Primary Care Network in Port Alberni

You are invited to a member meeting to discuss the potential for a Primary Care Network project in Port Alberni and surrounds. An Expression of Interest was submitted to the Ministry of Health in the fall and we are hoping we will learn if we can proceed with a PCN Service Plan in 2021.

Come and find out:

• What a Primary Care Network Service Plan is;
• What the Collaborative Service Committee does;
• What consultation is needed to write a successful Service Plan;
• What to expect in a Primary Care Network project going forward; and
• have a chance to ask questions of people who have experience delivering the PCN in Oceanside.

Date: Thursday, February 18
Time:  6pm
Zoom Meeting - Please RSVP to Jill Skuse and she will supply you with the meeting connection details.

This meeting will be compensated with sessionals to all members who attend.

Evelyn Clark
Executive Director
Central Island Division of Family Practice
250-703-6159

Division Projects Update

Virtual Care Sessions
Three virtual sessions on implementing virtual care into clinics via DTO (Doctors Technology Office) PSP and PMH innovation funds began in January. Email invites will be sent out for next dates:  February 3 and February 24.

Nurse in Practice:
Murray Coughtrey has been working with Dr. Biglow and Dr. El Karsh in this role and is available to any other clinics who might be interested in this model. If anyone would like further information, please get in touch with Tina Biello, Project Manager.

Shared Care, Psychiatry:
Follow up with psychiatry shared care: Tina Biello has connected with interested GPs and clinics with a schedule for sessions with Dr. Saffy. These sessions are starting last week of January. If anyone is interested in Oceanside who hasn’t been scheduled, please get in touch.

Maternity Care:
Funding via GPSC for a Maternity network in Port Alberni has been approved. This work has started with First Nations in Port Alberni and peri natal psychiatry meetings.

First Nations:
Engagement sessions are coming with Nuu-chah-nulth elders and our community of doctors and NPs in Port Alberni. Please stay tuned for more details in the coming weeks. Funding for this will be from RCCBC.

Nuu-chah-nulth tribal council (NTC) nursing department have developed a referral form process for those GPs in Port Alberni who might have NTC patients that need follow up from their nursing staff. For more information, contact Tina Biello

Upcoming Virtual Care Sessions led by Dr. Mark Morris

Please click here to Register for Session 2. Zoom details will follow upon registration.

So what does virtual care look like in your practice, really? What worries you? What is not working well? Patient consent, online booking, remote work, billing?

Central Island Division of Family Practice, in collaboration with Doctors Technology Office and Practice Support Program, is inviting physicians and clinic office staff to the online open discussion about the current state of virtual care.
Everyone is invited and those who choose to move forward, will qualify for sessional funding. More details will be provided during the session.
Come and share your experience - both good and bad – and find what steps to take to implement virtual care (really).

Session 1 - Engaging with Virtual Care
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 - Complete

Session 2 - Preparing for Virtual Care
Preparing the Clinic for Video Visits
Wednesday, Feb.3,2021
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Register

Session 3 - Conducting Virtual Care
Conducting Video Visits and Working Remotely Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Hold the date

*Although all three sessions are designed to cover the entire process, you can choose to participate in any selected sessions based on your needs.
Invitations for Session 3 will be emailed closer to the date.
Thank you,
Central Island Division Staff

Palliative Care Network Meeting

The palliative care network will be meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, February 23rd at 6:00pm.  Agenda items include MAiD and the integrated approach with Palliative Care by Dr. Wendy Johnsen, a presentation by the Oceanside Primary Care Network Priority Response Team, and a discussion on at-home palliative supports & resources.

Please contact Sharon Todd  or call at 250-937-0611 if you wish to attend.  All members are welcome if the topics are of interest to you.  Network meetings are reimbursed to attendees by sessional payment.

PCN Update

The PCN Steering Committee and the Division staff continue the work of operationalizing the PCN Service Plan and are excited to share this month’s updates.

Primary Care Link Registered Nurses
As we continue to implement the roles outlined in the Oceanside service plan, we are moving to hire and place nurses that will work with providers as part of their care teams to increase capacity and deliver high quality team-based care. As a reminder of how this role can help your practice, and how it will be launched – please see the slides presented by Dr Mark Morris at a previous PCN engagement session (click here for slides)
This PCN role is being implemented in the coming months and we need to understand how you see this position having an impact in improving your ability to serve your patients.
Please take a few minutes to complete the following simple 6 question survey so that we can further define how best this should be implemented, supported, and assess the scope of its potential benefit to Oceanside patients. Click here to complete the survey

Don’t forget about the Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist (PCCP) coming to Oceanside
Using their specialized knowledge and working as part of a clinic’s care team, the clinical pharmacist can allocate dedicated time and capacity to help your patients prevent and resolve medication-related problems, be educated in detail about their medications, and remove barriers they may have that prevents them from following prescription guidance.
Steps required to request and integrate the support of the PCN clinical pharmacist:

1. Schedule a discovery meeting with your PCN team to answer any questions about the new role and how it can best support your care team. garthur@divisionsbc.ca  
2. Submit an online Expression of Interest (EOI)  Note: The deadline to complete and submit the EOI is end of day Friday January 29th, 2021

Once EOIs are reviewed, and if successful:

1. The clinic and PCN work to prepare for the integration of the clinical pharmacist role
2. Deliver orientation, training, and ongoing support
3. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation
   a. How the role is working within the clinic/team process and environment
   b. What are the impacts on care and the outcomes for patients?

As a backgrounder on the PCN Primary Care Clinical Pharmacist, the following presentation was given at a PCN information session on Dec 1st, 2020. Presentation by Barbara Gobis (Director of UBC Pharmacists Clinic) and Dr Mark Morris (click here for slides)
To learn more and submit an expression of interest (EOI) to have the PCCP support you, contact the  PCN team: garthur@divisionsbc.ca

Update on the Priority Response Team
A team and process mapping exercise was completed with the PRT members by PCN staff with the support of the regional Practice Support Program. The results of this session are enabling the PRT team to optimize its approach to meeting its goals of rapid responses to frail and complex patients who will benefit most significantly from being seen at home on a priority basis. Recruitment for the GP member of the PRT team is imminent and will be posted in the coming weeks. For a reminder on the goals of the PRT and please see this presentation by Dr Drew Digney (click here for slides)

Physicians and NPs can access the PRT by submitting the Island Health Community Health Services and Geriatric Specialty Services referral form (to the fax number on the referral form). Other community members (family, paramedics, care homes etc.) can access the PRT by phoning Island Health’s Central Intake at: 250-739-5749

Welcome Dr. Bill Naaykens

A warm welcome to Dr. Bill Naaykens, a family physician joining our community from Victoria.  Bill will be working with Dr. Safya Elwesh on a part-time basis starting this spring.  Welcome, Bill!

Locum needs for 2021

While most physicians aren't planning any holidays at this point, we encourage you to give some thought to arranging any locums or time off for 2021.  We do have quite a few locums both in Oceanside and Port Alberni that can cover your clinic if you would like to schedule a much-needed break!  Please get in touch with Sharon Todd to arrange.

Primary Care Grand Rounds January 28 - COVID Vaccination Update

Primary Care Grand Rounds

Please join Dr. Sandra Allison, MHO and other members of Public Health and Pandemic Planning Team for an update on COVID-19 epidemiology and an overview of currently approved vaccines and those likely coming in the future

Thursday, January 28, 2021
8:00am to 9:00am
***Please submit questions in advance using Slido  #IslandHealthPCrounds

This Grand Round has been accredited for Mainpro+ certification.
The CCFP session ID for logging credits:
"Rounds - Island Health (ID-190440)".

