The Division
E-Bulletin - September 2, 2021

DIVISION NEWS ~ UPDATES

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - HOLD THE DATE!

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Monday, October 25th.   A call for directors will be sent out to members in September along with additional information regarding the AGM.   The meeting will be held via ZOOM and virtual login details will be emailed out to all members. 

Date:  Monday, October 25, 2021  
Time:  6:00pm ​

Seniors Wellness Working Group – PMH

The Division is looking for 3-5 physicians with an interest in seniors wellness who will attend one meeting approximately every 1-2 months over the next year.

The purpose of this group is to optimize the coordinated care for medically complex frail elderly and build upon the work that has already been done to date in this area.  If you are interested in participating or would like more details, please contact:  Jody Macdonald, Program Manager

 HDC Discover

Family doctors who have completed panel management are eligible for a new $1,000 GPSC payment if they enroll in HDC Discover and complete the orientation in the web based application. The payment supports family doctors to utilize the application to make data-informed quality improvements in their practices. HDC Discover is a is a physician-led web based application that supports quality improvement in primary care. As more physicians use the application, communities and family doctors will increasingly be able to conduct primary care network planning and make data-informed decisions on a local or regional level. This payment is the latest step the GPSC is taking to support family doctors and the care they offer to their patients. Visit the grants and payments page for more details on GPSC supports.

Excelleris Admission Notification Change in Content

On Sept 2, 2021, a change will be made to the Notice of Admission message that is sent to Primary Care Providers from Island Health when your patient is admitted as an Inpatient.  The notification message now includes details for community Providers on how to send Patient Summaries directly to Island Health’s EHR via EMR Connect.    Click Here to read more about the changes.   And a click Here to see the TEST admissions form.

Upcoming Local Sessions And Events You Don't Want To Miss

WALK WITH YOUR DOC - COMMUNITY WALK

Calling all Physicians!!  Please join us and invite your staff, family and friends for this year's community walk along the foreshore.  Posters for this event will be delivered to each clinic in the next week.   

Date:  Saturday, September 25, 2021
Time:  10:00am to 12 noon
Location:  Robert V Osler Park - look for the tent near Quay West Restaurant and the children's playground

As we receive information on planned walks in Campbell River
they will be added to the Walk With Your Doc  website. 

Be sure to check the "What's Up Doc" Division Board in the Physician's Lounge for current news and events including contact and photo list for physicians and residents.

COVID-19 & PHYSICIAN WELLNESS RESOURCES 

COVID Information, Updates and Resources

The attached documents were complied by Owned and Operated Primary Care EOC with key stakeholders from Public Health, IPAC, Communications, Advanced Nursing Practice, and L&PS. The guidelines are designed to support IH operated sites with increasing in-person clinic visits, including patients who screen positive for infectious diseases (i.e. COVID 19, Influenza etc.).

• BCS Restart Plan Phase 3 - What Does it Mean for Doctors Offices
• Cleaning & Disinfection in Community Clinic Settings:  POSTER  |  CLIPBOARD
• Community Infection Prevention & Control Practitioners Contact List
• Point Care Risk Assessment Decision Support Tool
• Primary Care Health Screen Questionnaire:  POSTER  |  CLIPBOARD
• UPCC or Primary Care Health Screening for Patients

Additional resources:

Island Health: 

• Walk-in spots, additional appointments available at COVID-19 immunization clinics.  People born in 2009 or earlier (age 12+ or turning 12 this year) can now get their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine at an Island Health mass immunization clinic without an appointment.
• Latest COVID-19 Communication
• Primary Care & COVID-19 
• Long Term Care & COVID-19
• Maternity Care & Pediatrics & COVID-19
• Mental Health Substance Use & COVID-19
• Testing for COVID-19
• Insurance & Benefits for those physicians enrolled in the government funded PDI
• Patient Resources
• COVID Vaccines - Booking Options and Registration 

Doctors of BC:

• Doctors of BC - COVID-19 Phase 3 Restart Plan 
• Doctors of BC - COVID-19 Updates, Information, PPEs, Vaccine FAQs and Toolkits
• Doctors of BC - Why a child's social and emotional development is important to us all

UBC :

• UBC CPD COVID-19 Resource Hub - reliable education & resources offered by UBC CPD and other educational providers. 
• REAKT - Rapid Evidence & Knowledge Translation during COVID-19

CDC:

• BC Centre for Disease Control - for COVID Data and Dashboard Information
• CDC - COVID-19 Speak Results - An interactive Dashboard webtool that allows you to see results from the population health survey. 

