying
• Breastfeeding webinar open for registration
• Sharing Divisions Dispatch with members
• Registration for the 2019 Be Active Every Day challenge opens in August
• New member of CPI team
• Divisions in the News
July 5, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Primary care network milestone
• June GPSC Meeting Summary
• Summer 2019 GPSC newsletter now online
• Divisions website enhancements
• Health Authority Engagement Survey Results
• Registration open for GPSC's Leadership and Management Development Program
• Breast implant cancer risks detailed in letter from Section of Plastic Surgery
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• Patients as Partners Online events calendar
• Divisions in the News
June 21, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Resident doctors PCN webinar recording available
• Webinar series: data tools that support practices and communities
• Late honoraria and sessional claim submission deadline
• ICBC Changes: RCA roster and updated resources for physicians
• ICYMI: GPSC team-based care reference guide
• When technology meets a team: happy patients, an enjoyable workplace
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• Divisions in the News
June 10, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Renewed commitment to partnership in Primary Care Networks and Patient Medical Homes
• GPSC team-based care incentive fees
• Updates to panel management supports
• GPSC incentive fees, education, and resources promoted in June BCMJ
• Worthwhile and satisfying: physician group embraces data-informed, proactive care
• Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
• Ministry of Health staffing announcement
• Feedback requested for Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service Pilot Project
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• Ministry of Health: Sleep Medicine Review and Anonymous Survey
• Call for applications for the Sue Harris Family Practice Research Grant
• Support for family doctors in caring for osteoarthritis patients
• Patients as Partners Online events calendar
• Divisions in the News
May 27, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• New PMH & PCN videos: Overview for family doctors
• PCN webinar for resident physicians
• Physician Master Agreement finalized
• Doctors of BC election results
• Tax-related questions from the Divisions
• Practice Support: New learning series guides the path to practice teams
• BC Guidelines: New guideline and invitation to review
• HDC Members’ Webinar: The Health Data Coalition in your Division of Family Practice
• Ministry of Health: Sleep Medicine Review and Anonymous Survey
• HIV/AIDS webinar learning series
• Fraser Health PARIS Psychiatrist Reports Available on June 4
• Divisions in the News
May 10, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Proactive panel management improves efficiency in Abbotsford
• April GPSC Summary now available
• Doctors of BC departmental realignment
• Farewell to Joanna Richards
• Kootenay Boundary Wellness Project featured on the Divisions website
• Victoria/South Island CBT Skills Groups featured in BC Medical Journal
• EMR Data Portability Guide by Doctors Technology Office
• Call for nominations for the HDC Board of Directors
• Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative launches
• Fraser Health Community Respiratory Reports Available
• Divisions in the News
April 26, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Richmond Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
• Team-based care supports for family doctors
• BC Physicians: play a role in developing new compensation models
• New sessional rates
• Updated billing rates for medical services provided to Canadian Armed Forces members
• Health Authority Engagement Survey closing soon
• Feedback requested for Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service Pilot Project
• Doctors of BC 2019 Annual General Meeting and Annual Awards Ceremony
• Early career family physicians: please share your experience
• New additions to the Community Partnerships and Integration team
• Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
• Divisions in the News
April 12, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• South Okanagan Similkameen Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
• PCN planning in Wave 1a communities
• Reminder: GPSC billing webinars
• Mileage rate increase
• Update on Information Sharing Agreement
• Resources to support ICBC policy changes
• DTO launches Clinic IT Support Community
• Division Learning Session event summary
• CME Webinar on MAID
• Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
• Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
• Early Childhood Oral Health Resources
• Divisions in the News
March 29, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Burnaby Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
• Reminder: Billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
• Voting open for Physician Master Agreement
• Annual Health Authority Engagement Survey
• Policy changes to ICBC effective April 1
• Two-session learning series for increasing vaccine uptake
• Registration now open for ACEs Summit in May
• Codi app for rural physicians: evaluation survey
• Thompson Region Family Obstetrics locum coverage in Kamloops
• Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
• Updated Concussion E-Learning Course for Medical Professionals
• BC SUPPORT Unit webinar
• Divisions in the News
March 15, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• New change management funding for divisions
• Tentative Physician Master Agreement has been reached
• GPSC Evaluation Framework: update and opportunities to participate
• How does panel management work? Dr Bruce Hobson describes his journey
• Medical-record software companies selling data in Ontario only, not BC
• GPSC call-out to maternity care providers
• Enrolment Opportunity in the Provincial BOOST Collaborative – Letter of Interest due April 3
• Divisions Learning Session update
• Division-supported clinical networks featured in BC Medical Journal
• Dr Lawrence Yang of Surrey-North Delta Division featured in Doctors Making a Difference
• MDs4Wellness video featuring the Fraser Northwest and North Shore divisions
• Gabriola Community Health Centre: Building community health care from the ground up
• Nominations now open for the 2019 BCCFP awards
• Readers’ Choice booklets available
• Divisions in the News
