News
October 04, 2022
The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) is pleased to welcome Dr Janet Evans as the newest Doctors of BC member. Dr Evans is a family doctor and medical director at CGB Medical in Kelowna. She opened the office in 2016 after a 10-year hiatus from family medicine. Given how much the world had changed in that time, Dr Evans was astounded to find nothing had changed in family practice.
September 23, 2022
Doctors of BC and the Joint Collaborative Committees recently hosted a Truth and Reconciliation ceremony to honour our commitment to walking with First Nations, Metis, and Inuit peoples on our collective journey to ensure Indigenous patients have access to culturally safe health care. As a representation of this commitment, we worked with Indigenous artist sɬə́məxʷ Rain Pierre to design a print for display in BC medical offices to help create a welcoming space for Indigenous patients, inspire conversations, show support, and signify the importance of culturally safe care.
September 21, 2022
On Tuesday, September 6, family doctors would have received emails detailing the funding application process for the $43-million Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) 2022 payment from GPSC. The personalized emails included details on funding eligibility and links to application forms. Detailed information including eligibility is available in the 2022 CLFP FAQ.
September 06, 2022
A new EMR orientation guide for Open OSP Oscar is now available to help doctors navigate EMR operations.
August 30, 2022
Just in time for the fall series starting September 22, the GPSC Billing Education Webinar Series is now approved for accreditation through the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Division of Continuing Professional Development (UBC CPD). Family doctors and residents will now receive up to 10.0 Mainpro+® credits for attending GPSC billing webinars. Led by physician billing educators, these live webinars offer: