Local divisions undertake various initiatives, projects, and programs to address specific areas of patient care, administration, and physician support. Division work on these initiatives helps to recruit new doctors, support specific patient populations (such as frail elderly patients and patients with mental health and substance use issues), and support doctors in practising more efficiently.
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.