FPSC

Dear colleagues,

Update: A recording of the webinar mentioned below is now available to watch on YouTube.

Recognizing that the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of mental health needs and the risk of substance use disorder in patients, the GPSC is improving access to the mental health management fees and expanding the personal health risk assessment fee to better support family doctors and their patients.

Update: A recording of the webinar mentioned below is now available to watch on YouTube.

The GPSC is introducing two new fees to support family doctors providing team-based care, coordinating care, and confirming a new patient intake. Read more below.

The GPSC has appointed members to a new task group that will direct the implementation of recommendations in the GSPC Long-Term Care Initiative (LTCI) Service Review Report (summary report).  The report, released in April, reported

Learn more about CareConnect (Provincial eHealth Viewer), BC’s electronic health record that enables health care providers to access key patient information all in one place on:

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
12pm-1pm
Register here (no cost).

Open to community-based physicians and specialists, the session will include: 

The Measurement System for Physician Quality Improvement (MSPQI) Primary Care Measure Working Group is looking to fill a vacancy for one of the four family doctor members of their group. The GPSC is looking for expressions of interest from family doctors currently active in longitudinal community practice to fill this vacancy. It is very important that there is robust, relevant clinical leadership for this work. The group is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Health, Doctors of BC, and health authorities.

The BC Ministry of Health released a 2021-22 influenza immunization planning update and a vaccine distribution Q&A. Last year, 1.5 million influenza vaccine doses were administered amid the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Physicians, other primary care providers and pharmacists were instrumental in the administration of these doses.

Family doctors who have completed panel management are eligible for a new $1,000 GPSC payment if they enrol in HDC Discover and complete the orientation in the web based application. The payment supports family doctors to utilize the application to make data-informed quality improvements in their practices. HDC Discover is a is a physician-led web based application that supports quality improvement in primary care.

On June 7, 2021, more than 250 physician leaders and health care partners across BC joined the GPSC’s online learning exchange on adopting virtual health care services as a complement to in-person primary care and to foster continuity of care and longitudinal care.

In a year of uncertainty during the COVID-19 pandemic, the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) successfully executed on its planned activities and unplanned efforts.

Take a look at highlights from the GPSC’s activities, outcomes, and achievements between April 2020 and March 2021 in the GPSC’s 2020/21 Year-in-Review.