Keywords

A GP for Me

Trudeau pitched family doctors for everyone. But B.C. already tried that and failed
Island Voices: Politicians silent on access to family doctors

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

Fraser Northwest doctors Nicholas Petropolis and Joelle Bradley win Above and Beyond award
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
Advance Care Planning in FNW: GP collaboration improves dignity and quality of life for patients

Attachment

Barsby medical clinic aims for January start date
Martin Street Outreach centre officially opens doors
Abbotsford: Making strides in residential care improvements
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
Expectant and new moms in Hope get more access to care, closer to home
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
Squamish Doctors Team Up with Quest University to Take Care of Students
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Fraser Northwest physicians use collective power to improve care at residential facilities
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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
Ministry of Health: More patients receiving primary care support in Kamloops
Ministry of Health: Quesnel Urgent Primary Care Centre will soon open doors to public
Ministry of Health: First urgent primary care centre in Vancouver to open
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
Ministry of Health: Next big step in primary-care transformation launches
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in Burnaby
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary-care centre coming to Nanaimo
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in South Okanagan Similkameen
Ministry of Health: Faster, better access to team-based primary care coming to Prince George
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Richmond
Ministry of Health: Expanded primary care coming to Sooke
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre to open in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in Greater Vancouver
New list makes finding family doctor easier in South Okanagan
Connect with a family doc
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
South Okanagan Similkameen Division: More than 1,100 patients find care providers through attachment list
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
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

Billing

Optimize Your EMRs
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

Burnaby

Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series

Campbell River & District

The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women
Patients take active role with medical team for better results

Child and Youth Mental Health

Barsby medical clinic aims for January start date
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary 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
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
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
Delta youth centre idea pitched

Chilliwack

Chillwack Division member wins Fraser Health Above & Beyond Award
Ministry of Health: Transforming primary care in Chilliwack, surrounding areas

Chronic and Complex Care

Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
BC Medical Journal article highlights success of FNW interpretation services
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary 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

Chilliwack Attracts New Doctors through Community Collaboration
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
Clinic wait was so long, it raised her blood pressure
CMHA Vernon campaign promotes medication disposal awareness
Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
July is ‘Unused Medication Return Month’ in Vernon
Need help? Let your fingers do the walking with new health care resource
Doctors’ network sets up directory for New West community services
Summerland to discuss health and wellness centre at UBCM Convention
Penticton doctor has prescription for alcoholism
Division-created COVID-19 resources

Comox Valley

Comox Valley ​​Division launches disaster response plan

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

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

Delta

Delta Division helping to improve surgical services at Delta Hospital

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

Physicians: Interested in providing feedback on technology projects?
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

Emergency Preparedness

Comox Valley ​​Division launches disaster response plan
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

Ongoing EMR-based practice support within divisions
Reminder: March 31 deadline for physicians to submit for MU3 and related payment
InphoniteVoice shortens clinic wait times in North Peace Division during physician shortage
Optimize Your EMRs
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Partnership between divisions and Fraser Health Authority improves patient-centred care
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

Frail Patients

White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential 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
Ministry of Health: Quesnel Urgent Primary Care Centre will soon open doors to public

Fraser Health

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

Fraser Northwest

Fraser Northwest doctors Nicholas Petropolis and Joelle Bradley win Above and Beyond award
BC Medical Journal article highlights success of FNW interpretation services

Funding

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

Governance

Vantage Point workshops: Strengthening Financial Stewardship
Division leaders participating in GPSC meetings
Innovative ways divisions are getting to “yes” on Section 41

GPSC

Residential care: Local solutions. Community reform.
A mentorship program that offers hands-on maternity experience
GPSC Visioning Steering Committee Meeting Summary
Take the Lead
Division leaders participating in GPSC meetings
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

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

Lu’ma Medical Centre gifted $2M in expansion funding from B.C. health ministry, FNHA
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

Leadership

Take the Lead

Locums

IH confirms SOGH emergency department to stay open 24/7

Long-term Care

Residential care: Local solutions. Community reform.
Chilliwack: Working Together to Enhance Residential Care
Abbotsford: Making strides in residential care improvements
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
South Okanagan Similkameen: Working together to meet residential care needs
Fraser Northwest physicians use collective power to improve care at residential facilities
Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
Construction under way for new seniors’ housing
KinVillage redevelopment plan sent to public hearing
BC health minister teases further details about second hospital for Surrey
Home care declines as B.C. senior population grows, advocate says
Delta facilities get care home funding
B.C. Seniors Advocate questions labour shortage in care homes
Province says it’s improving residential care in Vancouver Coastal Health
Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal

