A program developed by family physicians and offered through Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in British Columbia’s Pacific Northwest has successfully contributed to reducing and reversing risk factors for metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes.
CHANGE BC is a collaborative, team-based, and culturally sensitive program that focuses on lifestyle medicine, emphasizing physical and culinary literacy.
Dr Janice Wong is committed to ensuring health and safety in her clinic.
A family physician at Vancouver’s Woodland Family Practice, she received help through the Community Physician Health and Safety Program, a new initiative funded in partnership between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health and managed by SWITCH BC, which stands for Safety, Wellbeing, Innovation, Training and Collaboration in Healthcare.
The Ministry of Health, Doctors of BC, and BC Family Doctors through the Primary Care Compensation Working Group (PCCWG) are responsible for the LFP Payment Model and the new Comprehensive Care Payment (CCP).
FPSC has been notified that the PCCWG needs more time to finalize the design and implementation of the CCP. As a result, the CCP launch will be delayed beyond the previously announced April date.
The Joint Collaborative Committees (JCCs), in partnership with Len Pierre Consulting and First Nation communities, will be hosting an interactive session to encourage ongoing learning and relationship building between participants and Indigenous communities.
As digital health care tools continue to evolve, it has never been more important to ensure you and your medical staff know how to best protect personal patient data. To support physicians and teams, Doctors of BC’s Family Practice Services Committee, has partnered with the University of the Fraser Valley to provide medical office assistants (MOAs) with the opportunity to learn how to protect patient information in their clinics.
When Burnaby family physician Dr Geetha Samuel has a dilemma in her clinic, she knows who to call: Practice Improvement Coach Sophia Tanaka.
Dr Krystine Sambor says she has richer conversations with her patients and is less drained doing paperwork, thanks in part to the use of AI scribe.
Dr James Card believes that if you train medical residents in rural communities, they will stay.
BC’s After Hours Care program is making a difference for people and physicians, by connecting people to the care they need when their family physician is not available and removing a top burden experienced by physicians.
Doctors and health care teams in rural communities throughout Canada are being celebrated this week as part of Canada's first National Rural Health Week Oct. 21-25, 2024. Rural primary care is a vital part of health care in BC, with several divisions of family practice serving rural areas.