Keywords

Abbotsford

Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford

Addictions

Ministry of Health: New nurse practitioner primary care clinic coming to Surrey

Advance Care Planning

Advance Care Planning in FNW: GP collaboration improves dignity and quality of life for patients

Attachment

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Abbotsford division connects patients to care through FindADoctorAbbotsford.ca
GP-RN partnership in Maple Ridge supports overall patient health
Seniors new to Kelowna find a doctor through Mobile Assessment Unit
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Patient medical homes in rural BC
Life is better in team-based care
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
A sense of community benefits patients and providers
NIRD family doctors collaborate with partners to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Family physicians receive payment to support longitudinal care
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke
Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to Kootenay Boundary
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Mission
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Cowichan
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in White Rock and South Surrey
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in the Comox Valley
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Okanagan
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to East Kootenay
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Oceanside
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Saanich Peninsula, western communities
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming soon to Victoria
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming in Tri-Cities
New West residents can get medical care from new virtual clinic
Ucluelet clinic to see patients three days a week under new deal
Pregnancy care clinic opens in Cranbrook
New health centre opens in West Shore, caters to marginalized groups

Billing

GPSC fee codes change to help doctors with billing
New fees, updated guidelines support treatment of opioid use disorder
GPSC and SGP host billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
Webinar series: Learn more about billing GPSC fees
Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams
Upcoming webinar about team-based care billing
April 1 GPSC incentive fee changes

Campbell River & District

The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women

Child and Youth Mental Health

Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
NIRD family doctors collaborate with partners to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app
Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres
Northern Interior Rural: Nechako Valley Secondary School Clinic
Shuswap North Okanagan: Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary
South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
Delta youth centre idea pitched
New health centre opens in West Shore, caters to marginalized groups

Chilliwack

Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas

Chronic and Complex Care

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Opioid treatment and management practice resources
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
Pacific Northwest doctors use team-based approach to support patients with metabolic syndrome
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island

Community Engagement

Chemainus Secondary grads cash in on scholarship and bursary money
Some family doctors in B.C. now accepting new patients
Community engagement begins for Summerland recreation and health centre
What's in a community hub? You pick
How Summerland engages with community

Community Resources

Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
Patient medical homes in rural BC
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
Penticton doctor has prescription for alcoholism
Division-created COVID-19 resources
Summerland urged to take swing at indoor tennis
Kelowna clinic offers drive-thru flu shots
New community centre in Summerland pegged at $60M
‘Urgent’ need for Summerland health centre
Removal of Spirit Square glass panels sparks concern from homeless advocates

Continuing Medical Education (CME)

CME events engage members and non-members in local community
From concept to CME: Division-organized opioid and pain management education sessions

Continuity of Care

Mental Health and Substance Use

Coronavirus

Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from Doctors of BC
Virtual care webinars and resources
Front line workers in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows calling out for supplies
Doctors still seeing patients in Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge
How to access health care in Princeton during COVID-19 crisis
Virtual walk-in COVID-19 clinic now available
Camo gowns for frontliners
ALONG THE RIVER: First of its kind pop-up clinics rolling out
Telehealth virtually connecting patients to medical experts
Family doctors are open for virtual appointments
How Keremeos residents can access health care during COVID-19 crisis
Delivery model has changed, but access to care hasn’t
Telehealth virtually connecting patients to medical experts
Langley family doctors still accessible during COVID-19 crisis
Healthcare workers still require your support
Virus testing at local site
UPDATE: Coquitlam chicken plant locked down by Fraser Health
Are CERB payments getting lost in translation?
Pop-up medical office now doing COVID-19 testing
Burnaby partnership fights 'brain waste' during pandemic
Penticton arena now being used for COVID-19 testing
'Big step' towards new Summerland gym
COVID tests are more widely available, but do B.C. clinics have enough supplies to do them?
'It’s like running two clinics at the same time,' Port Coquitlam doctors fill gap left by COVID-19
Former BCIT students make thousands of PPE items at home for local health-care workers
Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice gives voice
The Daily Dose — Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice
Comox Valley family doctors tell patients to stay in touch over non-COVID issues
From China with love: High school ships 250 masks to Okanagan health-care workers
Former doctor keeping Burnaby newcomers informed about COVID-19
Letter-writing campaign aims to increase social connection
Opinion: This doctor details the pitfalls of wearing face masks
Resources available to connect with doctors during COVID-19 pandemic
South Okanagan family doctors urge patients not to put off visits out of fear of the pandemic
Don’t put off visiting your family doctor
Healthcare workforce grows: Primary Care Network adding health care workers
Delta not getting local COVID-19 numbers
Burnaby family doctors receive whopping mask donation
Kamloops doctors applaud residents' response to pandemic
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Recommendations on re-opening offices and clinics from Doctors of BC
VIU Donates Critical Health Supplies During Covid-19 Crisis
Kamloops doctors applaud public’s response to COVID-19
Opinion: No, this is actually how to wash your hands to stop COVID-19

