News
November 29, 2024
Dr James Card believes that if you train medical residents in rural communities, they will stay. That’s the premise of the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Rural Immersion Program, which started July 1, 2024, and offers a different twist to a traditional residency. Rather than placing learners in large referral centres with some rotation in a smaller community, residents learn in a smaller community and visit specialists in larger hubs when needed.
October 31, 2024
BC’s After Hours Care program is making a difference for people and physicians, by connecting people to the care they need when their family physician is not available and removing a top burden experienced by physicians.
October 23, 2024
Doctors and health care teams in rural communities throughout Canada are being celebrated this week as part of Canada's first National Rural Health Week Oct. 21-25, 2024. Rural primary care is a vital part of health care in BC, with several divisions of family practice serving rural areas.
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.