News
August 25, 2020
Family doctors are invited to join a six-part webinar series about billing GPSC fees to:
August 17, 2020
The BC ECHO on Substance Use – Alcohol Use Disorder, is a free, virtual training series for BC health care providers aimed at improving knowledge, skills, and competencies in managing alcohol use disorder. The program connects health care providers through a community of practice to build capacity in the treatment and management of alcohol use disorder, with the ultimate goal of improving care.
August 11, 2020
Physicians and family practice teams can now take advantage of Practice Support Program (PSP) clinical and practice management learning opportunities in new accessible, flexible, and practical formats. Interested physicians and teams can participate in group learning sessions (either virtually or in-person) and individual online learning sessions. These sessions can now be accessed based on immediate practice needs, including combining topic areas, helping to enable improvements that can benefit both patients and providers.
July 28, 2020
GPSC leaders are strongly encouraging family physicians who participate in the PSP services such as coaching or the Panel Management to enrol with the Health Data Coalition (HDC). “As more physicians enrol, the Health Data Coalition will be able to generate a more robust picture of population health that will help physicians to identify and develop ways to improve patient care,” said Dr. Kathleen Ross, President of Doctors of BC.
June 08, 2020
November 3, 2020 Update: 'Pathways Virtual Care Directory' has now been changed to 'Pathways Medical Care Directory' Family physicians in BC noticed a concerning trend with the onset of COVID-19 restrictions. Many British Columbians were not aware that family physicians continued to provide medical care for patients by telephone and telehealth, and were not seeking the care they needed.