OVERVIEW On September 14, over 100 family physicians, specialists, health care providers, Ministry staff, and Doctors of BC staff came together at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver for an annual gathering focused on improving the quality of care for children and youth facing mental health and substance use issues. PRESENTATIONS See below for a …
With National Pain Awareness week approaching in November, the complexity of chronic pain management amidst a shortage of family doctors is understandably top of mind for patients living with this diagnosis. The Chronic Pain Project Team saw the need for a multidisciplinary approach to improve the quality and coordination of care. From its inception in …
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By Dr Joanna CheekAs originally posted in The Georgia Straight Despite an escalating mental health crisis, many seats remain empty in new doctor-run mental health groups across the province. In a time of such scarcity of access to mental health treatments, our team of family doctors and psychiatrists came together to bridge the gaping hole …
OVERVIEW On May 8 & 9, Shared Care members, Doctors of BC staff, dozens of physician leads, and project managers from across the province met in Victoria, BC for the 2023 Shared Care Physician and Project Leads Workshop. The group discussed Shared Care, heard from successful projects, networked with fellow colleagues, and discussed the future …
2023 Shared Care Physician and Project Leads Workshop: summary report Read More »
From streamlining the referral process to creating care pathways and education opportunities, the East Kootenay Division of Family Practice is working to better the quality of care for patients with liver disease in the region. With only one gastroenterologist servicing the entire East Kootenay, the project team hopes this work will increase efficiency and provide …
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Supporting patients with a life-limiting illness is never easy. The goal, for doctors and other health care professionals, is to deliver care in the most compassionate way possible, understanding and acknowledging the needs of the patient. This can be a challenge, especially when there is lack of clarity about the range of services available and …
By Alzheimer Society of BC Navigating the health care system can be difficult for anyone. Getting a diagnosis of dementia takes time and usually requires several visits with different health care providers, each of whom need to have a complete picture of your current health. As well, someone might be living with other complex chronic …
The Kootenay Boundary Emergency Medicine Network project has achieved one of its key deliverables: a second offering of the Emergency Medicine Network Retreat. Spanning two days in October 2022, the retreat gave physicians, nurses, and BCEHS staff from across seven rural hospital sites the opportunity to network and build relationships with colleagues from the KB …
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The Child and Youth Mental Health & Substance Use Community of Practice (CYMHSU CoP) was awarded the 2022 Doctors of BC Excellence in Health Promotion Award for its work in identifying gaps in care for children and youth struggling with mental health and substance use. Under the leadership of the Steering Committee, the group has …
The complexity of the palliative care system in BC can be a significant source of frustration for all involved: the patient, their family and caregivers, and the family physicians caring for those entering their end-of-life journey. A difficult-to-understand system, coupled with breakdowns in communication and a lack of understanding around available resources are just the …
Ridge Meadows Streamlines End-of-Life Journey and Care for Palliative Patients Read More »
Doctors of BC acknowledges that our organization is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, whose strong relationship with their territories continues today. Our employees, who are located throughout BC, work and live on many different Indigenous territories throughout the province.
Acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of First Nations communities is an expression of cultural humility and involves recognizing our duty and desire to support the provision of culturally safe care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in BC.