LOCAL TRAINING ~ CMEs 

TOUCHPOINTS INDIVIDUAL LEVEL TRAINING

The first ever virtually run, local, touchpoints training session based out of Campbell River will be held:

Dates:  September 21-23 and September 28-30, 2021 
Time:  9 am -1 pm each day - followed by monthly 1 hour virtual reflective practice for 6 months
Limited spots available for this virtual training opportunity - for more information please see attached Poster

If you have any questions or would like to talk more about touchpoints please contact Dr. Bre'el Davis

REGIONAL/PROVINCIAL TRAINING ~ CMEs ~ CONFERENCES 

UBC Continuing Professional Development
For an update list of online webinars and courses, visit the UBC Website 

Registration is now open for the newest Rural Rounds
series - UBC CPD Rural Rounds - 2021/22

BC ECHO for Post-COVID-19 Recovery – Session 3
(September 14, 2021, 12-1pm)

Based on the global ECHO model, the BC ECHO for Post-COVID-19 Recovery is a free virtual learning community of specialists and community health care providers who use instructive and case-based learning to improve care for patients recovering from symptoms post COVID-19.

Each monthly ECHO session is an hour, and starts with a 30-minute presentation from specialists on participant-identified topics, followed by a case presentation submitted by any participant. Each session will wrap up with resources and recommendations. Sessions will be recorded and made available to all registered attendees.

The third session, “Top 10 Challenges Faced by Family Practitioners in Caring for the Post-COVID Patient and How to Navigate Them”, will be held on Tuesday, September 14 2021 at 12-1pm. A presentation will be provided by a panel of Post-COVID-19 Recovery Experts in BC.   Click HERE for more information and to register.

GPSC Billing Webinar Series - Fall 2021

All family doctors are invited to join a six-part webinar series about billing GPSC fees that will focus on:

• Increasing confidence when billing GPSC fees.
• Better understanding appropriate billing.
• Better understanding of fee rules.
• Ensuring comprehensive billing for all services.

These live webinars, led by physician billing educators, will provide up-to-date information, relevant advice, and real-time discussion.    Click HERE for more Information and Registration.

Pallium Canada’s Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative Care (LEAP)

This online course includes 16 self-directed and interactive online modules completed at your own pace (approximately 8 hours of work); 2 three-hour online webinars led by a LEAP facilitator where you will work through cases and discuss the online modules; and an electronic copy of the Pallium palliative pocketbook.  Through a generous bequest of one of our members, we have funding to subsidize the registration fees for those interested in this online course.

Upon completion of LEAP Core Online, learners should be able to:

• promote and undertake advance care planning discussions
• assess and manage pain; delirium; gastrointestinal symptoms, hydration, and nutrition; and dyspnea
• recognize/diagnose depression, anxiety, and grief and initiate treatment plans
• develop plans to address spiritual, religious, or psychosocial needs
• initiate essential discussions related to palliative and end-of-life care in daily work
• prepare patients and families for last days and hours
• understand and apply the criteria to be met before initiating palliative sedation

This Group Learning program has been certified by the College of Family Physicians of Canada for up to 24 Mainpro+ credits.   If you are interested in this online course, please reach out to Kilee Freedman with the BC College of Family Physicians.

COMMUNITY & PARTNERS NEWS AND RESOURCES

Changing the Conversation: Pilot Projects Focus on Improving Emergency Department Care for People who use Opioids

The Campbell River Community Action Team (CAT), VIHA and a few of our partners have been working on this project for quite some time now, and we are very excited to share this article!  Check it out Here

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEDICAL RESIDENTS

Questions About the Work of the Division?

If you have questions or suggestions, we would be happy to connect with you to review what is in the works and hear about how we can better support our physicians and clinics. 
Please contact Christine Colbert by email or Cell: 250-897-2358