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Notice of New Referral and Waitlist Management System

January 11, 2021

Dear Colleague,
Nanaimo General Surgeons is pleased to announce the launch of the Pooled Referral and Waitlist Management system on January 18, 2021. Pooling referrals increases patient choice and improves access to care by offering your patients the option of being seen by the “First Available” specialist or a particular surgeon in our group.
Effective January 18, 2021, please use the mandatory, “Nanaimo Surgeons – Central Referral Form” for all referral intake to our office, including referrals to a specific surgeon. This form will help determine the urgency of the appointment and lets you know what documentation should accompany the referral. Our form is all that is required for referral intake.

Documentation for a specific surgeon office other than referral intake (ex: CT, MRI, results) should continue to be faxed to a specific surgeon’s office. 

For your convenience, our referral intake form has been implemented on the following EMR platforms:  MedAccess(Telus), Oscar(Telus), Profile(Intrahealth), and Accuro(QHR Technology). WOLF(Telus) will have our form implemented in early February 2021. Your EMR vendor will install our form automatically or provide you with installation instructions. Please contact your vendor directly for specific instructions.

If not available through your EMR, our form is available as a fillable PDF for download at:

1. http://www.nanaimosurgeons.ca/referring-physicians.html ; or
2. the Pathways website at: http://pathwaysbc.ca; or
3. by clicking here.

Effective January 18th 2021, please fax all new referrals to 1-250-591-2681. 
Please use this new fax number for both consultations and endoscopy referrals. Emergency referrals should continue to be directed to the surgeon on call via telephone.

We are confident that these changes will improve access to specialist care for the patients we serve and thank you for partnering with us to implement these changes.

Sincerely,
Nanaimo General Surgeons

Survey on Advance Care Planning in Primary Care

Are you a Primary Care Provider and interested in Advance Care Planning (ACP)?
Are you having ACP discussions with your patients or would you like to have them?
We would greatly appreciate your participationin this study addressing issues around Advance Care Planning in primary care.
We define Advance Care Planning (ACP) as a communication process wherein people prepare for future medical decisions, particularly when they cannot make decisions for themselves. Ideally, all capable adults should do ACP, but it is especially beneficial for patients diagnosed with chronic or life-limiting illnesses.
About the Study
This project aims to explore perspectives of Primary Care Providers on ACP and community-led ACP activities. In this questionnaire, we are specifically interested in your perception as a Primary Care Provider of:
ACP in general and your engagement in ACP in your practice,
Potential barriers and facilitators of ACP engagement, and
The role of community-led ACP activities, and their integration with primary care.
Your participation will provide essential information on the perspectives of Primary Care Providers on these topics, allowing us to understand how to better support you and your patients to engage in ACP. Your responses will be recorded anonymously.
What’s involved?
All you need to do is to participate in an online questionnaire that will take approximately 7-10 minutes to complete.

Click here to complete the survey.

In appreciation of your time
We greatly appreciate your participation and understand that your time is valuable. Therefore, we would like to show our gratitude for your participation by providing a Gift Card of your choice for Tim Hortons, Starbucks or Amazon.ca (electronic claim code), provided through an external link that is not associated with your survey responses (gift cards with a value of $15 are available to the first 150 respondents).

How do I get more information?
Please contact Monika Ludwig (PhD), Research Coordinator at the BC Centre for Palliative Care,
mludwig@bc-cpc.ca. She can answer any questions or concerns.
Thank you in advance,
Dr. Doris Barwich MD, CCFP(PC), Principal Investigator
Clinical Associate Professor UBC Division of Palliative Care

UBC Ethics Approval Number for this study: H20-03993

Upcoming Addiction Medicine Opportunities

UBC – Virtual Conference – High-Risk Substance Use and Overdose Among Youth
Jan 25 (Mon) | 0900-1540 PDT
Keynote Speakers: Dr. Rachel Alinsky, Dr. Michael Krausz, Dr. Ian Hickie
Learning Objectives:
Recognizing the desperate need for effective youth substance use services, we host this event to create an opportunity to address experiences in dealing with youth in the substance use field, the system of care as well as the treatment paradigms from diverse perspectives.
Website/Register: HERE