COVID-19

Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from Doctors of BC
Virtual care webinars and resources
BC updates COVID-19 testing guidelines
Division-created COVID-19 resources
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Recommendations on re-opening offices and clinics from Doctors of BC
Fraser Health expanding access to COVID-19 assessment and testing
Fraser Health expanding access to COVID-19 assessment and testing
New COVID-19 testing centre opens in North Vancouver
Whistler to get dedicated COVID-19 testing space
Maintaining learning groups in out-of-school care ‘unrealistic,’ say Coquitlam care providers
The Shady Tree site swaps pints for swabs
Many coming to Delta's COVID-19 testing site
'Burnt out' doctors forced to shutter only Tri-Cities COVID-19 testing clinic
Fraser Health expands COVID-19 testing and collection in Abbotsford
Ministry of Health's Primary Care COVID-19 Response Framework for 2020
COVID-19 testing continues in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
Powell River doctors reinforce message during the pandemic
Online booking available for all Fraser Health COVID-19 test collection centres
COVID-19 clinic opens in Powell River
Kelowna doctor creates innovative solution to vaccinating during pandemic
Tri-Cities doctors look to improve care with new surveys
Dr Pardeep Dhillon: Supporting vulnerable patients who don’t have access to technology
Dr David May: Collaboration key to creation of Powell River assessment center
100,000 doses of flu shot to be given out in Tri-City outdoor clinics
Delta Division of Family Practice: Supporting physicians, supporting health care
Fraser Health opening second COVID-19 test collection centre in Surrey
3 new outdoor flu clinics set up in the Tri-Cities
Celebrate milestones, festivals and celebrations differently this year says Fraser Health
A Look at the COVID-19 Testing Centre at KPU Langley Campus
Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak over at Royal Columbian Hospital
New Okanagan Indian Band primary care clinic now accepting patients
Delta council returns to virtual
Opinion: We can’t just sit around waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine to save us
Fraser Health to open COVID-19 test collection centre in South Surrey on December 8
COVID-19 test site up and running at Sun Peaks
Surrey private school closes after 30 COVID-19 cases confirmed
New COVID-19 outbreak at Burnaby Hospital
Dishing out holiday cheer at the COVID testing site in Maple Ridge
SC COVID Task Force doctors honoured as ‘unsung heroes’
Overdose prevention task force says suboxone coming to emergency room
Why we’re seeing fewer COVID-19 cases, and other reflections about the state of Island Health
Opinion: 2020 was more than a lost year
RDOS staff recommend board vote not to fund primary care facilities, despite shortage of incoming family doctors
Burnaby COVID-19 outbreak that killed 30 people declared over
VIDEO: Emergency room doctor runs through pros and cons of various masks
VIDEO: Chilliwack ER doc runs through pros and cons of various masks
26 people infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Surrey emergency shelter
VIDEO: Getting real with Dr. Marc about COVID-19 in Chilliwack
Opinion: I fear a tsunami of preventable diseases due to COVID-19
Fraser Health calls on communities to continue to follow COVID-19 public health measures
VIDEO: Capturing the power of story-telling with Indigenous nurse Inez Louis
Powell River doctors release COVID-19 survey results
Fraser Health implements proactive measures for increasing cases of COVID-19 and variants
Support helps Lake Country society reduce COVID impacts on mental health
COVID-19 outbreaks at Surrey Memorial Hospital and Chilliwack General Hospital
COVID-19 outbreaks at Surrey Memorial Hospital and Chilliwack General Hospital
Fraser Health implements proactive measures for increasing cases of COVID-19 and variants
Opinion: No, silly, the COVID-19 vaccine doesn't 'alter' your DNA
New Westminster school district issues new daily health checklist
Plans for mass vaccination clinic at New Westminster's Anvil Centre
Opinion: COVID-19 vaccine has given us a false sense of security
Pharmacies 'overwhelmed' by early response to AstraZeneca rollout in B.C.'s Lower Mainland
Mass vaccination clinic coming to NVMA
Rural doctors rise to the challenge during COVID-19
Mass immunization clinic opens at NVMA
Powell River physicians offer safety reminders amid rise in COVID-19 cases
Opinion: Hesitant about the AstraZeneca vaccine? You really shouldn't be
Fraser Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at Surrey Memorial Hospital
COVID-19 Mouth Rinse/Gargle Sample Collection kits to Surrey schools
B.C. holding remaining AstraZeneca vaccine doses, reports 600 new COVID cases
Mixing COVID-19 vaccines safe but effect on immunity not yet clear: U.K. study
Just two new cases in Powell River Health Area as vaccinations ramp up
COVID cases fade in Powell River Local Health Area
Powell River Health Area COVID-free to finish May
Greater Victoria doctors take to social media to tackle vaccine hesitancy
VCH encourages Powell River residents to register for COVID-19 vaccination
Drop-in COVID vaccine clinics now available for Powell River youth
VIDEO: New campaign has Tri-City physicians 'on a mission' to ease COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
New West doctors tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy with multi-language videos
Fraser Northwest wins $100K for videos promoting COVID-19 vaccines
Opinion: As COVID-19 restrictions lift, stop putting off other health tests

