News
May 27, 2025
Urgent appointments are being dealt with more appropriately—in clinic rather than hospital—in Central Saanich thanks to the physician quality improvement project led by family physician Dr Sienna Bourdon. Dr Bourdon noticed that Saanich Peninsula Hospital emergency room (ER) was being overwhelmed in 2022-23, with more than 1,000 patient visits for medical issues that could potentially have been treated at the Shoreline Medical clinics.
May 27, 2025
The Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice (Division) recently hosted BC’s Health Minister Josie Osborne to celebrate the work and collaboration happening in the community’s health care system. On April 25th, partners and staff presented work the Division is leading to improve health care locally, as well as practice supports to retain physicians, funding partnerships, and strategies to enhance physician recruitment and enable patient attachment.
May 20, 2025
The Doctors of BC Communications team is looking for 8-10 physicians to join one 45-minute Zoom discovery session to answer questions about the JCC websites. Feedback will be used to improve the website user experience. Topics include how to navigate the sites and online tools, and identifying improvements. The JCC websites include:
May 16, 2025
On May 19, we proudly celebrate World and BC Family Doctor Day. A time to recognize the incredible work of family physicians across our province. We are deeply grateful for your continued commitment to delivering high-quality patient care. Amid ongoing changes and challenges, you remain steadfast in your commitment and dedication to your patients, continually going above and beyond to care for them and their families.
May 13, 2025
Dr Sand Russell-Atkinson knows the value of a good coach. The Comox family physician sought help from FPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) last year for panel maintenance ahead of a quality improvement project on congestive heart failure. The support has helped to keep her on track, focus on relevant goals of practice improvement, and stay accountable, Dr Russell-Atkinson says.