What’s New in Addiction Medicine (Vol.80) – An update on management of acute AUD complications
Jan 26 (Tues) | 1200-1300 PDT
Presenter: Britt Bailey
Learning Objectives:
1.   Acute alcohol withdrawal literature update (risk stratification and pharmacologic agents)
2.   Alcoholic hallucinosis, seizure, DT management updates
Register: Here
Click here for Poster

SAVE THE DATE!
Feb 9 (Tues) | What’s New in Addiction Nursing| Examining Secure Care: How do we support youth after overdose?
Register Here

Past Webinars
CCSA (Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction)| Implications of COVID-19 Webinar Series
View past webinars Here

If you are looking for any recordings of anything, we have advertised here in the past or Amanda Chapman has hosted, please feel free to contact me:

Leslie Nerheim
Program Support – Addiction Medicine Education
MHSU - Island Health
(Phone)250-519-3050 (Fax)250-519-5159
(Email) leslie.nerheim@viha.ca

56th Annual Family Practice Review & UBC Care of the Elderly Virtual Conference

56th Annual Family Practice Review - Formerly Known as the Annual Post Graduate Review
Feb 26 (Fri) | 0800–1500 PST 
Target audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents and students
Up to 5.25 Mainpro+ credits
Course Webpage | Registration Form
Overview: This comprehensive review course offers an update of knowledge central to the practice of family medicine in both rural and urban settings. Committed to addressing everyday practical issues, speakers present equally on current and special areas of concern to the primary health care professionals.  We have condensed our popular 3-days into 1-day virtual conference for you to participate in the safety and comfort of your own home or office.  Check out the agenda below! 
Agenda*
0800 Opening Remarks, Welcome & Housekeeping
0815 Physician Wellness: Coping with COVID | Dr. Mamta Gautam
0850 Contraceptive Update (Include Implants) | Dr. Renee Hall
0915 Post COVID Clinic Scenario — A Medical Approach | Dr. Jesse Greiner
0940 10-Min Quick Break
0950 Dermatology Cases - Telemedicine | Dr. Neil Kitson
1015 Practical Use of SGLT2 Inhibitors for Treating Diabetes in Primary Care | Dr. Marshall Dahl
1040 Top 10 Articles That Changed My Practice | Dr. Mike Allan
1105 Lunch Break — Includes 20-min (11:10 am-11:30 am) workout lead by Gibson Somal
1205 PTSD — Evidence-Based Interventions | Dr. Danny Lee
1230 Pediatric Anxiety | Dr. Rosalind Catchpole
1255 Cannabis Prescribing: Evidence-Based Clinical Flowchart | Dr. Simon Moore
1320 10-Min Quick Break
1330 Radiology Pearls | Dr. Adnan Sheikh
1355 COVID Q&A Panel | Dr. Patricia Daly, Dr. Reka Gustafson, Dr. Marc Romney & Dr. Manish Sadarangani
1445 Take-Home Points & Closing Remarks
1500 Conference Ends
*Subject to Change

