Vulnerable Patients
- 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 and District Division of Family Practice is working with Island Health, the First Nations Health Authority, and the…
- As part of their work on the Residential Care Initiative, South Okanagan Similkameen Division doctors began undertaking meaningful…
- Family doctors in communities around BC are working with nurses to provide patient care in both family practice and community settings.…
- The wellness centre at the Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary provides access to health care services and mental health support to…
- Six family doctors are now providing weekly clinics at Nechako Valley Secondary School in Vanderhoof, through a new school clinic aimed at…
- The Barsby and Nanaimo District Secondary School Wellness Centres, opened in 2016, are a partnership between Island Health, public health,…
- Chilliwack Division support (via the Chilliwack Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Local Action Team) has enabled local…
- 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…
- 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…- In 2016, three school-based clinics opened with help from the coordinating activities of the Sooke/ West Shore LAT on Vancouver Island,…
- A new wellness centre at the Sullivan Campus of Salmon Arm Secondary will provide health care services and mental health support to local…
- In Hope, Boston Bar, and surrounding First Nations communities, geographic barriers and health vulnerabilities can be challenges. However,…
- Remote Pemberton-area communities are accessible only by helicopter or unpaved roads, which poses challenges to meeting patient health care…
- The Salt Spring Island Child and Youth Mental Health Local Action Team has created a youth suicide intervention toolkit, providing…
- The North Shore Division of Family Practice and Vancouver Coastal Health have partnered to increase access to primary care for some of the…
- The Mission Attachment Clinic fills a gap long identified as a priority by local doctors. It helps many of the region’s residents,…
- Fraser Northwest Division launched its interpretation services program in 2013, a project spearheaded by Dr Patricia Gabriel. Through the…
- People in the Penticton area who have mental health or substance use challenges are getting their lives back on track thanks to a committed…
- Dr Tracy Monk is a firm believer in whole-patient care, particularly for seniors struggling with multiple health concerns and mobility…
- Student health is linked to educational success, but as many as 60 per cent of youth who are worried about a health issue do not consult a…
- Dr Josh Greggain of the Chilliwack Division of Family Practice has been awarded the Fraser Health Above & Beyond award for Service…