News
September 19, 2017
This year, more than 160 doctors across BC have met to learn about quality improvement principles that help them find better ways to care for their patients. “Using strategies borrowed from business and industry, [doctors] are learning to identify specific practice goals, design innovative tests of change, measure and evaluate the changes, and incrementally improve their daily practice,” says Dr Davidicus Wong, a Burnaby-based family physician, in his article about how business strategies can improve health care.
August 30, 2017
Chris Pasin, pharmacist/owner of several RemedyRX pharmacies in the South Okanagan, has been awarded the BC Pharmacy Association's Ben Gant Innovative Practice Award for his work in developing chronic pain medication information sessions.
July 20, 2017
On June 19 and 20, family doctors and various Ministry of Health, health authority, and Doctors of BC representatives gathered for the GPSC Spring Summit, which focused on progress and future steps toward establishing the patient medical home in BC. Keynote speaker Dr Paul Grundy, IBM’s Chief Medical Officer and Global Director for Health Care Transformation, kicked off the event, sharing his perspectives on the international emergence of patient-centred medical homes as the foundation for primary care transformation.
May 23, 2017
On June 19 and 20 in Vancouver, the GPSC’s is hosting a two-day networking event for partners who are working together to transform BC's system of primary care. The Spring Summit will bring together divisions staff and lead physicians to discuss and plan work for the patient medical home model. For more information on the event, visit: gpscevents.ca.
May 11, 2017
Congratulations to GPSC co-chair Dr Shelley Ross for being recognized as a change maker for family medicine. As an Alumna of the UBC Faculty of Medicine, Dr Ross received the UBC Medical Alumni Association’s 2017 Honorary Medical Alumni Award, which recognizes faculty members who make significant contributions as committed clinicians, teachers, mentors, or administrators. From delivering more than 300 babies to advocating on national platforms, Dr Ross influences change through her commitment to improving family medicine.