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Victoria NewsFlash

May 8th, 2019

Click on links below to read the latest news from the Victoria Division.
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IN THIS ISSUE

  1. Victoria Division Calendar
  2. NEW: Board of Directors Announcement
  3. NEW: BCMJ Article About SI CBT Skills Groups
  4. NEW: Survey on The Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service
  5. NEW: Victoria Shamrocks Looking for Medical Coverage for Home Games
  6. NEW: New Service to Help Kids with Anxiety
  7. NEW: Island Health's Five Days in May
  8. NEW: Death and Dying Community Conference
  9. NEW: Engage to Improve: Creative Solutions for Working Better Together
  10. NEW: OSCARCON - Meet | Learn | Share
  11. NEW: Save the Date: Symptom Management for Patients with Late Stage HF, COPD, Renal Failure or Liver Failure
  12. NEW: Data-Driven Improvement
  13. NEW: GPSC Meeting Summary April 2019
  14. NEW: Divisions Dispatch - April 26th, 2019
  15. Welcome and Thank You Event
  16. Collect Consent Forms
for Electronic Communication
  17. It Is Time To Celebrate You!
  18. Medical Health Officers' Newsletters
  19. Victoria Hospice Tips and Tricks
  20. You can help solve the problem with forms in your office!
  21. BC Digestive Diseases Weekend - May 25, 2019
  22. Palliative End of Life Program communication
  23. Upcoming Education Opportunities and Conferences
  24. Are you looking for an MOA?
  25. MOA Contract Template
  26. Practice Coverage Forms
  27. Permanent and Locum Physician Opportunities
  28. Island Medical Program Teaching Opportunities
  29. Encourage Your Colleagues to Join the Division
  30. Seeking Contributions for Next Edition of NewsFlash

Victoria Division Calendar

Click here to view the division calendar on our website.

NEW: Board of Directors Announcement

Effective April 30, 2019, Dr. Steve Goodchild has resigned from his positions as Co-chair and board member, and Co-chair of the committees he currently leads of the Victoria Division.  Dr. Goodchild joined the VDFP Board of Directors as Co-chair in 2013 and has played an integral role in having the community GP voice heard locally and provincially.   He will be continuing his Family Practice and has accepted the position of Medical Director for Primary Care with Island Health.   We thank him for his contributions these last six years and wish him well in his new role. 

Dr. Katharine McKeen is continuing in the role of Co-chair.  There will be board of director positions open for election at the VDFP AGM in November.  Watch for nomination details upcoming in the NewsFlash. If you are interested in being a candidate or would like to find out more about what the Division’s board does, please contact Catriona Park, Executive Director at victoria@divisionsbc.ca.

NEW: BCMJ Article About SI CBT Skills Groups

The GPSC column in the May issue of the BCMJ about Victoria and SI CBT Skills Groups (and the program’s subsequent spread to Vancouver) is now published online and in print.
Click here to read the full article.

NEW: Survey on The Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service

The pilot of The Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service came to an end on March 31, 2019, however the services are available and continuing on. If you participated in the pilot and would like to help improve the services offered, please click here to participate in a short survey.

NEW: Victoria Shamrocks Looking for Medical Coverage for Home Games

The Victoria Shamrocks are celebrating their 70th anniversary this year and have built a team to make a run at The Mann Cup.

Once again they are in need of medical coverage for their home games during the regular season, playoffs and potentially The Mann Cup.

The home schedule is as follows:

May 24th at 7:00
May 26th at 6:00
May 4th at 7:00
June 14th at 7:00
June 16th at 6:00
June 21st at 7:00
June 28th at 7:00
July 19th at 7:00
July 21st at 6:00

For coverage at these games, a physician would receive 4 free tickets, a $50 stipend and the ability to bill MSP for each contact with a player. There are suture kits and basic analgesics on site. The visits are brief, and occur before the game, between periods, and briefly after the game.

There are always a few team physiotherapists (PT's) at the games. Concussions are rare and the PT's will support you.

Having a physician at the games is a huge benefit to the team: a simple laceration can be sutured. If there is no physician, that player would have to go to the ER and be unable to finish the game.

It is a fun atmosphere with an elite level Lacrosse team. Please consider coming out to a game or two.

If you are interested please contact Stu Gershman at stugersh@gmail.com or via phone at 250-514-9719

NEW: New Service to Help Kids with Anxiety

Confident Parents: Thriving Kids – Anxiety Program is a phone-based coaching service for parents and caregivers that effectively reduces mild to moderate anxiety in their children ages
3 – 12
.

Through a series of online videos supported by 4 to 8 weekly coaching sessions, parents and caregivers build skills and strategies they can use with their child at home, at school and with friends.

Developed by the Canadian Mental Health Association, BC Division in collaboration with experts on child anxiety, the program incorporates concepts from cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT).

The program will be available for free across BC through physician referral beginning April 29.

For more information and referral forms, please visit www.confidentparentsbc.ca

NEW: Island Health's Five Days in May

Island Health’s flagship health research month is designed to educate, inform, inspire and stimulate. Every year, we bring together researchers and students, patients and healthcare providers, decision-makers and members of the public to share ideas and spark innovation.

All events take place in Victoria and are available online; all events are free and open to anyone interested.

If you would like to access the live streaming of these events, please subscribe to the Island Health YouTube Channel and be online at the times the events are scheduled.

https://www.islandhealth.ca/research-capacity-building/five-days-may

NEW: Death and Dying Community Conference

A one-day community conference that brings together people and services to share resources, learn, and connect about death and dying.

The day includes a Keynote Address, nine speaking sessions (3 to choose from, 1 in each timeslot), and a Community Showcase, along with time for connection and conversation.

For information about the speakers and schedule as well as how to register visit the website here: https://www.deathlymatters.ca/

DATE & TIME: May 25th, from 9:00am-4pm (registration opens at 8:30am)

LOCATION:  MCTAVISH ACADEMY OF ART – 1720 McTavish Road. 

CONTACT: info@deathlymatters.ca

NEW: Engage to Improve: Creative Solutions for Working Better Together

June 5 | Victoria
Ever notice that the best ideas often come from the most unexpected sources? And that when you feel included and engaged, you want to do the best job possible? Do you think the teams in which all members make valuable contributions produce much better results? Do you want to surface the best ideas for the problems you’re facing today? If you answered yes to these questions, then Liberating Structures are for you. Learn how to make them work for you and your team in this full-day workshop!
https://bcpsqc.ca/event/engage-to-improve-creative-solutions-for-working-better-together-3/

NEW: OSCARCON - Meet | Learn | Share

Are you and your staff using your OSCAR to its full potential? Come to OSCARCON to learn the latest tips.

When: June 22 & 23

Where: University of Victoria, David Turpin Building

Early bird rates until May 15th

Click here to view agenda.

Register online now!

NEW: Save the Date: Symptom Management for Patients with Late Stage HF, COPD, Renal Failure or Liver Failure

Attendees will participate in rotating small table case study discussions with specialists to:

  • Enhance medical management for seriously ill patients with non-cancer illness
  • Learn how to strategize discussing serious illness with patients who don’t want to talk about it within the confines of family practice
  • Learn how to reduce the use of non-beneficial medical care near death and support the patient and family as they transition.

Attendance will be compensated at the Doctors of BC approved sessional rate.

MAINPRO+ credits will be available for this session and will be awarded based on hours attended.

Date: Thursday, June 27, 2019
Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm
Location: The Delta Hotel, Victoria

See the full poster here.