Maternity

A mentorship program that offers hands-on maternity experience
Expectant and new moms in Hope get more access to care, closer to home
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
Port Coquitlam clinic opens to new mothers, babies without a doctor
Tri-City doctors launch virtual maternity hub amid vaccination concerns

MC4BC

A mentorship program that offers hands-on maternity experience

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

Barsby medical clinic aims for January start date
Martin Street Outreach centre officially opens doors
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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
Ministry of Health: Quesnel Urgent Primary Care Centre will soon open doors to public
Too many Burnaby residents have too few people to confide in
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
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
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
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
Stressed, anxious? Free virtual counselling offered in the Tri-Cites
Letter campaign brings joy to seniors
Ministry of Health: New nurse practitioner primary care clinic coming to Surrey

Mental Health and Substance Use

Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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

Most Significant Change

Billing education webinar: Fees that support working in teams

Nanaimo

Nanaimo division member wins VIU early achievement award

North Peace

InphoniteVoice shortens clinic wait times in North Peace Division during physician shortage

Northern Interior Rural

Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting

Nurse in Practice

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

Nurse Practitioner

Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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: Quesnel Urgent Primary Care Centre will soon open doors to public
Ministry of Health: Next big step in primary-care transformation launches
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in Burnaby
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in South Okanagan Similkameen
Ministry of Health: Faster, better access to team-based primary care coming to Prince George
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Richmond
Ministry of Health: Expanded primary care coming to Sooke
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre to open in Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in Greater Vancouver
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
South Okanagan Similkameen Division: More than 1,100 patients find care providers through attachment list
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
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

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
Tri-Cities to get overdose crisis response plan
Free naloxone training event coming to Osoyoos
Coquitlam drug deaths slowing but still almost 2 a month
Tri-Cities to get team to tackle overdose crisis
Unauthorized consumption site in Sechelt
New task force seeks ‘full support’ from VCH to curb overdose deaths
Burnaby to look at training warming centre staff in overdose response

Pain management

Opioid treatment and management practice resources
GP credits Nanaimo Division’s Suboxone Physician E-Mentor Program with improving patient’s life
Quesnel doctor creates website for those dealing with chronic pain

Pain Management and Opioid Prescribing

Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
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

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

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

Patient Medical Home

Chilliwack: Working Together to Enhance Residential Care
Abbotsford: Making strides in residential care improvements
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
South Okanagan Similkameen: Working together to meet residential care needs
Expectant and new moms in Hope get more access to care, closer to home
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
Squamish Doctors Team Up with Quest University to Take Care of Students
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
Partnership between divisions and Fraser Health Authority improves patient-centred care
BC Medical Journal article highlights success of FNW interpretation services
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
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

Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Fraser Northwest doctors Nicholas Petropolis and Joelle Bradley win Above and Beyond award
BC Medical Journal article highlights success of FNW interpretation services
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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

Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
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
Volunteers sought for Kootenay Boundary Patient Advisory Committee
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
MDs seek patient advisors for input into Tri-City health care
Division-created COVID-19 resources
Virtual care resources: Webinars and support sessions, Zoom resources, eFaxing subsidy

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

Abbotsford: Making strides in residential care improvements
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
South Okanagan Similkameen: Working together to meet residential care needs
Expectant and new moms in Hope get more access to care, closer to home
Partnership between divisions and Fraser Health Authority improves patient-centred care
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
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

Optimize Your EMRs
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
Vancouver Division develops new resource for retiring physicians
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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

Physician Wellness

Divisions are advocating for mental wellness through MDs4Wellness groups

Polypharmacy

Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
Shared Care Committee: Polypharmacy Risk Reduction
Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal

Practice Support

Optimize Your EMRs
Vancouver Division develops new resource for retiring physicians
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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

Primary Care Network

Abbotsford: Making strides in residential care improvements
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
South Okanagan Similkameen: Working together to meet residential care needs
Expectant and new moms in Hope get more access to care, closer to home
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
Partnership between divisions and Fraser Health Authority improves patient-centred care
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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
Ministry of Health: Next big step in primary-care transformation launches
John Horgan: New primary-care networks will deliver faster, better healthcare
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in Burnaby
Networks launched to help the 40,000 Burnaby residents without a family doctor
Burnaby to open new primary, urgent care centres
Want more family doctors? Change how they work and get paid, says B.C. researcher
Burnaby doesn't have enough occupational therapists to staff new networks: group
Mayor appointed to primary care committee
More doctors, new clinic planned for South Okanagan, Similkameen: B.C. government
More doctors, nurses coming to South Okanagan
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in South Okanagan Similkameen
Dix promises better care for South Okanagan
Heathcare centre to be opened at Parkwood Mall
Premier announces team-based primary care coming to Prince George
Ministry of Health: Faster, better access to team-based primary care coming to Prince George
Improving primary care in Richmond
Health care networks coming to Richmond
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Richmond
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Judy Darcy asks people to reach out during Mental Health Week
John Horgan: Four ways we’re making health care better
This Burnaby doctor takes you behind the scenes of his practice
PCN Implementation guide now available
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest
South Okanagan Similkameen Division: More than 1,100 patients find care providers through attachment list
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

