News
January 24, 2022
This year's Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) payment will increase by an average of $6200 over last year’s average payment. This includes a one-time payment (an average of $5000) to eligible family physicians, along with an ongoing increase (an average of $1200). Family physicians will receive this payment in February 2022.
December 08, 2021
The physician representatives of the GPSC are working doctors. Like our members, they understand the day-to-day challenges and contributions within the medical profession. Here, the GPSC physician members describe their reasons for joining the collaborative committee dedicated to family practice.
November 15, 2021
Latest update: May 31, 2022 Recruiting coaches at Doctors of BC for the GPSC Practice Support Program (PSP) is now underway with positions slated to be filled by early fall 2022. For more information read: “Update: Practice Support Program.”
November 12, 2021
Bugs & Drugs is a reference that doctors in British Columbia are familiar with. It's a tool that provides guidance for appropriate antibiotic use to help stop the spread of drug-resistant infections. But what some physicians may not know is the guide can be accessed through Pathways, a website that provides physicians and their staff with quick access to accurate referral information and hundreds of resources.
November 05, 2021
Nelson family physician Dr Lee MacKay found immediate benefit to his patients after medical office assistant Julie Northfold completed the GPSC Panel Management for Family Practice program. Putting newly acquired skills to work, Julie evaluated the office electronic medical record (EMR) data and helped to identify Dr MacKay’s patients who were eligible for colon cancer screening. “I was surprised to find only 20% of my patients were regularly getting tested,” says Dr MacKay.