If you require further information at this time, please email forums@viha.ca

NEW: Data-Driven Improvement

July 11 | Nanaimo

Measurement and the effective use of data are cornerstones of any improvement effort, from incremental changes to radical transformations, but it can be difficult to know where to begin. This workshop explores how data can be used to drive the improvements we wish to see – setting up measurement systems that work, analyzing data to uncover new insights and monitoring improvements over time. Not a technical person? Don’t worry, this workshop isn’t about crunching numbers in Excel or using statistical software. Instead, we take a practical, hands-on approach to exploring how data can be used to answer questions, understand problems and drive meaningful change.
https://bcpsqc.ca/event/data-driven-improvement-3/

NEW: GPSC Meeting Summary April 2019

The April 2019 Meeting Summary is available here.  Highlights include:

  • New Vancouver Island division representative
  • Port Alberni physicians join Oceanside Division of Family Practice
  • Primary Care Strategy, Implementation Planning and Support
  • Inpatient Care Learning Session
  • 2019 Physician Master Agreement
  • Incentive Working Group Update
  • Practice Ready Assessment-BC Program Overview
  • Pender Harbour Community Health Centre Case Study
  • PSP's Patient Experience Tool
  • Feedback from the Profession - Babylon Health
  • Maternity Care in BC

NEW: Divisions Dispatch - April 26th, 2019

Read the April 26th dispatch from the provincial team and complementary organizations in this issue of Divisions Dispatch. This newsletter is for local division physicians, executive directors, coordinators, boards of directors, and admin staff; Doctors of BC staff involved in the GPSC and the Divisions of Family Practice initiative; and Ministry of Health and health authority staff. This issue can also be found on the Divisions of Family Practice website.

Welcome and Thank You Event

All physicians are invited to join the South Island MSA’s Welcome and Thank You evening on May 9th.  Welcome and get to know physicians new to Victoria, and thank and celebrate those who have been a part of our medical community

View poster for more information here

Collect Consent Forms
for Electronic Communication

Pathways provides electronic communication consent forms on the home page under featured content/forms.
There is a short one page consent form just for using the upcoming Referral Tracker or the longer CMPA form that applies to all electronic communication from a physician’s office.

Tip: Have your MOA hand out the CMPA consent form with a clipboard when your patient checks in to help speed up the collection of these forms.

One of the particularly helpful features of the Referral Tracker is the ability to send electronic 
notifications to patients. However, patients must first provide consent in order to be contacted in this manner.

For the LATEST (April 15/19) “NEW” video about Referral Tracker details and how patients will receive notifications click here.

It Is Time To Celebrate You!

The Canadian Medical Association is officially declaring May 1 as National Physicians’ Day, in recognition of the work of physicians and physicians-in-training across Canada.  May 1 was chosen as the proposed date to pay tribute to one of the most influential individuals in Canadian medical history.  Dr. Emily Stowe – born May 1, 1831 – was the first female to practice medicine in Canada, and a founder of the country’s women’s movement.

The 2019 BC Family Doctor Day is set for May 19, coinciding with World Family Doctor Day, the international day of celebration set by the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA).  BC’s own day of recognition for family physicians and family medicine is made possible by a proclamation of the Province of BC requested by the BC College of Family Physicians.

The Division office has created this poster for you to display in your clinics to encourage appreciation and awareness of all that you do.

Medical Health Officers' Newsletters

The Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer has released the following newsletter:

To see all of the Medical Health Officers' newsletters click here

Victoria Hospice Tips and Tricks

The South Island Medical Staff Association will be holding a learning session on Victoria Hospice Tips and Tricks.

Do you struggle to find time in your day to provide care to end of life patients at home?
Is navigating the community health services system confusing to you?
Are you baffled by how to access and interact with the Palliative Response Team (PRT)?
If yes, this evening is designed for you!

Where: RJH PCC 150
When: Monday, May 27th 5:30 pm dinner, 6:00—8:00 pm Learning Session
Who: Community FPs, Locums, new grads, residents, GPs looking to start or join a community practice


RSVP info@southislandmsa.ca or online
Participants who RSVP will be partially compensated for their time and will have dinner provided.
For more information see poster or visit www.southislandmsa.ca

You can help solve the problem with forms in your office!

