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CME - Looking Beyond a Diagnosis: The Individual with the Problem List
Join us for a facilitated session developed in partnership with UBC CPD, HDC, PSP, and Pathways!
Date: Tuesday, September 23
Time: 5:30 - Dinner
6-8pm - Accredited Session
Where: Bayside Resort
240 Dogwood St., Parksville, BC
For more information and to Register, click here.
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CIDFP 2024/2025 AGM
You and your guest are invited to join us for CIDFP's 2024/2025 AGM.
The evening starts with the AGM at 5:30pm, followed by dinner and a presentation on:
The Care Gap: Provider Shortage in Long-Term Care in Oceanside.
Division members will receive a sessional for the presentation portion of the evening.
Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Time: 5:30 PM
Where: Tigh Na Mara Resort, Grand Strathcona Room
Please RSVP here before September 5, 2025
Dinner will be served between the AGM and the LTC presentation.
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LFP Payment Model Billing education: Clinic-based webinar series
Family doctors and residents are invited to an upcoming LFP billing education webinar series focused on billing in clinic-based settings.
Presented by FPSC Billing Support and BC Family Doctors, these physician-led, 90-minute webinars cover enrolment and eligibility, billing LFP time and interaction codes, panel payments, and practicing as an LFP Locum.
The following fall schedule runs Thursday evenings at 6 pm:
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September 18: Clinic-based time codes | Register
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September 25: Clinic-based interaction codes | Register
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October 2: LFP panel payment | Register
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October 9: LFP locum | Register
Registered physicians will receive a link to the prerequisite ‘Eligibility and enrolment’ billing video in late August and are required to watch this video before attending the webinars. There will be dedicated time at the beginning of the webinar on September 18 for questions on eligibility and enrollment billing.
As space is limited, registration is open to family physicians and residents only. The webinar recordings will be shared on the Doctors of BC YouTube channel for those interested in viewing them after the sessions.
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Strengthening Primary Care in BC
Strengthening Primary Care in BC
Central Island Division – Key Highlights (August 2025)
Context: Ministry of Health’s July 2025 preliminary analysis highlights progress and challenges in BC’s Primary Care Strategy.
Please click here for a summery of key data for Oceanside and Port Alberni PCNs.
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New MOA De-escalation Tools
The Community Physician Health and Safety (CPHS) Program is pleased to announce the launch of new Medical Office Staff de-escalation tools. These tools were developed in direct response to the growing need for de-escalation support for community clinics and their medical office staff (MOS). Shaped by the input and experiences of MOS and physicians from a wide range of clinics across British Columbia, these resources are designed to support safer, more confident staff-to-patient interactions in community practice settings.
Benefits include maintaining a safe environment, improving staff well-being and confidence, strengthening patient relationships, decreasing complaints, enhancing overall clinic efficiency, and supporting staff retention.
Explore the tools here.
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SWITCH BC’s Community Physician Health and Safety Program
SWITCH BC’s Community Physician Health and Safety Program supports medical clinics with their workplace health and safety needs while helping meet legislative requirements. All services are funded through the 2022 Physician Master Agreement as negotiated by Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health. Please see the attached file for more details and view testimonials here.
We are offering free, confidential, and voluntary in-clinic health and safety assessments.
What the on-site Clinic Assessment visit includes:
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A conversation about your clinic’s current health and safety practices. Areas of focus might include incident response, managing risks, non-medical emergency preparedness, worker training, and violence prevention.
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A walkthrough and discussion on findings.
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Following the on-site visit, a personalized report with clear, practical recommendations and ready-to-use tools and templates will be sent to you (reports are sent 10-15 business days after the assessment).
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There is also the option to have a follow-up virtual meeting with the health and safety advisor to review the report and answer any new questions.
The clinic assessment is approximately 90 minutes and designed to be unobtrusive to your daily operations, while offering valuable insights to support a safer work environment, improve patient care, and meet compliance standards. No preparation is needed.
We can set up a brief 20-minute virtual discovery meeting ahead of the visit to better understand the clinic’s needs.
Book a discovery meeting here.
Feel free to reach out with any questions at cphs@switchbc.ca. We look forward to hearing from you.
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Updated LFP Payment Schedule – effective July 1, 2025
A new payment schedule has been released effective July 1, 2025.
The payment schedule includes an extension of the Transition Code (98001) and Transition Form process until March 31, 2026.
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This allows physicians to identify that they will be providing more than 30% of their clinic-based care to non-panel patients while they transition their practice to meet the payment model requirements.