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UBC Care of the Elderly Virtual Conference
Feb 12 (Fri) | 0800–1515 PST 
Target audience: Family physicians, geriatricians, nurse practitioners, residents and students
Up to 6.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits
Course Webpage | Registration Form
Overview:
We will have space for you this year!  We have condensed our popular 3-days intensive course into 1-day virtual conference for you to participate in the safety and comfort of your own home or office.  Each presentation will last 20 minutes, followed by 10 minutes of Q&A.   Topics are tailored for primary care providers who work with elderly patients.  Participants will also have the opportunity to express their learning needs on each topic prior to the event.  Check out the agenda below! 
Agenda*
07:50–08:00       Connect to Zoom       
08:00–08:15       Welcome & Opening Remarks | Dr. Janet Kow
08:15–08:45       Incorporating Frailty into Cancer Care Plans | Dr. Caroline Mariano
08:45–09:15       Deprescribing—How To | Dr. Mark Fok
09:15–09:45       Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Dementia | Dr. Peter Chan
09:45–10:00       Stretch Break
10:00–10:30       COVID and Seniors | Dr. Janet Kow
10:30–11:00       Low Vision in the Elderly | Dr. Mary Lou Jackson
11:00–11:30       Effective Assessment of Seniors Virtually | Dr. Amanda Hill
11:30–12:15       Lunch Break
12:15–12:45       Update on Diabetes Management for the Elderly | Dr. Sarah Sy
12:45–13:15       Delirium and Antipsychotic Use in End of Life Care | Dr. Gil Kimel
13:15–13:45       Beyond Bisphosphonates: Options for Care | Dr. Larry Dian
13:45–14:00       Stretch Break
14:00–14:30       Chronic MSK Pain—A Physiatry Perspective | Dr. Evan Kwong
14:30–15:00       Cognitive Testing—MMSE vs Moca? | Dr. Phil Lee
15:00–15:15       Take Home Points Summarized & Closing Remarks | Dr. Janet Kow
15:15                   Conference End
*Subject to Change
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Divisions Dispatch January 25, 2021

Please click here to view the January 25, 2021 Divisions Dispatch including the following topics:

• Last call: COVID-19 Office Safety Plan Support Grant
• New temporary fee codes for COVID-19 immunizations
• New Pathways function: Form integration
• Aging Well, Planning Well. Senior care resources from Abbotsford Division
• Adverse drug events now recorded in PharmaNet
• DocTalks podcast now available: Putting Indigenous cultural safety into practice
• New GPSC member Dr Jaron Easterbrook
• Funding support available for BC doctors to attend Quality Forum
• Sunshine Coast Division doctors receive BC College award
• South Okanagan Similkameen Division receives Innovation in Care Delivery Award
• Help shape the future of maternity care in BC
• January 28 webinar: The journey to recovery: Post-COVID-19 care in BC
• February 3 webinar: Impact of COVID-19 on child and youth mental health
• February 10 webinar: COVID-19 update: Everything you need to know about vaccines
• February 16 webinar: Intrinsic and extrinsic biases

TI Methods Speaker Series Wednesday, January 27th

Please join us for the next TI Methods Speaker Series "On the difficulties in determining the lethality of COVID-19 and the various ways in which Bayesian methods can help" Details below and by clicking here. 

WHEN: Wednesday, January 27th, 2021 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM PDT [click here to convert to your local time]

WHERE: Offered online using Zoom. After you register you will receive an email with the connection details.

TITLE: On the difficulties in determining the lethality of COVID-19 and the various ways in which Bayesian methods can help

SPEAKER: Harlan Campbell, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Statistics, University of British Columbia.

Registration Here 

About the topic:
Early on during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers had tremendous difficulty understanding the lethality of the novel corona virus.  In this talk I review the main reasons why estimating the infection fatality rate (IFR) is so challenging and discuss how Bayesian models can help address these challenges.  Specifically, I consider a Bayesian model developed for estimating the IFR and it’s association with different variables of interest.  When the model was fit to European data from May 2020, the overall COVID-19 IFR was estimated to be 0.47%, 95% C.I. = [0.34%, 0.63%] and a significant relationship was established between the infection rate in a given country and the time between that country’s first reported infection and the imposition of social distancing measures. See https://arxiv.org/abs/2005.08459 for more.

About the speaker:
Harlan Campbell is a postdoctoral research fellow in statistics at the University of British Columbia with funding from from ReCoDID (https://recodid.eu/) and the WHO (https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/projects/ZIKV-IPD-MA.pdf). Dr. Campbell’s work focusses on questions of meta-research and statistical methods for measurement error, evidence synthesis and equivalence testing.

