Dr Janet Evans has a passion for building: whether it’s effective teams, better systems, enhanced knowledge and capacity, or Lego.
The newest member of FPSC’s physician caucus is excited to be joining at such a pivotal time.
Here, in her own words, Janet reflects on her journey, leadership, team-based care, and raising a family while building a family practice.
I was inspired to pursue medicine from a young age
Family physician leaders’ event and divisions learning session
Family physician leaders and senior staff from key local and provincial organizations gathered for two events in Vancouver November 1 and 2, 2022. The overarching theme for both events: Reconnect. Reflect. Renew.
Family physician leaders’ event
As we reflect on the past year, we share our gratitude with every family physician in the province for your commitment and your ongoing dedication to patients over the past year. This year presented many challenges, and we share your worries about the increase in respiratory infections that we’re seeing in the community, especially in children. We are also ending the year with a great deal of optimism about the future of family practice given the recent changes that we have seen:
Updated September 6, 2023
A new FPSC program pilot aims to provide longitudinal family physicians and nurse practitioners with an effective solution for after hours care for their longitudinal patients.
The After Hours Care Program is a partnership between FPSC and five Divisions of Family Practice—Langley, South Island and Victoria, South Okanagan Similkameen, and Thompson Region. It is made possible using the infrastructure and expertise of HealthLink BC.
GPSC has a new name following ratification of the 2022 Physician Master Agreement (PMA) on December 6, 2022. The General Practice Services Committee is now the Family Practice Services Committee, or FPSC.
At its October meeting, FPSC approved expanding in-patient care bridge funding to 13 additional hospitals, bringing the total number receiving funds to 53 hospitals. The expanded eligibility recognizes the commitment of family doctors who provide a significant portion of in-patient care.
Dear colleagues,
The year 2022 is certainly shaping up to be one of significant change—in many ways made possible by the passion shown by yourselves and the public.
GPSC often hears from members who want to know where GPSC funding is allocated, and how it benefits physicians. As part of our commitment to transparency, we have created a mini-workplan and budget wheel that shows expenditures for the 2021-22 fiscal year. The GPSC work plan was created with the mission of strengthening longitudinal family practice as the foundation of an integrated system of care.
Update (November 14, 2022): GPSC in-patient bridge funding approved for 13 additional hospitals
Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health are currently working on a new payment model for longitudinal primary care. As this model expands, we anticipate this will significantly impact the approach to the provision of in-hospital care by community longitudinal family physicians.
The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) is pleased to welcome Dr Janet Evans as the newest Doctors of BC member.
Dr Evans is a family doctor and medical director at CGB Medical in Kelowna. She opened the office in 2016 after a 10-year hiatus from family medicine. Given how much the world had changed in that time, Dr Evans was astounded to find nothing had changed in family practice.
