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Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD January/February 2013
Since its first meeting in January 2003, the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC), a joint committee of the ... health system challenges. Through initiatives such as the Practice Support Program, the Divisions of Family Practice, and the Full-Service Family Practice Incentive ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Liza Kallstrom, March 2013
... for patients and physicians.  In September 2011 the Practice Support Program (PSP), a joint initiative of the BC ... things from the module that they had incorporated in their practice.  More broadly, a large majority of GP participants ... the EOL module had helped them: •    Improve their practice. •    Improve patient care. •    Increase ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... as of 1 April on two levels: to divisions of family practice to begin the work of increasing primary care ... and found that the more patients go to the same family practice, the lower the overall annual cost to the health ... a family doctor and actively looking for one. The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD April 2013
... medical care, and affect the style and type of physician practice. Due to the nature of many rural facilities, all ... speaking, rural physicians have a broader scope of practice than their urban counterparts. The abilities of ... Relationships can be more closely formed in rural practice be­cause of the greater chance for en­coun­ter ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD May 2013
... in our communities every day. The challenges of ru­ral practice are huge, but so are the rewards. I also enjoyed ... and was thrilled to see a circle close. As I end my practice, someone whom I delivered is getting ready to embark ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD September 2013
... in the number of patients who visit the same family practice can lower the overall annual cost to the health care ... annually).[ 2 ] To address these issues, the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC)—a joint committee of the ... 2013 and is available to both local divisions of family practice and individual FPs in communities without a ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) September 2013
... an imperfect science, work within or deal with multiple practice modalities, and communicate with many different ... management of the uncertainty and complexity of medical practice. By improving professional relationships, health ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) October 2013
... chronic disease patients, advance care planning, scope of practice, community-based interventions for social ...
President's Comment / BY: William Cunningham, MD, CCFP, CCFP (EM) November 2013
... make the most of the technology. These include: •    Practice automation coaches help physicians move from simple ... •    Vendor training. •    Communities of practice (18 in the province) and local user groups. ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Morgan Price, MD, PhD, CCFP, December 2013
... initiative will provide $40 million to Divisions of Family Practice over the next 3 years to conduct research evaluating ... care capacity. The Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice was one of three divisions to prototype the ... (part of the UBC Faculty of Medicine Department of Family Practice), and the University of Victoria’s eHealth ...