EvidenceNetwork.ca By Marcus Hollander and Garey Mazowita A version of this commentary appeared in the Hill Times, Toronto Star and the Sudbury Star Recently hundreds of people lined up for hours outside a new medical clinic near Ottawa, all hoping to get a family doctor.
In late April 2014, more than 200 participants gathered at the Westin Wall Centre in Richmond, BC in the second of two provincial sessions for the new Practice Support Program (PSP) Pain Management learning module.
Four new In-patient Care incentives have been successfully rolled-out across BC since their April 1, 2013 introduction, with support from the province’s 33 divisions of family practice.
An article on the Practice Support Program (PSP) Adult Mental Health (AMH) module was published in the summer edition of The Permanente Journal (www.permanentejournal.org), a Kaiser Permanente publication that advances knowledge in scientific research, clinical medicine, and innovative health care delivery.
Family and specialist physicians throughout BC now have access to training and resources designed to support the effective coordination of care for patients who are at risk of or living with COPD and heart failure.