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December 18, 2023

The Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year following a series of programs and initiatives that have changed the way patient care is provided across the province. FPSC – formerly the...

December 15, 2023

Dr Shireen Alam suspected the rates of mental health diagnoses had risen during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Her clinic, the Shelbourne Family Practice & Maternity in Victoria, decided to investigate during recent...

November 23, 2023

On October 24, 2023, more than 350 primary care leaders from across the province came together at the FPSC Primary Care Partners Event in Vancouver to: Celebrate Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and acknowledge the efforts to date....

October 30, 2023

Dr Francis Vala, a family physician and bariatrician based in New Westminster, recently made a return to family medicine after closing his practice in 2018 and spending five years focusing solely on obesity medicine. The new Longitudinal...

October 12, 2023

There are new eligibility requirements for the Community Longitudinal Family Physician (CLFP) Payment 2023. Changes to the CLFP Payment eligibility criteria align with the new Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model, reflect...