CYMHSU

Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
New health centre opens in West Shore, caters to marginalized groups

Dietitian

Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke

Doctors Technology Office

Virtual care webinars and resources
Returning to full practice capacity - DTO webinar and supports
DTO virtual care huddles invite divisions to discuss their technology and support needs
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy

East Kootenay

Pregnancy care clinic opens in Cranbrook

Emergency Preparedness

COVID-19 behind cancellation of Tri-Cities seniors' health forum
Coronavirus in Canada: how to get tested, what the symptoms are, where to get help
People seeking testing for coronavirus face long lines as B.C. completes over 6,300 tests
What you need to know about coronavirus and how it spreads
Island doctors offer advice on COVID-19: What to do, who to see, how to prevent the spread
COVID-19: A message from Delta Division of Family Practice
Sunshine Coast COVID Physician Task Force Community Update 9
Shortage of face masks, gloves prompts Tri-City, New West doctors to act
Doctors helping people stay home and stay safe
COVID-19 doctors’ task force a community-based response
Top city staffers hunker down in EOC
Salmon Arm opens respiratory clinic in response to COVID-19
Thousands of critical items pouring in to help Nanaimo’s frontline workers
Kootenay Boundary Practitioners concerned patients avoiding making appointments during COVID-19 crisis
Health workers adapt in crisis
Doctors shift to virtual world amid pandemic
Drive-thru COVID-19 testing site sets up in Burnaby's Central Park
East Kootenay family doctors now available for telephone, video appointments
Opinion: COVID-19 doesn't mean ignoring other health issues
Nanaimo, Royal Jubilee to be Vancouver Island’s COVID-19 frontline hospitals
Landlords told COVID-19 clinic to suspend all work immediately due to safety concerns
Kootenay Boundary doctor offices open, call first
COVID-19 clinic to ramp up daily check-ins after father dies at home
Kamloops physician encourages use of virtual doctors appointments
Family doctors are here for you, Delta
Newborns behind glass as COVID-19 forces isolation
In UVic lab, printers cut face shields — for a start

EMR

Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Webinar series: data tools that support practices and communities
Access to EMR data expands for BC physicians as pandemic unfolds
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians

Fee codes

GPSC fee codes change to help doctors with billing
New fees, updated guidelines support treatment of opioid use disorder
Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams
April 1 GPSC incentive fee changes

First Nations Health Authority

Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Mission
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Cowichan
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in White Rock and South Surrey
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in the Comox Valley
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Saanich Peninsula, western communities
Health professionals helicopter into isolated Nicomen community

Frail Patients

Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors

Fraser Health

Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope

Funding

Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
A sense of community benefits patients and providers

Governance

Innovative ways divisions are getting to “yes” on Section 41

GPSC

GPSC fee codes change to help doctors with billing
How often do you get a chance to help shape your own future?
GPSC Fall Summit: Summary report now online, with new interactive format
GPSC Summit celebrates A GP for Me and moving forward together
PMH practice assessment event provides valuable GP engagement opportunity
GPSC Co-chair Dr Shelley Ross receives Silver Medal of Service award
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
GPSC and SGP host billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
Webinar series: data tools that support practices and communities
Improving access and meeting patient needs: PMH success in Prince George
Webinar series: Learn more about billing GPSC fees
PCN Implementation guide now available
Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
Upcoming webinar about team-based care billing
Family physicians receive payment to support longitudinal care
GPSC update: PCNs by the numbers
April 1 GPSC incentive fee changes
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians
Dr David May: Collaboration key to creation of Powell River assessment center
New training program accepting applications: panel management training for medical office staff

Health Data Coalition

HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23
Access to EMR data expands for BC physicians as pandemic unfolds
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians

Indigenous health

Healthcare racism investigation should go beyond “bad apples” to systemic roots, says Indigenous doctor
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care on the North Shore
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to Kootenay Boundary
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Mission
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Cowichan
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in White Rock and South Surrey
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in the Comox Valley
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Okanagan
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to East Kootenay
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Oceanside
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Saanich Peninsula, western communities
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming in Tri-Cities
Multi-purpose development planned featuring Indigenous health centre

JCC

Inaugural Issue: Collaborate on Health in BC, a new magazine featuring stories of physician-led innovations

Locums

Williams Lake city eyes action plan to address doctor shortage

Long-term Care

Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal

Maternity

Port Coquitlam clinic opens to new mothers, babies without a doctor
Tri-City doctors launch virtual maternity hub amid vaccination concerns
Group of doctors, midwives and nurses offering free online sessions to expectant mothers, new moms in the Kamloops-Thompson region
‘It’s heartbreaking’: B.C.’s midwife shortage claims South Okanagan’s only clinic
Pregnancy care clinic opens in Cranbrook

Medical Students

What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC

Member Engagement

Engagement and collaboration set foundation for proof-of-concept journey

Mental Health

Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres
Northern Interior Rural: Nechako Valley Secondary School Clinic
Shuswap North Okanagan: Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
Stressed, anxious? Free virtual counselling offered in the Tri-Cites
Ministry of Health: New nurse practitioner primary care clinic coming to Surrey
VIDEO: Getting outside for some forest bathing with Dr. Marc during COVID-19
Sunshine Coast task force tackles opioid deaths
New health centre opens in West Shore, caters to marginalized groups

Mental Health and Substance Use

Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Opioid treatment and management practice resources
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
From concept to CME: Division-organized opioid and pain management education sessions
NIRD family doctors collaborate with partners to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app
South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
New fees, updated guidelines support treatment of opioid use disorder
GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island

MOAs

Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
New training program accepting applications: panel management training for medical office staff

Most Significant Change

Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams

Nanaimo

Ministry of Health: Esquimalt UPCC opens at permanent new location

Nurse in Practice

Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and allied health perspectives on the patient medical home

