News
March 01, 2017
Many doctors are likely aware that the GPSC is working toward creating an integrated system of care – a health care system that improves support for patients through enhanced and simplified linkages between providers. The patient medical home model is an important component in building this system together with partners.
February 10, 2017
The summary report from the GPSC Fall Summit, which took place November 28-29, 2016, is available online in a new web-based interactive format.
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.