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GP Update shares practical and useful information about programs of the GPSC
for BC family doctors.
Summer 2019
Proactive panel management improves efficiency in Abbotsford
Panel management can be daunting for a GP running a busy family practice.
Click here to watch a short video about Abbotsford family physician Dr John Chan and office manager/MOA Becky Chan who recently worked with their office team members to complete the panel management process, with coaching from Regional Support Team member Ranjit Sekhon. Read the full story.
Team-based care supports for family practice featured in BC Medical Journal
The GPSC is working with its partners—including family doctors, local divisions, and health authorities—to transform primary care in BC by creating patient medical homes and primary care networks. The goal is to enable access to quality primary health care that effectively meets the needs of patients and populations in BC.
Patient medical homes (with family physicians at the centre) form the foundation for primary care networks, which bring together services and organizations to better coordinate care for patients. Team-based care is the overarching principle of this work. When GPs work in teams—whether those teams are located in their family practice or in the community and linked to the practice—this care model can broaden the availability of clinical supports for patients.
The GPSC supports family doctors to work in teams in their practices through incentive fees, education and training, and the GPSC Team-Based Care Reference Guide.
Read the full story.
Team-based care offers many benefits for family doctors throughout BC. Having access to other health care providers to help with patient care can free up doctors to the work they love to do, including to focus on medical diagnoses and patient relationships, while ensuring patients get timely access to continuous, coordinated primary care.
The GPSC is assisting doctors both optimize and enhance patient care through participation in team-based care opportunities as they start to expand across BC. Read the full story.
DTO launches Clinic IT Support Community
Doctors Technology Office (DTO) has launched the Clinic IT Support Community Initiative in response to physician requests for increased support with their IT needs. The community holds monthly learning sessions and facilitates knowledge sharing for IT vendors. The sessions will highlight access to online resources materials and members will be provided with a quarterly newsletter. Read more here.