Nurse Practitioner

Life is better in team-based care
A sense of community benefits patients and providers
Interdisciplinary approach to care creates sense of community, benefits patients and providers
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary-care centre officially opens in Kelowna
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke
Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver
Vancouver Island’s first nurse practitioner clinic opens in Nanaimo
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Esquimalt
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Maple Ridge
New nurse practitioner primary care clinic coming to Surrey
Ministry of Health: New nurse practitioner primary care clinic coming to Surrey
Ministry of Health: New nurse practitioner primary care clinic opens in Surrey
Nursing survey to address work and recruitment challenges

Opioids

Opioid treatment and management practice resources
From concept to CME: Division-organized opioid and pain management education sessions
Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app
New fees, updated guidelines support treatment of opioid use disorder
GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
Unauthorized consumption site in Sechelt
New task force seeks ‘full support’ from VCH to curb overdose deaths
Sunshine Coast task force tackles opioid deaths

Pain management

Opioid treatment and management practice resources
GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
Kootenay Boundary introduces new tools for chronic pain patients and healthcare providers
New program for chronic pain sufferers in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
Kootenay Boundary introduces new tools for chronic pain patients and health-care providers

Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing

Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities

Panel Management

Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians
New training program accepting applications: panel management training for medical office staff

Pathways

New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
Looking for a family doctor in the Tri-Cities? This waitlist will help
List your practice on the Pathways Medical Care Directory
Pathways directory makes it easy to navigate community service options
New centralized waitlist connects Cowichan residents with family doctors

Patient education

Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
Burnaby Division's Empowering Patients series
Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
Opinion: Look to Primary Care Networks for COVID-19 support

Patient Medical Home

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
GP-RN partnership in Maple Ridge supports overall patient health
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Patient medical homes in rural BC
Engagement and collaboration set foundation for proof-of-concept journey
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Team-based care attracts new physician to South Okanagan-Similkameen region
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
PMH practice assessment event provides valuable GP engagement opportunity
A sense of community benefits patients and providers
Interdisciplinary approach to care creates sense of community, benefits patients and providers
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
NIRD family doctors collaborate with partners to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
Pacific Northwest doctors use team-based approach to support patients with metabolic syndrome
South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Improving access and meeting patient needs: PMH success in Prince George
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and allied health perspectives on the patient medical home
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke
Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver

Patient Medical Home/Primary Care Home

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Patient medical homes in rural BC
Engagement and collaboration set foundation for proof-of-concept journey
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
PMH practice assessment event provides valuable GP engagement opportunity
A sense of community benefits patients and providers
Interdisciplinary approach to care creates sense of community, benefits patients and providers
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
NIRD family doctors collaborate with partners to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
Pacific Northwest doctors use team-based approach to support patients with metabolic syndrome
Team-based approach helps new physician settle in Keremeos
South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and allied health perspectives on the patient medical home
GPSC update: PCNs by the numbers

Patient Support

Patient medical homes in rural BC
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
Burnaby Division's Empowering Patients series
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
Division-created COVID-19 resources
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Opinion: Look to Primary Care Networks for COVID-19 support
Patient advisory group seeks Kootenay Boundary members

Physician Health and Wellness

Divisions are advocating for mental wellness through MDs4Wellness groups
Kootenay Boundary Wellness Project supports good mental health for doctors

Physician networks

CME events engage members and non-members in local community
Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Divisions are advocating for mental wellness through MDs4Wellness groups
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Improving access and meeting patient needs: PMH success in Prince George

Physician Support

CME events engage members and non-members in local community
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Life is better in team-based care
Team-based care attracts new physician to South Okanagan-Similkameen region
Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
Divisions are advocating for mental wellness through MDs4Wellness groups
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
GPSC and SGP host billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
Kootenay Boundary Wellness Project supports good mental health for doctors
Webinar series: Learn more about billing GPSC fees
Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams
Family physicians receive payment to support longitudinal care
April 1 GPSC incentive fee changes
Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from Doctors of BC
Virtual care webinars and resources
Division-created COVID-19 resources
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Recommendations on re-opening offices and clinics from Doctors of BC
Campaign kicking off to show doctors in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows the community cares
Update: Practice Support Program

