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Thompson Focus
October 6, 2017
Highlights from the 2017 Annual General Meeting
Our 7th Annual General Meeting was held on September 18th at the Kamloops Art Gallery with more than 80 attendees: 34 General Members and 11 Associate Members, plus families, guests, and staff. Your Chair, Dr. Chip Bantock, presented the Chair's Report and summary of achievements for the last year. We were joined by auditor Norm Daley for the audited financial statements. It was a great opportunity to welcome new members and reconnect with old colleagues. Thank you to everyone who attended and helped make this AGM one of our most memorable events this year.
Welcome to Our Three New Directors
We are pleased to welcome three new additions to your Board of Directors, elected at the 2017 AGM. Dr. Harpreet Kelly, Dr. Isabel Barnard, and our first NP Director Natalie Manhard are new additions to the Board of Directors.
Harpreet, Isabel, and Natalie join returning Directors Drs. Chip Bantock, Graham Dodd, Ben Anders, Lennard Pretorius, Krista Bradley, Peter Loland, and Servaas Swart to form the Division's Board of Directors for 2017-18.
Our First NP Director - Natalie Manhard
Natalie attended Selkirk College for her RN diploma and went on to complete her undergraduate degree at the University of Victoria in 2005. She has extensive experience in acute care including ICU, ER and QA. She graduated as a Family Practice Nurse Practitioner in 2010 from the University of Northern British Columbia. Her practice is a broad spectrum of family primary care. Her practice as an IH NP is located at the Kamloops Primary Care Center. Natalie also provides outreach primary care to New Life Community.
Natalie balances her busy work schedule with outdoor activities that include cycling, paddling and cross country skiing. She also enjoys the relaxing art of sewing. Natalie lives in Kamloops with her husband Dana. Natalie is kept busy with her two daughters in university. Please join us in welcoming Natalie to the Board.
Question of the Quarter: We want to hear from you
The Board of Directors will be focusing on Strategic Planning at the end of this month and want your input. What are your top three priorities for the Division to focus on for the next three years? Let us know what you think by calling 250-372-1621 or emailing us.
Family Practice Development Fund Launched
The Family Practice Development Fund was officially launched at the Annual General Meeting on September 18. The Fund provides one-time practice enhancement or start-up funding on a cost recovery or grant basis. All members in good standing with the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice, and whom, with funding, commit to transition to or develop a multi practitioner team-based family practice are eligible to apply.
The bi-annual deadlines for submission are October 15th and April 15th.To apply, submit the aim or objective, the expected outcomes, and the amount of funding requested to tthompsonregion@divisionsbc.ca. For more information, please contact Melanie Todd.
Fun Family Farm Social
Join us on Friday, October 13 for an evening of fall family fun at the farm. We will welcome new residents to our communities and reconnect with physician colleagues across the Thompson Region and Rural and Remote Divisions.
Bring the whole family for dinner and conversation. Register online now.
Sponsored by the RIH Foundation, UBC Family Medicine Residency Program, and the Thompson Region and Rural and Remote Divisions.
Polypharmacy Invitations
Building Local Capacity Session for Meaningful Medication Reviews - Two Part Series: October 16 & 23, 2017
Physicians from around BC have identified a need to build capacity of local physicians to tackle polypharmacy risks during medication reviews. A two-part session will be offered in Kamloops later this month to equip physicians with the skills and resources to address Polypharmacy Risk Reduction through the Meaningful medication Review component of the Residential Care Initiative. Register online or view the poster for more information.
Polypharmacy Risk Reduction Mentorship Program
Under the GPSC Residential Care Initiative one of the five best practices for providing care to individuals living in residential care homes is conducting meaningful medication reviews. A mentorship opportunity is now available to family physicians who care for individuals living in residential care homes. This will be an interactive session run by trained mentors. The review will include the mentor physician, Most Responsible Physician (MRP), pharmacist, and residential care nursing staff. Click here for more information.
Do you need a locum this fall? Are you planning to attend education events?
Locum available November 25th to December 10th! If you are interested in having a locum during these dates, please connect with Christine Matuschewski at thompsonrecruitment@divisionsbc.ca.
We will have exhibits at the Family Medicine Forum, St. Paul's course, and the UBC education day. If you would like to help connect with physicians around recruitment at any of these events, please connect with Christine.
GPSC Residential Quarterly Reminder
Consistent with the guidelines you received when you registered, this is our reminder for you to submit your second quarterly billing for the period July 1 to September 30, 2017. Click here for the invoice. We will process payment within 15 days of receipt. If you have not registered but would like to, please contact the Division. If you have any questions, please contact Laura at 250-372-1621 or lbecotte@divisionsbc.ca.
