Explore information from the provincial Divisions team about the operation of the initiative or what local divisions are working on.
FPSC has announced important updates about supports for inpatient care. These updates are a follow-up to the information communicated in the June 7 FPSC Special Update.
New supports for integrating a nurse into practice are available on the FPSC website.
The Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) has announced changes to better support family physicians who provide inpatient care.
The next Divisions Learning Session is scheduled for Wednesday, November 13 at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver. This event is a time for doctors and divisions staff to share experiences, learn, and engage in discussions.
On February 14, 2024, FPSC and the Ministry of Health announced the launch of the Nurse in Practice program.
For more information information, visit the FPSC website.
FPSC has announced that the After Hours Care program pilot, initially set to end March 19, 2024, is transitioning to an ongoing program and expanding to a new region, providing certainty to participating family physicians, nurse practitioners, and their patients.
Maternity physicians and midwives will work collaboratively at the EPCC to provide comprehensive, high-quality, and personalized perinatal care.
Today FPSC launched a pilot program in partnership with HealthLink BC to provide after hours care for attached patients of family physicians and nurse practitioners in the Langley, South Island, South Okanagan Similkameen, Thompson Region, and Victoria divisions of family practice.
Read about the changes that will take place as part of a refresh of the approach to Primary Care Networks.
Congratulations to the physicians who’ve received the following awards, which highlight the notable contributions of physicians in their communities.
We have a revised summer schedule for Dispatch. Instead of publishing on Tues July 25 and Tues Aug 9, we will publish on Wed Aug 2.
Trail Times: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice announced that it has launched a new set of tools to support patients living with chronic pain. Patients and their healthcare providers can now easily access information on referrals, services, education, self-management support, and more. These have been developed as part of the Kootenay Boundary Shared Care Chronic Pain Project, with the input and guidance of local physicians, allied health care practitioners, and patient partners living with chronic pain.