Physician Wellness

Divisions are advocating for mental wellness through MDs4Wellness groups

Polypharmacy

Shared Care Committee: Polypharmacy Risk Reduction
Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal

Practice Support

Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Team-based care attracts new physician to South Okanagan-Similkameen region
Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
GPSC and SGP host billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Webinar series: Learn more about billing GPSC fees
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23
Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and allied health perspectives on the patient medical home
Upcoming webinar about team-based care billing
Family physicians receive payment to support longitudinal care
April 1 GPSC incentive fee changes
Coronavirus (COVID-19) updates from Doctors of BC
Virtual care webinars and resources
Division-created COVID-19 resources
DTO virtual care huddles invite divisions to discuss their technology and support needs
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Recommendations on re-opening offices and clinics from Doctors of BC
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians
Update: Practice Support Program

Primary Care Network

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Patient medical homes in rural BC
Engagement and collaboration set foundation for proof-of-concept journey
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Team-based care attracts new physician to South Okanagan-Similkameen region
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
A sense of community benefits patients and providers
Interdisciplinary approach to care creates sense of community, benefits patients and providers
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
Pacific Northwest doctors use team-based approach to support patients with metabolic syndrome
South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
PCN Implementation guide now available
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and allied health perspectives on the patient medical home
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary-care centre officially opens in Kelowna
Upcoming webinar about team-based care billing
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford
GPSC update: PCNs by the numbers
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Primary Care Network adding health care workers
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke
Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care on the North Shore
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to Kootenay Boundary
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Mission
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Cowichan
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in White Rock and South Surrey
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in the Comox Valley
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Okanagan
B.C. government announces 22 new primary health-care networks
B.C. to add team-based primary care networks for patients without family doctors
About 660 new full-time equivalent health professionals will be part of 22 primary care networks
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to East Kootenay
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Oceanside
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Saanich Peninsula, western communities
Province releases details of 3 'primary-care networks' coming to Central Okanagan
Primary care network to provide faster care for Oceanside residents
Health ministry to hire 33 new practitioners for Kootenay Boundary
5 new primary care networks coming to Vancouver Island
Primary Care Networks coming for Okanagan Nation Alliance communities
Primary care network at OIB
Williams Lake city eyes action plan to address doctor shortage
Ministry of Health: Big step in primary care transformation for Greater Victoria
B.C. unveils new urgent and primary care centre in Victoria
Can primary care networks solve Greater Victoria's family doctor gap?
Opinion: Look to Primary Care Networks for COVID-19 support
New Community Health Centre coming to the West Shore
Ministry of Health: New Community Health Centre coming to Westshore
New centralized waitlist connects Cowichan residents with family doctors
Ministry of Health: New community health centre coming to Victoria
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Improving access to primary care on South Vancouver Island
Government investing in short-term measures to keep walk-in clinics open on south Vancouver Island
PCN Practice Benefits and Supports

PSP

PMH practice assessment event provides valuable GP engagement opportunity
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Improving access and meeting patient needs: PMH success in Prince George
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
DTO virtual care huddles invite divisions to discuss their technology and support needs
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians
Update: Practice Support Program

Public education

Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app

Quality Improvement

Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23

Recruitment & Retention News

Physician team relocating to Vancouver Island thanks to multi-division collaboration
Team-based approach helps new physician settle in Keremeos
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come

Recruitment and Retention

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Seven family physicians relocate to Abbotsford in 18 months
North Peace Division tells recruits “come for the job, stay for the community”
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Team-based care attracts new physician to South Okanagan-Similkameen region
Physician team relocating to Vancouver Island thanks to multi-division collaboration
Team-based approach helps new physician settle in Keremeos
What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
More than 1,100 patients find care
Doctors dispute need for Salmon Arm urgent and primary care centre
Family practice 'dying': Call for help building South Okanagan family doctor practices
Help sought in developing family practices in South Okanagan and Similkameen
New approach to doctor recruitment in West Kootenay
High-income tax bracket could deter doctors from settling in South Okanagan, say MLAs
West Kelowna could see 10,000 new residents within 15 years
Where are all the family doctors
Rural training critical for physician retention
RDEK approves grant funding for regional family physician recruitment
B.C. funds 62 new health care positions on Metro Vancouver's North Shore
More family doctors taking patients in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows
‘I’m afraid for my life’: Okanagan woman renews calls to solve doctor shortage
Town of Oliver continuing to work on their own clinic plans after RDOS denies funding
South Okanagan hospital district decision not the end for clinic funding chances
Primary Care Clinic funding could be a cure for South Okanagan Similkameen doctor shortage
Mayor of Oliver calls on province to address South Okanagan doctor shortage
East Kootenay family doctors still available for appointments