About the TI Methods Speaker Series:
The TI Methods Speaker Series are offered free of charge and everyone is welcome. The event is held at noon on the last Wednesday of each month. During the COVID-19 pandemic, while physical distancing measures are in effect, the TI Methods Speaker Series are offered via videoconference. The presentations are recorded and the video recordings are posted online. Click here to view the scheduled topics for 2021 and click here to view a list of TI Methods Speaker Series talks offered in 2020.

TI Best Evidence Webinar Wednesday, February 10th

Please join us for the next TI Best Evidence Webinar on "Sex and Post SSRI EBM Dysfunction" Details below and by clicking here. 

PRESENTER: Dr. David Healy is an internationally respected psychiatrist, psychopharmacologist, scientist, and author.
A professor of Psychiatry in Wales, David studied medicine in Dublin, and at Cambridge University. He is a former Secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology, and has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles, 200 other pieces, and 20 books, including The Antidepressant Era and The Creation of Psychopharmacology from Harvard University Press, The Psychopharmacologists Volumes 1-3 and Let Them Eat Prozac from New York University Press, and Mania from Johns Hopkins University Press.

Dr. Healy’s latest book, Pharmageddon, documents the riveting and terrifying story of how pharmaceutical companies have hijacked healthcare in America and the life-threatening results.

Dr. Healy’s main areas of research are clinical trials in psychopharmacology, the history of psychopharmacology, and the impact of both trials and psychotropic drugs on our culture.

DATE: Wednesday, February 10th, 2021

TIME: 12:00 - 13:00 Pacific Standard Time PST [UTC -7 convert to your local time]

CME CREDITS: MainPro+/MOC Section 1 credits: 1.0. You must register, attend the webinar and complete the evaluation in order to receive your certificate.

REGISTRATION HERE 

Learning Objectives

• This talk will introduce the audience to a central philosophical problem - an update on the James-Lange theory of emotions.
• The talk will force readers to grapple with the use of terms like risk-benefit balance by regulators.
• The talk will acquaint the audience with an unrecognised clinical condition that leads to loss of life.

UBC CPD Virtual Offerings 2021

Registration has just opened for several of our family-physician focused 2021 virtual offerings

Implants and IUDs: Comparing and Inserting Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC) **workshops are sold out; lecture space available only**

Click here for more information.

Jan 23 OR Jan 30 (Sat) 0900–1430 PDT | Online
Target audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, residents and students
Up to 1.5 Mainpro+
Click here to Register

CME on the Run! Therapeutics
Click here for more information.

Jan 29 (Fri) 1300–1700 PDT | Online

Target audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents and students
Overview: Our unique and award-winning series of 6-half day short snapper style focused CPD now delivered online only.  We are excited to introduce our next series of lectures and incredible speakers. Therapeutics topics covered include Facts and Myths About Drugs Your Patients are Asking About, COVID Therapeutics – What Have We Learned? What is New in the Management of Migraine? And more!
Up to 3.5 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits
Click here to Register.

Victoria Gynecology Update 2021
Click here for more information.

Jan 30 (Sat) 0900–1545 PDT | Online

Target audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, pelvic floor physiotherapists, midwives, allied health professionals, residents and students
Overview: The Victoria Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is hosting its annual Gynecology Update for primary care providers, with updates on a wide range of topics. Plan to be a part of this focused conference where experts will share their knowledge on a number of subjects. Topics include chronic pelvic pain, cervical lesions, ectopic pregnancy, vulvar lichens, ovarian cancer, and many more!
Up to 5.5 Mainpro+ credits
Click here to Register.
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COMING UP IN FEBRUARY

UBC Care of the Elderly Virtual Conference
Click here for more information.

