News
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.
September 16, 2024
A new Whistler 360 Health Collaborative is connecting more patients with doctors throughout the Sea-to-Sky corridor. More than 10,000 patients in Whistler now have a family doctor, while the number of family physicians has also doubled since the clinic opened last year, thanks in part to the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model.
July 29, 2024
FPSC is accepting applications for medical office staff to take the Panel Management for Family Practice program through the University of Fraser Valley. We are offering a fall cohort in 2024. The program consists of five modules with a final quality improvement project implemented in-practice.
July 25, 2024
Important updates about FPSC supports for inpatient care, following up on the information communicated in the June 7 FPSC Special Update. Short-Term FPSC Transition Funding for Inpatient Care
July 09, 2024
Registered nurses are helping to enhance patient care in the Fraser Northwest Primary Care Network (PCN). Some 38 registered nurses (RNs) work within patient medical homes —family practices that provide longitudinal patient care —in four specific PCNs: New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Southwest and Southeast Coquitlam, and North Coquitlam, Port Moody, Anmore and Belcarra. PCN director Michiko Mazloum says registered nurses provide additional services that weren’t offered by clinics before such as baby immunizations and other injections.