Team-based care offers many benefits for family doctors throughout BC. Having access to other health care providers to help with patient care can free up doctors to the work they love to do, including to focus on medical diagnoses and patient relationships, while ensuring...
An innovation in adult mental health care developed by BC doctors is changing the way GPs practice medicine, and changing patients’ lives. Its success has inspired Nova Scotia family physicians to adopt it widely across the province in 2018. READ MORE: BC doctors...
Optimized EMR data enables doctors to identify and respond to patients’ chronic and preventative care needs, and is foundational in the transition to the patient medical home (PMH) and the creation of primary care networks (PCN). The Practice Support Program (PSP) is...
Providing care for vulnerable populations with complex cases including mental health issues is at the heart of Dr Lawrence Yang’s practice. While drawn to this kind of practice, Dr Yang was burning out by carrying the pressures of other people’s emotions. He knew he needed...
Emailed directly to BC family physicians this week, the latest issue of the GPSC’s quarterly newsletter, GP Update, is now available online. The winter 2019 issue features news on: Proactive panel management Improving care for at-risk moms Change to some GPSC fees New...