News
April 13, 2021
After 10 years working as a senior leader in the fields of marketing and product management in the IT world, Dr Jaron Easterbrook took a break to consider his next career move. He would take his new puppy out to a nearby Victoria park and chat with people asking them about their careers, searching for inspiration. One day, he met an ICU doctor.
April 12, 2021
In the early days of pandemic, Dr Omesh Syal, a family physician in Prince George, was browsing his Health Data Coalition (HDC) Discover dashboard to gain a higher-level perspective of his practice. HDC Discover allows doctors to better understand their patient populations and compare patterns of practice on a clinic, community, or provincial level.
April 12, 2021
The GPSC Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI) reports significant improvement in the medical care of BC seniors in long-term care facilities since the LTCI was created in 2015. The LTCI was formed through a partnership with the GPSC, divisions of family practice, health authorities, long-term care facilities and the Ministry of Health. It was set up in response to the declining number of family doctors and most responsible providers working in long-term care facilities and the significant projected growth in future long-term care patients.
March 12, 2021
March 1, 2022 update: Applications for this grant are now closed. Updated information can be found on the Group Family Practice Development Grant webpage.