Prince George

InphoniteVoice shortens clinic wait times in North Peace Division during physician shortage

PSP

PSP Future Direction
Reminder: March 31 deadline for physicians to submit for MU3 and related payment
Optimize Your EMRs
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

Public education

Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app

Quality Improvement

Doctors of BC policy papers: Division input wanted
Kootenay Boundary: Health care teams work side by side improving residential care
HDC Data Tools Webinar. October 23

Recruitment & Retention News

Vancouver Division develops new resource for retiring physicians
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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

Vancouver Division develops new resource for retiring physicians
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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
Chilliwack Attracts New Doctors through Community Collaboration
Local clinic director concerned about staff, patient impacts after Summit walk-in closes
Getting more doctors in Delta
‘It’s devastating’: no replacement for retiring Okanagan Falls doctor
Doctor retiring after 40 years
Okanagan community faces losing all of its doctors
Peachland might lose clinic
Across province, communities struggle with critical shortages, doctors say
LETTER: Physicians greatly affected by rising commercial assessments
Even doctors are feeling squeezed by soaring lease rates in the Vancouver area
B.C. medical students call for more residency spots to curb doctor shortage
Doctors need housing
Council priorities revealed
Need for family doctors in Esquimalt ‘immediate’: physicians’ group
Downtown Victoria to lose more doctors as medical clinic forced to close
New provincial health care funding could take bite out of South Okanagan doctor shortage
Doctor shortage still a ‘crisis,’ despite survey that indicates otherwise
Why can't you find a doctor?
‘Lives will be lost’: Oliver town council to address ER closures at UBCM
New physicians start in New Denver in October
Why Is it so Hard to Find a Doctor in Vancouver?
More than 1,100 patients find care
Centralized waitlist helping connect people with doctors, says South Okanagan Similkameen Division of Family Practice
Don’t have a family doctor? Here’s your chance to get one
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
It takes a village… to recruit a doctor
B.C. funds 62 new health care positions on Metro Vancouver's North Shore

Residential Care Initiative

Residential care: Local solutions. Community reform.
Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal

Retirement

Vancouver Division develops new resource for retiring physicians
Doctors and community embrace alternative funding model
Doctor shortage ‘crisis’ demands urgent attention: Esquimalt mayor

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

Seniors

Chilliwack: Working Together to Enhance Residential Care
Abbotsford: Making strides in residential care improvements
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
South Okanagan Similkameen: Working together to meet residential care needs
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Doctors of BC policy papers: Division input wanted
Fraser Northwest physicians use collective power to improve care at residential facilities
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Fraser Northwest doctors Nicholas Petropolis and Joelle Bradley win Above and Beyond award
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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
Ministry of Health: Next big step in primary-care transformation launches
Recommendations on seniors’ care not implemented 7 years after report: ombudsperson
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in Burnaby
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Richmond
Senior health fair offered at Ladner United Church

Seniors Care

Residential care: Local solutions. Community reform.
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Fraser Northwest doctors Nicholas Petropolis and Joelle Bradley win Above and Beyond award
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
Burnaby division launches “Welcome to Burnaby” video series
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

Social Worker

Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
Expanded social worker program enhances primary care in Creston
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

Martin Street Outreach centre officially opens doors
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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
Ministry of Health: Quesnel Urgent Primary Care Centre will soon open doors to public
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health and substance use patients in Northern Gulf Island rural communities
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior

Suicide prevention

Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal

Sunshine Coast

Sunshine Coast Division member Dr Michael Klein appointed to the Order of Canada

Team-based Care

South Island: Belmont Secondary, Royal Bay Secondary, and Edward Milne Community School
Barsby medical clinic aims for January start date
Chilliwack: Working Together to Enhance Residential Care
South Okanagan Similkameen: Working together to meet residential care needs
Expectant and new moms in Hope get more access to care, closer to home
Social workers team up with family doctors in East Kootenay to help patients address unmet needs and improve health
Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
Partnership between divisions and Fraser Health Authority improves patient-centred care
BC Medical Journal article highlights success of FNW interpretation services
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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
Ministry of Health: More patients receiving primary care support in Kamloops
The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women
Ministry of Health: Quesnel Urgent Primary Care Centre will soon open doors to public
Multi-division learning in the Fraser Region: Leading PCNs from Burnaby to Hope
Ministry of Health: First urgent primary care centre in Vancouver to open
Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
B.C. government announces more doctors coming to Tri-Cities, New West, Anmore and Belcarra
Ministry of Health: Next big step in primary-care transformation launches
Team-based care: The best thing about practising on Gabriola Island
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in Burnaby
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary-care centre coming to Nanaimo
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in South Okanagan Similkameen
Ministry of Health: Faster, better access to team-based primary care coming to Prince George
Ministry of Health: Improving primary care in Richmond
Ministry of Health: Expanded primary care coming to Sooke
Technology meets teamwork: Panel management in Langley
Doctors, staff team up for better care
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre to open in Vancouver
Improving access and meeting patient needs: PMH success in Prince George
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in Greater Vancouver
PCN Implementation guide now available
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
FNW clinical counselling initiative: Reducing physician burnout and improving access to care
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
RNs in practice: Supporting vulnerable patients in Fraser Northwest
South Okanagan Similkameen Division: More than 1,100 patients find care providers through attachment list
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
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
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

Technology

Vantage Point workshops: Strengthening Financial Stewardship
Ongoing EMR-based practice support within divisions
InphoniteVoice shortens clinic wait times in North Peace Division during physician shortage
Chillwack Division member wins Fraser Health Above & Beyond Award
Optimize Your EMRs
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Planning video projects and photoshoots: New resource for divisions
Partnership between divisions and Fraser Health Authority improves patient-centred care
BC Medical Journal article highlights success of FNW interpretation services
Physicians: Interested in providing feedback on technology projects?
Northern Interior Rural Division updates: Micro-credit funding and secure texting
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
Vernon embraces LGBTQ/2S community

UpToDate

New Divisions website launch and training

Urgent Primary Care Centre

Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based primary care in Burnaby
Ministry of Health: Urgent and primary-care centre coming to Nanaimo
Ministry of Health: Faster, better access to team-based primary care coming to Prince George
Improved healthcare services coming to Sooke: province
Medical clinic in Sooke gets $1 million for new doctors, nurses
'Corporate medicine' model is wrong approach for urgent care centres: think-tank
Urgent and primary care centre opens in Parkwood Place Mall
Three approaches, explained: primary care networks, urgent primary care, community health centres
B.C. announces new urgent care centre for East Vancouver
New healthcare hub coming to East Vancouver’s Commercial Drive
Urgent primary care centre to open on North Shore
EDITORIAL: A shot in the arm
Third urgent primary healthcare centre in Metro Vancouver to open in North Vancouver
LifeLabs relocates to Surrey’s health and technology district
New urgent care facility coming to Kelowna
Province announces urgent primary care centre will open in Kelowna this winter
Ministry of Health: Second urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
West Kelowna gets new cop
Pushing for 2nd power line
Northern Health making changes at Chetwynd Primary Care Clinic to ensure efficiencies
No doctor, no referral, no problem at new Burnaby health centre
Better access to primary health care coming for Maple Ridge region
Ministry of Health: Improving access to team-based care in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
New urgent and primary care centre opens on North Shore
New urgent and primary care centre opens in North Vancouver to serve North Shore
New urgent and primary care centre to open in Vernon
New urgent and primary care centre opens in Vernon
Ministry of Health: Third urgent and primary care centre opens in the Interior
New urgent primary care centre to open in Victoria
Region’s second urgent primary care centre to open in James Bay
West Shore clinic busiest in the province, health minister says
New centre aims to give more Victoria residents access to same-day health care
Team-based family medical clinic opens in Penticton
Penticton’s first Primary Care Centre officially opens
Penticton’s first Primary Care Centre officially opens
Premier, health minister unveil plans for new hospital in Surrey
Surrey’s new hospital will be in Cloverdale
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

Vancouver

Vancouver Division develops new resource for retiring physicians
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

Vulnerable Patients

Barsby medical clinic aims for January start date
Martin Street Outreach centre officially opens doors
Prince George: Enabling and communicating consistent residential care
White Rock-South Surrey: Coordinating a community-wide approach to enhance residential care
Chilliwack Primary Care Clinic reduces excessive hospital admissions by connecting vulnerable patients to family doctors
Squamish Doctors Team Up with Quest University to Take Care of Students
School-based Wellness Centre in Nanaimo breaks down barriers and helps adolescents access primary care
Doctors of BC policy papers: Division input wanted
Sunshiners Network provides “one-stop shop” services and resources for vulnerable and homebound seniors
Family doctors work with teams at Martin Street Outreach Clinic to help patients at risk get their health and lives on track
Family doctors come together at Mission Attachment Clinic to support vulnerable patients
North Vancouver clinic supports vulnerable patients, showcases effective primary care
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