News
April 24, 2025
A program developed by family physicians and offered through Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in British Columbia’s Pacific Northwest has successfully contributed to reducing and reversing risk factors for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. CHANGE BC is a collaborative, team-based, and culturally sensitive program that focuses on lifestyle medicine, emphasizing physical and culinary literacy.
April 24, 2025
Dr Janice Wong is committed to ensuring health and safety in her clinic. A family physician at Vancouver’s Woodland Family Practice, she received help through the Community Physician Health and Safety Program, a new initiative funded in partnership between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health and managed by SWITCH BC, which stands for Safety, Wellbeing, Innovation, Training and Collaboration in Healthcare.
February 20, 2025
The Ministry of Health, Doctors of BC, and BC Family Doctors through the Primary Care Compensation Working Group (PCCWG) are responsible for the LFP Payment Model and the new Comprehensive Care Payment (CCP). FPSC has been notified that the PCCWG needs more time to finalize the design and implementation of the CCP. As a result, the CCP launch will be delayed beyond the previously announced April date.
January 13, 2025
The Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs), in partnership with Len Pierre Consulting and First Nation communities, will be hosting an interactive session to encourage ongoing learning and relationship building between participants and Indigenous communities.
December 17, 2024
As digital health care tools continue to evolve, it has never been more important to ensure you and your medical staff know how to best protect personal patient data. To support physicians and teams, Doctors of BC’s Family Practice Services Committee, has partnered with the University of the Fraser Valley to provide medical office assistants (MOAs) with the opportunity to learn how to protect patient information in their clinics.