Please consider volunteering to test a batch of 6 simplified and standardized referral forms - they’ve been "Certified Fresh” by your GP colleagues, we just want to try them in real clinical situations before releasing.  Or help by converting one of them to an EMR format. 
Contact iansbekker@gmail.com for more information

BC Digestive Diseases Weekend - May 25, 2019

Island Health, Division of Gastroenterology invites family physicians, students, residents, and all allied health professionals to attend the tenth annual BC Digestive Diseases Weekend. Topics will be didactic as well as workshop format. 
The event has been certified by CFPC for up to 7.75 Mainpro+ credits.

When: Saturday, May 25, 2019 | 7:30 am - 5:00 pm

Where: Victoria Conference Centre

Early bird discount available until May 4th.

Click here for more information and to register.

Palliative End of Life Program communication

More support for Primary Providers and their patients with palliative needs! Palliative Care Clinics are now open in Victoria, on the Peninsula, and in the Western Communities. The clinics, staffed with a Palliative Care Physician, Nurse, and Counsellor, are for ambulatory patients who are living with a life limiting illness and have complex or difficult pain or symptoms, including psychosocial support needs.

For more info and referral forms click on the links: Victoria clinic, Western Communities clinic, Peninsula clinic.


Referral forms can also be accessed on Pathways.

Upcoming Education Opportunities and Conferences

Click the name of the conference to find out more:

Continual Offering - Pearls for Immunization Practice (Webinar)

May 10 & 15, 2019 - MOA's: Saying Goodbye to CL19

May 17, 2019 - Optimizing Communication for Excellence with Dr. Rahul Gupta

May 28, 2019 - Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: How Concerned Should We Be and What to Do Beyond Recommending Weight Loss?

May-June, 2019 - Fostering Resilience for Health Professional Retreat

June 7-8th, 2019UBC Heart Failure Symposium

June 15, 2019 - Practice Survival Skills: What I Wish I Knew in My First Years of Practice  #PSSmed

June 14-19, 2019 - Mindfulness in Medicine - A Physician Meditation Retreat

Sept 27-30, 2019 - Mindfulness in Medicine – Foundations of Theory and Practice September 2019

Are you looking for an MOA?

The Division has developed a MOA job posting form to advertise available positions. If your office is looking for a medical office assistant, click here for the MOA job submission form and instructions on how to submit your posting. Your posting will appear in the Careers Section of our website.

MOA Contract Template

Do your staff have employment contracts? Having your staff under contract protects you from liability should you retire or need to terminate an employee with or without cause. The Division has created an MOA employment contract template you can use for all new employees. The document was developed by Division staff with input from our physician members, an office manager, and an HR Lawyer. If you have long term employees that do not have a contract in place, the Division has arranged for a 30 minute free consultation with an HR Lawyer so you can discuss any possible additions that could be made to this template to accommodate your specific situation.

These contracts may be found on the division website for members only – please click here.

Practice Coverage Forms

Going away on holiday? Retiring and looking for someone to take over your practice? Our practice coverage forms are now posted on our Career Resources page for those seeking permanent and locum physicians. If you already have a copy of our practice coverage forms, please ensure that you have our most up-to-date forms.

Permanent and Locum Physician Opportunities

Permanent and locum physician opportunities are posted regularly on our website. Click on the links below to view all of the available positions.

Permanent - GP Offices

Permanent - Walk-in Clinics

Locum - GP offices

Locum - Walk-in Clinics

Available Office Spaces

Island Medical Program Teaching Opportunities

Are you interested in teaching medical students, but don’t know where to start? The Island Medical Program has opportunities available for physician participation. Click here for details.

Encourage Your Colleagues to Join the Division

We encourage all members to promote the Division with their colleagues and encourage them to join us. The closer we are to 100% enrollment, the more we ensure we're representing the family practice community. Applications can be submitted online through the Division’s website.

Seeking Contributions for Next Edition of NewsFlash

The next edition of the NewsFlash is coming on or about May 22nd, 2019. Do you have news or announcements you would like to share with your colleagues? We welcome your feedback and contributions to the Division. Please e-mail information to victoria@divisionsbc.ca or fax to 778-265-0298.

If you would like more information on a particular story, please contact us at victoria@divisionsbc.ca.

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