December 11, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- FPSC announces funding for minor tenant improvements to support team-based care
- Stories of Most Significant Change: Patient, physician, and AHP perspectives on PMHs
- New FPSC payment to support longitudinal care
- Clarified: FPSC Panel Development Incentive Eligibility
- Doctors of BC seeking member input into proposed changes to health professions regulation
- Change to Health Care (Consent) Act – what it means for physicians
- ICYMI: Hear from patients - New Patient Experience Tool
- New FPSC Regional Reps
- PSP supports for quality improvement activities featured in December BCMJ
- Registration open for JCC Pre-Forum and Quality Forum
- Dr Kathleen Ross to continue outreach to physicians across BC in 2020
- PowerChart Access for Medical Office Assistants in Island Health Authority
- Invitation to join the BC ECHO on Substance Use
- A new online tool has launched to help navigate seniors’ living options
- Divisions in the News
November 22, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- New Doctors of BC podcast features discussion about PMHs and PCNs
- FPSC’s Residential Care Initiative renamed as Long-term Care Initiative
- Fall edition of the FPSC Newsletter now available
- Reminder: Billing education webinar - fees that support working in teams
- FPSC Summit Event Summary
- FPSC and Health Data Coalition partnership
- Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
- Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation: A Practice Resource
- Invitation to participate in study about routine growth monitoring in infancy
- Updated Concussion E-Learning Course for Medical Professionals
- Divisions in the News
November 12, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Hear from patients: New FPSC Patient Experience Tool
- PCN Documents: UPCC revised policy and PCN governance diagram
- Billing education webinar: fees that support working in teams
- ICBC changes: Impacts and updates for physicians
- PSP simplifies its certification process for doctors
- Change to admission process for adults into care facilities
- Flu vaccine billing information
- More input needed on Physician Burdens
- DTO privacy and security training now required to access Fraser Health UCI eHealth viewer
- Reducing physician burnout: New article in the November issue of the BCMJ
- Multi-division partnership means optimal care for mental health patients in rural communities
- Pathways webinar series
- New Physician Wellness Resource
- Concussion Awareness Training Tool (CATT) for Medical Professionals
- Divisions in the News
October 25, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- PCN Toolkit updates
- Contact list for division communications staff and contractors
- Free pedestrian safety poster and reflective armbands for physician offices
- FPSC member Richard Jock is now CEO of First Nations Health Authority
- FPSC Summit evaluation report
- Research participants needed for emergency contraception study
- Registration open for symposium on elder care in rural and remote areas
- Invitation to participate in study about routine growth monitoring in infancy
- Divisions in the News
October 7, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Ridge Meadows Division announces local PCNs and UPCC
- ISA Team Charting Principles
- FPSC Summit changes
- Divisions benefit package
- FPSC membership changes
- FPSC Meeting Summary
- MRI Central Intake Office survey
- Registration open for 2019 Medical Legal Conference
- Physician Perspectives on Return to Work
- Call for applications to the Clinician Scholar Program
- Free Pain Support and Wellness Groups
- Patients as Partners Online events calendar
- Divisions in the News
September 20, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Provincial office staffing note
- Information Sharing Agreement webinar recording now available
- ICYMI: Webinar series: learn more about billing FPSC fees
- New Doctors of BC Vice President, Engagement and Quality Improvement
- UpToDate access for transitioning residents changes on September 30, 2019
- Data Tools Webinar Series Part 2 – The Health Data Coalition
- FPSC Patient Experience Tool Webinar
- Bringing primary care to patients’ homes: Fraser Northwest’s Nurse Debbie model
- Preventing and responding to violence against physicians
- Dr Kathleen Ross to meet with physicians across BC
- Opportunities for funding in rural communities
- Physician Engagement: Parent Education on the Period of PURPLE Crying
- In-office breastfeeding decal available to family physicians
- Divisions in the News
September 6, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- In case you missed it: PCN Implementation guide
- Updated Local Health Area Profiles
- New online course from DTO and UBC CPD: Information security in private practice
- UpToDate access for transitioning residents changes on September 30, 2019
- New interim guideline for syphilis screening in pregnancy in BC
- Registration open for Pain BC’s education and mentorship
- Call for Abstracts for the 2020 JCC Pre-Forum
- Divisions in the News
August 26, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Information Sharing Agreement webinars
- Registration open for rural PCN webinar
- Thinking in Networks and Managing Change Initiative
- New PCN liaison joins CPI team
- Nurse Practitioners overhead guidelines and principles
- Further clarification for two FPSC fees: G14086 and G14010
- New PSP compensation policy better recognizes doctors and practice teams
- UBC CPD seeking participants for ICBC reporting/billing changes focus groups
