News
September 23, 2024
The Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs) welcomed back Harley Eagle for a webinar that provided an introductory overview of one of our province’s foundational documents on Indigenous Cultural Safety: the BC Cultural Safety Standard.
September 18, 2024
Dr Vitaliy Kubatskyy thought he had close to 2,000 patients when he took over a full-sized practice in the Cowichan Valley seven years ago. To ensure he had the most up-to-date numbers on his patient panel, he enlisted the help of a coach from the FPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP). PSP coaches across the province offer services to help family physicians more effectively manage their patient panel and how they use different health technologies in practice.
September 17, 2024
Monday, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, which honours survivors of residential schools, the children who never returned home, and their families and communities. It is also a day to reflect on and support the commitment to Truth and Reconciliation.
September 16, 2024
The Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model is proving effective at recruiting and retaining family physicians. Vancouver family physician Dr Lucy Nee expects she will continue caring for patients for another eight to 10 years — partly because she can bring in UBC Family Practice residents training in her office who later become her locums to share the work.
September 16, 2024
The Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model has encouraged more new-to-practice family physicians to hang their own shingle. A research study at the University of BC Family Practice’s medical residency found more residents are considering their own family practice because they feel more valued for their time, can work within their own schedules and still be compensated appropriately.