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Divisions of Family Practice and Shared Care Committee: Working together for healthier communities

Integrated care—the seamless support of patients across multiple health care providers—is a model aspired to throughout North America. Here in BC, pioneering partnerships between local Divisions of Family Practice and... Read More

Fraser Health and Divisions of Family Practice introduce team approach to home health

The concept of health care integration is often discussed, but many organizations have strug­gled to implement it. In the Fraser region, the Fraser Health Authority (FHA) has partnered with local divisions of family... Read More

Putting the principles of collaboration into family practice

Scientists from evolutionary bio­logists to psychologists have found neural and genetic evidence that we are predisposed to cooperate.[1] History is full of examples of great inventions, works of art, and highly... Read More

Division of Family Practice: Meeting the unique needs of rural communities

This article is the opinion of the GPSC and has not been peer reviewed by the BCMJ Editorial Board. The number of divisions of family practice in BC continues to grow, with four now representing... Read More

Divisions of Family Practice address community needs, improve care at local level

The Divisions of Family Practice initiative is clearly meeting the needs of family physicians across the province. Since its launch almost 2 years ago, the initiative has seen the creation of 18 divisions, representing... Read More

Divisions of Family Practice—regional groups quickly solving problems at the community level

The Divisions of Family Practice initiative—launched about a year ago—now has five communities with active participation, each with an established division, with discussions underway in another 20 areas of the province... Read More