News

November 28, 2017

To comply with new College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) requirements for Mainpro+ certification, the PSP has reviewed and revised content for its nine learning modules. The content was reviewed extensively by a representative group of PSP regional team members, then further reviewed by the PSP Planning Scientific Committee, a group of family doctors from across BC.

November 01, 2017

At its October meeting, with input from health authority and division representatives at the table, the GPSC committed to make two important operational changes in order to improve linkages between local and regional collaborative tables and the GPSC, and to give the GPSC more flexibility as it supports turning provincial policy and strategy into action at the regional and local levels. First, the committee will decrease the frequency of its meetings from eleven to five times a year. This new schedule will be in effect after the November 2017 meeting.

October 23, 2017

Through their local divisions of family practices, family doctors around the province are working with partners in their communities on projects to support the care of patients with mental health and substance use issues. This work includes a wide range of materials that have been created for patients and physicians, including emotional wellness handouts, resource lists, presentations, referral forms, and lists of signs and symptoms that can help patients (or their friends and family) identify when they might need help.

October 20, 2017

Many GPs are working in practice teams to increase capacity for themselves and their practices. To support this approach, and in response to physician feedback through the GPSC visioning consultations, the GPSC has simplified and aligned some of its incentive fees.

October 02, 2017

The GPSC incentives continue to change in response to physician feedback collected during the visioning consultations, and to support the strategic objectives of the patient medical home model. The majority of the changes came into effect as of October 1, 2017. Additional changes to GPSC incentives will come into effect as of January 1, 2018. The following table summarizes the changes to GPSC incentives to better support physicians in their practices: (Revised: November 30, 2017)