- FNW Clinical Counsellor program allows quick referrals to mental health support
- Registration open for FPSC's Leadership and Management Development Program
- DTO support: technology vendors approaching divisions
- Divisions website enhancements
- Counselling available for individuals impacted by MMIWG
- New CPI staff member
- Registration open for the 2019 Be Active Every Day challenge
- Divisions in the News
August 12, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- PCN Implementation guide now available
- Funding support for specialist involvement in PCN planning and implementation
- FPSC increases to maternity and in-hospital fees
- Eligibility clarification for two FPSC fees: G14086 and G14010
- Webinar series: learn more about billing FPSC fees
- Improving access and meeting patient needs as part of a PMH
- Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines external review
- FPSC Information Sharing Task Group
- Vaccine Status Reporting Regulation
- BCCFP’s Exceptional Teacher award now open for nominations
- Patients as Partners Online events calendar
- Divisions in the News
July 19, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- ICYMI: PMH/PCN Infosheets
- Physician Burdens: What We Heard Report now available
- ICYMI: PSP's learning series guides the path to practice teams
- Call for Division representation at Family Medicine Forum
- Doctors of BC Board Report available
- Physician Engagement: Parent Education on the Period of PURPLE Crying
- Breastfeeding webinar open for registration
- Sharing Divisions Dispatch with members
- Registration for the 2019 Be Active Every Day challenge opens in August
- New member of CPI team
- Divisions in the News
July 5, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Primary care network milestone
- June FPSC Meeting Summary
- Summer 2019 FPSC newsletter now online
- Divisions website enhancements
- Health Authority Engagement Survey Results
- Registration open for FPSC's Leadership and Management Development Program
- Breast implant cancer risks detailed in letter from Section of Plastic Surgery
- Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
- Patients as Partners Online events calendar
- Divisions in the News
June 21, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Resident doctors PCN webinar recording available
- Webinar series: data tools that support practices and communities
- Late honoraria and sessional claim submission deadline
- ICBC Changes: RCA roster and updated resources for physicians
- ICYMI: FPSC team-based care reference guide
- When technology meets a team: happy patients, an enjoyable workplace
- Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
- Divisions in the News
June 10, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Renewed commitment to partnership in Primary Care Networks and Patient Medical Homes
- FPSC team-based care incentive fees
- Updates to panel management supports
- FPSC incentive fees, education, and resources promoted in June BCMJ
- Worthwhile and satisfying: physician group embraces data-informed, proactive care
- Public Pathways: A new option for sharing community health resources and information
- Ministry of Health staffing announcement
- Feedback requested for Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service Pilot Project
- Invitation to participate in BC Guidelines External Review
- Ministry of Health: Sleep Medicine Review and Anonymous Survey
- Call for applications for the Sue Harris Family Practice Research Grant
- Support for family doctors in caring for osteoarthritis patients
- Patients as Partners Online events calendar
- Divisions in the News
May 27, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- New PMH & PCN videos: Overview for family doctors
- PCN webinar for resident physicians
- Physician Master Agreement finalized
- Doctors of BC election results
- Tax-related questions from the Divisions
- Practice Support: New learning series guides the path to practice teams
- BC Guidelines: New guideline and invitation to review
- HDC Members’ Webinar: The Health Data Coalition in your Division of Family Practice
- Ministry of Health: Sleep Medicine Review and Anonymous Survey
- HIV/AIDS webinar learning series
- Fraser Health PARIS Psychiatrist Reports Available on June 4
- Divisions in the News
May 10, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Proactive panel management improves efficiency in Abbotsford
- April FPSC Summary now available
- Doctors of BC departmental realignment
- Farewell to Joanna Richards
- Kootenay Boundary Wellness Project featured on the Divisions website
- Victoria/South Island CBT Skills Groups featured in BC Medical Journal
- EMR Data Portability Guide by Doctors Technology Office
- Call for nominations for the HDC Board of Directors
- Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative launches
- Fraser Health Community Respiratory Reports Available
- Divisions in the News
April 26, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Richmond Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
- Team-based care supports for family doctors
- BC Physicians: play a role in developing new compensation models
- New sessional rates
- Updated billing rates for medical services provided to Canadian Armed Forces members
- Health Authority Engagement Survey closing soon
- Feedback requested for Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service Pilot Project
- Doctors of BC 2019 Annual General Meeting and Annual Awards Ceremony
- Early career family physicians: please share your experience