March 1, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Fraser Northwest Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
• Primary care network and patient medical home workshop in Vancouver
• Spring 2019: Billing webinar for new-to-practice GPs
• Free Webinar on ICBC Changes
• Doctors of BC Diversity & Inclusion Survey
• Doctors Technology Office releases updates on BC Forms Strategy and Best Practices
• GPSC meeting summary: February
• Winter 2019 GPSC newsletter now online
• Registration open for SGP-BCCFP Spring Conference
• Registration open for the BC Substance Use Conference
• BC Children’s Hospital Compass service
• IHI Virtual Course on Finding and Creating Joy in Work
• Registration open for Heart Failure Symposium
• Register open for this year’s annual Walk with your Doc event
• Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
• Divisions in the News
February 19, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Summary from wave 2 PCN partnership day
• Billing webinars series for new to practice GPs: follow-up and reference documents for first session
• Fraser Northwest Division improves care for at-risk moms through collaboration and education
• Readers’ Choice: GPSC 2018 now available
• Opportunities for funding in rural communities
• Registration still open for JCC pre-forum Event
• Division physician leads and chairs invited to CPD Leaders Conference April 26-28, 2019
• Nominations open for the 2019 BC Rural Health Awards
• Opportunity for UBC CPD maternity care workshop collaboration
• Registration open for Clinician Quality Academy
• Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
• Divisions in the News
February 1, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Key highlights from the Divisions Learning Day and Wave 2 partnership day
• New Q&A for divisions
• Webinar for future PCN communities. February 15
• Changes to GPSC fees
• Sessional and honoraria rate increase
• Clarity on physician consent and data-sharing with local divisions
• MRI Central Intake Project requests feedback
• Evaluation report: School wellness centres serve an important need for students
• Fraser Health ER Discharge Report Available on February 19
• Patients as Partners Annual Gathering
• Patient Engagement Learning Series webinars available
• New staff announcements at provincial Divisions office
• Divisions in the News
January 18, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Taking Action on Divisions’ Feedback
• Proactive panel management improves efficiency in Cowichan Valley
• Reminder to submit GPSC Portal Fees (G14070, G14071)
• GPSC Residential Care Initiative: updated community contact list
• GPSC welcomes new members
• New BC Guidelines Revision - Thyroid Function Testing in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Thyroid Function Disorder
• Sponsorship available for JCC “The Power of Togetherness” event – Feb 26
• Upcoming events for Shared Care’s ‘spread networks’
• Call to join the Health Data Coalition
• BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is hosting a certified webinar
• Register to join the Trans Care Forum
• Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
• Divisions in the News
December 14, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Physician Networks: A key component of PMH/PCNs
• Health Connect Registry launch (formerly known as Provincial Primary Care Waitlist)
• Reminder: billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
• GPSC meeting summary: November
• MRI Central Intake Office Update
• Save the Date May 24-26 for 2019 Rural Locum Forum and the BC Rural Health Conference in Nanaimo
• Doctors of BC holiday office closure
• Divisions in the News
December 4, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Role of specialists in Primary Care Networks
• Wave 2 Communities Received EOI approval
• Upcoming billing webinars including for new-to-practice GPs
• MRI Central Intake Office has launched
• What ICBC’s new regulations mean for physicians
• Multi-division PCN learning event in the Fraser Region
• Invitation to join the Health Data Coalition
• New resources on chronic care youth in transition
• Book your spot for the Joint Collaborative Committees’ Pre-Forum Event on Feb 26
• Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
• Doctors of BC makes recommendations to improve medical care during disasters
• Tips for dealing with spam and phishing
• Amory Wong joins the Divisions of Family Practice communications team at Doctors of BC
• Doctors of BC and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC
• Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
• Divisions in the News
November 16, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• New MainPro+ Certified GPSC workbook to help GPs with managing panels
• GPSC billing education webinar for divisions: Dec 7
• Prince George Division Chair and Physician Leader Garry Knoll: Winner of a BC Patient Safety & Quality Council Quality Award
• Fall GPSC newsletter now online
• Residential Care Initiative: Good for patients and for doctors
• The Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues is seeking your feedback on the Rural Retention Program
• Divisions in the News
November 5, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Clarifying patient medical homes and primary care networks
• Update: GPSC incentives fees survey results
• Changes to UpToDate access for transitioning residents
• Reminder of Important Changes to MRI Referral Process
• Save the Date: Divisions Learning Session 2019
• Request to participate in survey about cannabis usage and pregnancy
• Invitation for divisions to join the COMET CRM
• The GPSC’s story: 15 years
• Updated certification information: BC Pediatric Asthma Network Inaugural Workshop
• Save the Date: JCC Pre-Forum 2019
• Stipend available to participate in Rural and Remote Medicine Course in Halifax
• Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
• Divisions in the News
October 23, 2018 Divisions Dispatch
• PMH-PCN Update
• Use EMR data to inform and plan proactive patient care
• Request to complete electronic results distribution forms
• Important Changes to MRI Referral Process
• eCase featured in Canadian Healthcare Technology magazine
• Call for applicants for the Doctors of BC Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Group
• Divisions in the News
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
- 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