Pathways Tip of the Month
Although you have always been able to print appointment information for patients in the past, you now have the ability to email this information directly to patients as well. An important reminder for users to ensure they obtain consent from the patient to communicate electronically. Pathways will provide a helpful prompt, and a link to a consent form recommended by CMPA, when you attempt to email any information. Please be sure to keep a copy of the consent form in the patient’s chart.
Check out the latest Pathways newsletter by clicking the image to the left for more useful tips.
Contact Melanie Todd, your Pathways administrator, at thompsonregion@pathwaysbc.ca or call 250-372-1621 if you have any questions or want to sign up.
Interior Health and Community Partner Updates
Workshop for Physicians: Dementia-related Responsive Behaviours
Drs. Elisabeth Drance and Carol Ward have developed a four hour workshop on Friday, October 20 from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Hillside Psychiatric Centre. Breakfast will be provided. Learn more by clicking here or contact Petra Bader to register.
Important Lab Update
Please note that, effective immediately, all lab providers in BC have suspended Fecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT) due to a manufacturer reagent problem. Click here to read the memo from Dr. Moss, Medical Director, IH Laboratory Services.
CYMH Feedback Tool
The Kamloops CYMH team, in partnership with the Thompson CYMHSU Local Action Team, has developed a brief feedback form to communicate with other clinicians that have common clients. This feedback form is only on high risk clients that are more complex cases, suicidal or on multiple medications and not on every patient that they are providing services to. The reports are designed to improve communications with all clinicians involved in the patient’s care. The CYMH Team would like your feedback as to how helpful this communication tool is for you so they can improve our processes. Please return the evaluation form by Monday, October 23rd to Erin McGarvey.
Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic Referral Form
The Rae Fawcett Breast Health Clinic at Royal Inland Hospital will be expanding their intake process effective October 2, 2017 and will begin to accept referrals from primary care providers within Kamloops and the IH West region. Click here to read the letter to patient. Check out Pathways for the referral form and for information on the clinic, or contact your Pathways Administrator, Melanie Todd, to get connected.
Family Practice Access to Telephone Interpreting Services
The Ministry of Health is pleased to be partnering with the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) on the implementation of the Primary Care Telephone Interpreting Service Pilot Project to determine the demand and associated costs to provide telephone interpreting services for patient-provider interactions in family practices across B.C.
Beginning October 1, 2017, the pilot project will enable family practices across the province to access over-the-phone interpreting services through the Provincial Language Service (PLS). There is no cost to participate in or use the interpreting services as part of this pilot project until such time as the PLS/PHSA notify you the pilot project has ended. Contact us if you're interested in participating in the pilot.
Rural Stories and the PMH
BC family doctors are laying the foundation for the patient medical home. Nine videos have been created showcasing the rural lens on the PMH model. Click here to explore the stories, from maternity care on northern Vancouver Island to alternative funding models in the North Peace area and everything in between.
Call for New to Practice Members to Join Provincial R&R Committee
Are you interested in sharing your perspectives on what matters most to new doctors as they choose where and how to practice? Would you like to find better ways to have your practice covered so that you can take a vacation or attend a CME event? The GPSC provincial recruitment and retention committee is seeking a new to practice Physician to join the committee.
If you are interested in joining a dedicated group of family doctors and their provincial partners to make a difference, please review the request, membership application, and committee terms of reference. The deadline to apply is October 19, 2017 by email to RandRCommittee@doctorsofbc.ca.
Diabetes Education Program Referrals
The Diabetes Education Program will have two Internal Medicine Physicians running a clinic on Tuesday afternoons from 1:00-3:00 p.m. If you have any complex adult Type 1 or Type 2 patients you would like them to see, please fax in their referral form and check off "Request Physician/Team Consult" found under "Medical History" on the form. The referral form can be found on Pathways. Contact Jeannine Jubinville if you have any questions.
Resources
Upcoming Events
Building Local Capacity Session for Meaningful Medication Reviews
- October 16 and 23, RIH CR 2
- Register online
Upcoming CME and Webinar Opportunities
Extra Reading & Partner Publications
Thompson Region Division of Family Practice
209-310 Nicola St. Kamloops, BC V2C2P5
Phone: 250-372-1621 Fax: 250-372-1610
thompsonregion@divisionsbc.ca
divisionsbc.ca/thompson-region