- New additions to the Community Partnerships and Integration team
- Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
- Divisions in the News
April 12, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- South Okanagan Similkameen Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
- PCN planning in Wave 1a communities
- Reminder: FPSC billing webinars
- Mileage rate increase
- Update on Information Sharing Agreement
- Resources to support ICBC policy changes
- DTO launches Clinic IT Support Community
- Division Learning Session event summary
- CME Webinar on MAID
- Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
- Recruitment and Retention Steering Committee
- Early Childhood Oral Health Resources
- Divisions in the News
March 29, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Burnaby Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
- Reminder: Billing webinars for new-to-practice GPs
- Voting open for Physician Master Agreement
- Annual Health Authority Engagement Survey
- Policy changes to ICBC effective April 1
- Two-session learning series for increasing vaccine uptake
- Registration now open for ACEs Summit in May
- Codi app for rural physicians: evaluation survey
- Thompson Region Family Obstetrics locum coverage in Kamloops
- Registration open to host a Walk with your Doc event
- Updated Concussion E-Learning Course for Medical Professionals
- BC SUPPORT Unit webinar
- Divisions in the News
March 15, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- New change management funding for divisions
- Tentative Physician Master Agreement has been reached
- FPSC Evaluation Framework: update and opportunities to participate
- How does panel management work? Dr Bruce Hobson describes his journey
- Medical-record software companies selling data in Ontario only, not BC
- FPSC call-out to maternity care providers
- Enrolment Opportunity in the Provincial BOOST Collaborative – Letter of Interest due April 3
- Divisions Learning Session update
- Division-supported clinical networks featured in BC Medical Journal
- Dr Lawrence Yang of Surrey-North Delta Division featured in Doctors Making a Difference
- MDs4Wellness video featuring the Fraser Northwest and North Shore divisions
- Gabriola Community Health Centre: Building community health care from the ground up
- Nominations now open for the 2019 BCCFP awards
- Readers’ Choice booklets available
- Divisions in the News
March 1, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Fraser Northwest Division and Ministry of Health announce local PCNs
- Primary care network and patient medical home workshop in Vancouver
- Spring 2019: Billing webinar for new-to-practice GPs
- Free Webinar on ICBC Changes
- Doctors of BC Diversity & Inclusion Survey
- Doctors Technology Office releases updates on BC Forms Strategy and Best Practices
- FPSC meeting summary: February
- Winter 2019 FPSC newsletter now online
- Registration open for SGP-BCCFP Spring Conference
- Registration open for the BC Substance Use Conference
- BC Children’s Hospital Compass service
- IHI Virtual Course on Finding and Creating Joy in Work
- Registration open for Heart Failure Symposium
- Register open for this year’s annual Walk with your Doc event
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
February 19, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Summary from wave 2 PCN partnership day
- Billing webinars series for new to practice GPs: follow-up and reference documents for first session
- Fraser Northwest Division improves care for at-risk moms through collaboration and education
- Readers’ Choice: FPSC 2018 now available
- Opportunities for funding in rural communities
- Registration still open for JCC pre-forum Event
- Division physician leads and chairs invited to CPD Leaders Conference April 26-28, 2019
- Nominations open for the 2019 BC Rural Health Awards
- Opportunity for UBC CPD maternity care workshop collaboration
- Registration open for Clinician Quality Academy
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News
February 1, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Key highlights from the Divisions Learning Day and Wave 2 partnership day
- New Q&A for divisions
- Webinar for future PCN communities. February 15
- Changes to FPSC fees
- Sessional and honoraria rate increase
- Clarity on physician consent and data-sharing with local divisions
- MRI Central Intake Project requests feedback
- Evaluation report: School wellness centres serve an important need for students
- Fraser Health ER Discharge Report Available on February 19
- Patients as Partners Annual Gathering
- Patient Engagement Learning Series webinars available
- New staff announcements at provincial Divisions office
- Divisions in the News
January 18, 2019 Divisions Dispatch
- PMH-PCN Update
- Taking Action on Divisions’ Feedback
- Proactive panel management improves efficiency in Cowichan Valley
- Reminder to submit FPSC Portal Fees (G14070, G14071)
- FPSC Residential Care Initiative: updated community contact list
- FPSC welcomes new members
- New BC Guidelines Revision - Thyroid Function Testing in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Thyroid Function Disorder
- Sponsorship available for JCC “The Power of Togetherness” event – Feb 26
- Upcoming events for Shared Care’s ‘spread networks’
- Call to join the Health Data Coalition
- BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS is hosting a certified webinar
- Register to join the Trans Care Forum
- Patients as Partners monthly bulletin
- Divisions in the News