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Provincial support enables expanded services at Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre
The Maple Ridge Youth Wellness Centre will soon be able to expand its range of services following support from the provincial Foundry…
The Campbell River Maternity Clinic: Accessible, culturally safe care for all North Island women
The Campbell River and District Division of Family Practice is working with Island Health, the First Nations Health Authority, and the…
Article on SOS Division medication wastage study published in BC Medical Journal
As part of their work on the Residential Care Initiative, South Okanagan Similkameen Division doctors began undertaking meaningful…
Team-based care: Family doctors and nurses partner to improve patient care in BC communities
Family doctors in communities around BC are working with nurses to provide patient care in both family practice and community settings.…
Shuswap North Okanagan: Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary
The wellness centre at the Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary provides access to health care services and mental health support to…
Northern Interior Rural: Nechako Valley Secondary School Clinic
Six family doctors are now providing weekly clinics at Nechako Valley Secondary School in Vanderhoof, through a new school clinic aimed at…
Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres
The Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres, opened in 2016, are a partnership between Island Health, public health,…
Chilliwack Division supports student-developed overdose advice app
Chilliwack Division support (via the Chilliwack Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Local Action Team) has enabled local…
New primary care social worker program in FNW region replicates successful ”Nurse Debbie" model
Feedback from GPs and the success of a joint program of the Fraser Northwest division and Fraser Health have led to a new team-based care…
North Shore Division collaboration with VCH highlighted by CFPC
The HealthConnection Clinic in North Vancouver, a collaboration between the North Shore Division and Vancouver Coastal Health, was…
Divisions of family practice support physicians in improving access to care for transgender patients
Transgender care has been identified as an emerging health care issue for family physicians and primary care providers. Recognizing the…
A trio of safe, welcoming clinics open in southern Vancouver Island schools
In 2016, three school-based clinics opened with help from the coordinating activities of the Sooke/ West Shore LAT on Vancouver Island,…
Shuswap North Okanagan school-based clinic will improve access to care for rural students
A new wellness centre at the Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary will provide health care services and mental health support to local…
Resourcefulness supports teams and outreach to small communities
In Hope, Boston Bar, and surrounding First Nations communities, geographic barriers and health vulnerabilities can be challenges. However,…
Life is better in team-based care
Remote Pemberton-area communities are accessible only by helicopter or unpaved roads, which poses challenges to meeting patient health care…
Salt Spring Island Suicide Intervention Toolkits featured in BC Medical Journal
The Salt Spring Island Child and Youth Mental Health Local Action Team has created a youth suicide intervention toolkit, providing…

Kootenay Boundary introduces new tools for chronic pain patients and healthcare providers

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.

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