News
February 01, 2017
Doctors can now access the first series of PSP’s small group learning sessions (SGLS). Practice Improvement: Making Quality Improvement Work for You is a series of short, interactive sessions that introduce doctors to accessible and practical tools to make practice improvements in ways that are significant to them, their team, and their patients. The first series has two sessions available:
February 01, 2017
With patient medical home work underway in communities throughout BC, doctors and divisions may be interested in the GPSC’s latest BC Medical Journal column, “The patient medical home: Working together to create an integrated system of care.” In addition to highlighting the work underway in BC to create a clear path to care, the article outlines how this proven model is being used in Alberta and Ontario.
December 02, 2016
Nearly 300 of BC’s primary health care leaders attended a two-day event in Richmond earlier this week for the GPSC’s Summit: Moving Forward Together. Attendees included physicians and staff from Divisions of Family Practice, and representatives from the GPSC, Doctors of BC, Ministry of Health, and health authorities. As partners in the A GP for Me initiative, they celebrated their collective achievements and discussed their shared learnings.
November 10, 2016
Small group learning sessions (SGLS) organized by the Practice Support Program (PSP) give doctors the opportunity to discuss, discover, and share learnings in a practical environment. Topics are informed by doctors and divisions at a community level to ensure learnings are locally relevant. Content is evidence-based, meets Mainpro+ certification requirements, and is developed and adapted by the provincial office in partnership with doctors, educational organizations, and subject matter experts.
November 10, 2016
In a video for the Burnaby Division of Family Practice, GPSC co-chair Dr Shelley Ross discusses what led her to practice general practice and maternity care in Burnaby. The video is one in a series that promote the city to doctors who may be interested in practising in the area. Other video participants include international medical graduate Dr Karendeep Gill, Burnaby GPs Dr John Rideout and Dr Lindsay McCaffrey. To watch the other videos in the series, click here.