Residential Care Initiative

Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal

Retirement

Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model

Ridge Meadows

Crowd supporting local docs welcomes commuters to Maple Ridge

Rural and Remote

Patient medical homes in rural BC
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Health care access, cost of travel top concerns for B.C. rural residents
Ucluelet clinic to see patients three days a week under new deal

Seniors

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Seniors new to Kelowna find a doctor through Mobile Assessment Unit
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Advance Care Planning in FNW: GP collaboration improves dignity and quality of life for patients
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
Shared Care Committee: Polypharmacy Risk Reduction
New geriatrics team to help seniors in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
Pacific Rim Hospice Society seeking feedback from Older Adults

Seniors Care

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Advance Care Planning in FNW: GP collaboration improves dignity and quality of life for patients
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors

Shared Care

The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women
Shared Care Committee: Polypharmacy Risk Reduction
Sunshine Coast task force tackles opioid deaths

Social Worker

North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke
Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver

Substance use

Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Opioid treatment and management practice resources
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
From concept to CME: Division-organized opioid and pain management education sessions
NIRD family doctors collaborate with partners to improve health outcomes for Vanderhoof youth
Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app
New fees, updated guidelines support treatment of opioid use disorder
GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
New health centre opens in West Shore, caters to marginalized groups

Suicide prevention

Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal

Surrey - North Delta

PCN Practice Benefits and Supports

Team-based Care

South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
GP-RN partnership in Maple Ridge supports overall patient health
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Patient medical homes in rural BC
Engagement and collaboration set foundation for proof-of-concept journey
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
Team-based care attracts new physician to South Okanagan-Similkameen region
Family physicians and dietitians collaborate to support patients in Abbotsford
Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
PMH practice assessment event provides valuable GP engagement opportunity
A sense of community benefits patients and providers
Interdisciplinary approach to care creates sense of community, benefits patients and providers
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
New instructional video and reference card for PLS phone translation service
New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
Pacific Northwest doctors use team-based approach to support patients with metabolic syndrome
Team-based approach helps new physician settle in Keremeos
Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres
Northern Interior Rural: Nechako Valley Secondary School Clinic
Shuswap North Okanagan: Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary
South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
Care for frail seniors: How one nurse changed the system
Primary care teams support frail seniors
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
What new doctors want: Attracting med school grads and GP residents to practice in BC
If you build it, health care providers (and patients) will come
The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women
Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Improving access and meeting patient needs: PMH success in Prince George
PCN Implementation guide now available
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams
Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and allied health perspectives on the patient medical home
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary-care centre officially opens in Kelowna
Upcoming webinar about team-based care billing
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford
GPSC update: PCNs by the numbers
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Ministry of Health: West Coast Family Medical Clinic expansion opens in Sooke
Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to Kootenay Boundary
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Mission
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Cowichan
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in White Rock and South Surrey
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in the Comox Valley
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Central Okanagan
Ministry of Health: Primary care network coming to East Kootenay
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Oceanside
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Saanich Peninsula, western communities
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming soon to Victoria
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming in Tri-Cities
Ministry of Health: Improving access to health care for people on Bowen Island
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Improving access to primary care on South Vancouver Island