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The updated LFP Payment Schedule will also require family physicians who still require an exception in 2026 to resubmit the Transition Code and Transition Form between January 1 and March 31, 2026.
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Read more in this BC Family Doctors’ news article (member login required).
In addition, a couple minor clarifications have been made:
We recommend reviewing the updated LFP Payment Schedule in its entirety to ensure that you are billing accurately. BC Family Doctors’ web resources, including the Simplified LFP Guide, have been updated to reflect all of the changes in the payment schedule.
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From coverage to care: Expanding contraceptive access in BC
Two years after BC launched free contraceptive coverage, new data shows a 49% increase in prescriptions for IUDs and contraceptive implants. See how family physicians are supporting access and where gaps remain.
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Practice Foundations Conference | Saturday, November 29, 2025
We’re thrilled to present:
Practice Foundations: Achieving Success in Your First Years of Practice
In-person conference
Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025
Where: UBC Robson Square
Audience: family physicians, specialty physicians, nurse practitioners, international medical graduates, residents and students.
Up to 5.5 Mainpro+/MOC Section 1 Credits
LEARN MORE & REGISTER
Highlights:
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Discounted conference fees for residents
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Explore options available to physicians such as insurance and negotiated benefits, physician business services, physician health, pathways and more
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Learn practice management skills such as charting, using AI scribes, setting up a practice, finding a job after residence and more
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Reconnect with colleagues and make new career connections at our networking job fair after the sessions.
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Interactive group discussions, case-based workshops and lots of opportunities to socialize and network with colleagues
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EMR Skill Building: Optimizing clinical charting using templates
The Doctors Technology Office (DTO) is excited to announce the next EMR Skill Building session, focused on improving clinical charting using templates, in September and October. Participants will learn how to use EMR and related technologies to create templates for more efficient and consistent documentation.
Upcoming sessions:
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Med Access (September 10)
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OSCAR (September 24)
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Intrahealth Profile (October 8)
Register for the mailing list to receive an invitation, or to be alerted to future sessions.
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Register now for the 2025 JCC Conference
The Joint Collaborative Committees (JCC) are pleased to invite you to the 2025 JCC Conference on October 6 & 7, 2025, at the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre.
The JCC Conference offers a unique opportunity to connect, share ideas, and engage with your peers. The Specialist Services Committee (SSC) Summit has content directed towards specialty services, the Family Practice Services Committee (FPSC) is planning a strategy workshop, and the JCC Showcase will highlight successes and challenges of JCC programs and quality improvement initiatives across all four committees: FPSC, Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues, Shared Care Committee, and SSC.
The JCC Conference aims to inspire new ideas, foster collaboration, and promote ongoing advancements in health care as we connect, collaborate, and elevate.
Registration is now open for the JCC Conference:
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SSC Summit on Monday, October 6.
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JCC Conference Reception on Monday, October 6, in the evening.
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JCC Showcase on Tuesday, October 7.
FPSC is hosting a strategic planning workshop by invitation only on October 6. Invitees will receive an email invitation and a separate registration link for this event from FPSC in the coming weeks. If you have any questions, please contact fpsc@doctorsofbc.ca.
Visit the 2025 JCC Conference registration page to secure your spot.
Registration will close when the event is full.
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Finding your way in teamwork workshops—Fall 2025
Finding your way in teamwork workshops—Fall 2025
These interactive workshops are designed to strengthen rural BC health care teams through evidence-based team coaching principles, focusing on the eight elements of high-functioning teams and psychological safety as the foundation for healthy team dynamics.
Learn how to enhance team skills to create positive work environments, rekindle joy in health care work, optimize performance, and increase the quality and safety of patient care. Participants do not have to attend both sessions — teams can join on either day.
The webinars are free, and open to rural BC health care teams, including physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, midwives, mental health clinicians, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, respiratory therapists, medical office assistants, administrators/managers, and other health care professionals.
For more information, email Tracey DeLeeuw at tdeleeuw@rccbc.ca
Session 1: Monday, October 6
Session 2: Tuesday, November 18
Times : 6 – 8 p.m.
Register for the fall workshops.
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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.
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Divisions Dispatch
The latest news from the provincial team and complementary organizations.
Please click here for updates including:
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LFP Payment Model updates
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Webinars and continuing medical education (CME)
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Divisions in the News
Divisions in the News
See what is going on in other divisions around BC:
https://divisionsbc.ca/provincial/news-and-events
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