Feb 12 (Fri) 0800–1515 PDT | Online
Target audience: family physicians, geriatricians, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents and students
Overview: We have condensed our popular 3-day intensive course into 1-day virtual conference-participate in the safety and comfort of your own home or office!  Topics are tailored for primary care providers who work with elderly patients.  Participants will also have the opportunity to express their learning needs on each topic prior to the event.
Up to 6.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits
Click here to Register.

UBC Respiratory Medicine Update Virtual Conference
Click here for more information.

Feb 19-20 (Fri-Sat) Fri: 1300–1730; Sat: 0800-1130 PDT | Online
Target audience: family physicians, general internists, hospitalists, nurse practitioners, respiratory educators, respiratory therapists, COPD educators, nurses, residents and students
Overview: Please join us once again for this annual comprehensive update hosted by the UBC Division of Respiratory Medicine featuring respiratory updates with renowned local speakers. Fri, Feb 19 is targeted towards respirologists, while Sat, Feb 20 is targeted towards family medicine. You are welcome to attend both!
Up to 7.0 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits
Click here to Register.

56th Annual Family Practice Review (Formerly Known as the Annual Post Graduate Review)
Click here for more information.

Feb 26 (Fri) 0800-1500 PDT | Online
Target audience: family physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents and students
Overview: This comprehensive review course offers an update of knowledge central to the practice of family medicine in both rural and urban settings. Committed to addressing everyday practical issues, speakers present equally on current and special areas of concern to the primary health care professionals. Topics include Top 10 Articles That Changed My Practice, Pediatric Anxiety, Contraceptive Update, Dermatology Cases, and many more!
Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 credits

Click here to Register.
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You also might be interested in:

COVID RESOURCES
Do you have a COVID-19 question? Ask REAKT, and we will find an answer for you!
REAKT: Rapid Evidence and Knowledge Translation during COVID-19
We are responding rapidly to questions posed by you and other providers during the COVID-19 pandemic. This may involve evidence review and summary, sourcing existing resources such as pre-printed order sets, or sharing ideas and innovations. The response is sent directly to you and added to the expanding online library of questions and answers. REAKT is powered by volunteer medical students, The UBC Division of Continuing Professional Development’s Rural Program (UBC RCPD) and the Rural Coordination Centre of BC (RCCbc)
Ask your own question: Click here
See example answers: Click here

COVID-19 Resource Hub
Click here for more information.

We have a comprehensive COVID-19 hub of reliable education and resources being offered by UBC CPD and other education providers.
Email us any questions or suggest resources:
cpd.covid-19@ubc.ca.

UVic - Self-Management BC Programs

Supported through the Ministry of Health’s Patients as Partners Initiative, Self-Management BC provides programs to support people with chronic conditions learn tools, tips and strategies to live a healthy life.

Please click here to view our programs.

We are delighted to let you know that programs for people living with diabetes, chronic pain and chronic conditions are available in these formats:

• Small Group Conference – max 4 persons over teleconference or computer audio -  workshops run 30-45 minutes once per week for 6 weeks
• Independent – a one time-mailing of a kit – with guide book for the independent, self-starter
• Online - Chronic Conditions Online program - 6 weeks, long on at own convenience with new topics posted each week.
• One-to-One – the Health Coach Program – one-to-one peer support by way of a telephone call for 30 minutes, once per week for 3 months

Please click here for more information.

For more details about any of the above, please call us 604-940-1273 or TF: 1-866-902-3767 or visit our website www.selfmanagementbc.ca

Oceanside Hospice Society

The Oceanside Hospice Society serves individuals and families experiencing end-of-life, care-giving and bereavement in the area stretching from Deep Bay to Nanoose, and west to Errington and Whiskey Creek

We strive to provide links in the continuum of care by supporting care giving at home, in hospital or the palliative care unit at Trillium and at community care facilities.

Please contact us at 250.752.6227 or visit www.oceansidehospice.com for further information.

Divisions in the News

See what is going on in other divisions around BC:
https://www.divisionsbc.ca/provincial/news-and-events/in-the-news