News
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.
June 08, 2020
New Westminster-based Dr John Yap remembers the exact date he and his four colleagues knew the way they provide care was about to change dramatically: Friday, March 13. “We got official word to consider shifting to virtual care to help curtail COVID-19,” said Dr Yap. “The following Monday, we showed up to work as usual but as patients started cancelling their appointments, we realized we had to adapt, and quickly.”
June 08, 2020
For current information regarding the GPSC's Practice Support Program (PSP), please visit the PSP webpage. As family practices expand in-person care as the COVID-19 restrictions ease, the GPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) can help the clinic develop a work safe restart plan, and also support physicians in transitioning their practices into a hybrid delivery model combining virtual and in-person care.
June 08, 2020
You could say that, for Dr Sari Cooper, medicine is in her blood. Her experiences as a young girl while her brother, who is hemophiliac, was in and out of hospital for treatments, and then her family’s firsthand experience with the tainted blood scandal, left a life-long impression. The hospital waiting room, and connecting with doctors and nurses, became an integral part of her growing up years. “It was really scary for my family, from the ages of 12 to 17, we did not know whether he had contracted HIV,” said Dr Cooper.