Technology

Enhanced MOA role improves practice efficiency and patient care, supports team-based model of care
NIRD/Northern Health videoconferencing project improves access to care in rural communities
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
New Divisions website launch and training
Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
GPSC's Patient Experience Tool helps physicians engage with patients
Virtual care webinars and resources
Returning to full practice capacity - DTO webinar and supports
DTO virtual care huddles invite divisions to discuss their technology and support needs
Access to EMR data expands for BC physicians as pandemic unfolds
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Recommendations on re-opening offices and clinics from Doctors of BC
Health Data Coalition and Practice Support Program partner to support physicians

Toolkit

PCN Implementation guide now available

Transgender care

Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients

UpToDate

New Divisions website launch and training

Urgent Primary Care Centre

Urgent care centre opens
New urgent care centre
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary-care centre officially opens in Kelowna
Vernon urgent care clinic serves 1,274 since opening
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Abbotsford
April update on Westside's call for urgent care centre
'I felt really stranded': B.C. woman says she struggled to access care after miscarriage
New East Vancouver urgent care centre offers alternative to walk-in clinics, ERs
Ministry of Health: New Urgent and Primary Care Centre opens in East Vancouver
New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Castlegar
New primary care centre opens in Victoria
Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in Surrey
Summerland considers replacing aging aquatic centre
Sooke clinic expands with $1M yearly boost from province
Esquimalt getting new urgent and primary care centre
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming to Esquimalt
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Maple Ridge
Urgent and primary care centre announced for West Kelowna
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming soon to West Kelowna
Urgent and Primary Care Centre planned for Saanich; nurse-practitioner clinic launching on Yates
New primary care centre opening in Saanich
Fraser Health opens new COVID-19 testing centre in Surrey
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming soon to Victoria
Tri-Cities to get new urgent and primary care centre
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre coming in Tri-Cities
Qualicum Beach welcomes new health care clinic
Vancouver Northeast Urgent and Primary Care Centre opening soon
Province announces urgent and primary care centre for Penticton
Penticton primary care a ‘model for the province’ says Minister Dix
New urgent and primary care centre opens in Penticton
New after hours urgent care clinic open for all in Comox Valley
Okanagan hospital district calls for Interior Health to be better communicators
Ministry of Health: Big step in primary care transformation for Greater Victoria
B.C. unveils new urgent and primary care centre in Victoria
Getting urgent primary care in Victoria - we speak with a doctor
Can primary care networks solve Greater Victoria's family doctor gap?
Cranbrook urgent and primary care centre coming
New primary care health centre opens in Cranbrook
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary care centre open in Cranbrook
Ministry of Health: Esquimalt UPCC opens at permanent new location
Esquimalt urgent and primary care centre opens at permanent location
Cranbrook’s Urgent and Primary Care Centre to extend hours
Ministry of Health: New urgent and primary care centre opens in Vancouver

Vancouver

Ministry of Health: Community health centre opens in southeast Vancouver

virtual care

Returning to full practice capacity - DTO webinar and supports
DTO virtual care huddles invite divisions to discuss their technology and support needs
Virtual Doctor appointments now available
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy
Recommendations on re-opening offices and clinics from Doctors of BC
Tele-health model emerges during COVID-19 pandemic
Cranbrook Virtual Walk-in Clinic still operational
Connect to care with Fraser Health virtually
Dr Pardeep Dhillon: Supporting vulnerable patients who don’t have access to technology
List your practice on the Pathways Medical Care Directory
Williams Lake city eyes action plan to address doctor shortage

Vulnerable Patients

New model and networks support better care for patients, attract new physicians
GP-RN partnership in Maple Ridge supports overall patient health
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
Life is better in team-based care
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres
Northern Interior Rural: Nechako Valley Secondary School Clinic
Shuswap North Okanagan: Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary
Primary care teams keep frail elderly patients out of the ER
Co-designing community care teams to transform care
GPs partner with nurses to support homebound frail elderly seniors
The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women
Shared Care Committee: Polypharmacy Risk Reduction
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest

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The Divisions of Family Practice acknowledge that we work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many different Indigenous Nations throughout British Columbia.

Acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of Indigenous communities is an expression of cultural humility and involves recognizing our duty and desire to support the provision of culturally safe care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in BC.