April, 2022

Sharing resources, results, and opportunities to learn from Shared Care collaborative projects from across B.C. Please forward to others you think might be interested. 

Articles | Success Stories

Collaborating as partners and communities to prevent frailty

With a growing elderly population, frailty is increasingly becoming a critical challenge to the quality and enjoyment of life of many Canadians, as well as placing significant stress on our health care systems.

Read how doctors can help identify risk factors and support early interventions to positively impact a patient's later years. 

BC ECHO for post-COVID-19 recovery keeps family doctors current

Learn how a virtual learning community is boosting expertise and building patient confidence in post-COVID care.

Tools & Resources

Access our Learning Centre to support your work

Just a reminder that our Shared Care Learning Centre houses tools, resources, and templates to help you secure funding for your Shared Care project, gather data, and to maximize the success and sustainability of your work. The site also allows you to search for projects in similar areas or themes for opportunities to learn from others. Features include:  

• Tools and templates required throughout the lifecycle of SCC's projects.
• A searchable database of Shared Care and Specialist Services' projects (nearly 2,000), including physician contacts to help you connect with colleagues about their work.
• Details of upcoming network events and deadline reminders. 

Please contact your Shared Care liaison with any questions. 

Learning | Skill-Building

Polypharmacy learning sessions

Does your patient need those medications?

In this series of nine webinars using real case studies, providers enter into thought-provoking discussions around widely prescribed medications.

Presented by providers experienced in polypharmacy risk reduction, each webinar explores different medications and issues, such as the dangers of long-term use of proton pump inhibitors; avoiding too many meds for diabetes or blood pressure; weighing risks versus benefits of statins; which medications are unsuitable for seniors, and many others.

The webinars were recorded as part of a recent Shared Care South Peace Polypharmacy project in Northern BC.

The following two free accredited webinars are presented in partnership by Shared Care's Child and Youth Mental Health and Substance Use Community of Practice and UBC-CPD. 

Systemic racism in healthcare – the unspoken bias and its impacts

Date | Time: May 10 (Tue) | 1830–2000 PST
Panel | Drs Ramneek Dosanjh, Jaswant Guzder, Tatiana Sotindjo, Shirley Sze (Moderator) 
Register here 

Supporting children and youth presenting with aggression and violence

May 25 (Wed) | 1830–2000 PDT | Webinar
Panel: Drs Gordon Neufeld (PhD), Jane Ryan, Stacy Yeh, Susan Baer and Linda Uyeda
Register here

Both webinars allow participants to ask questions in real time.

BC ECHO Post-COVID-19 recovery presentations

Join online learning community

Live presentations are scheduled through July, 2022. Available online, they include:

• Physical rehabilitation and return to work for the Post-COVID-19 patient
• What the family physician needs to know
• Persistent disability, programs, and required forms
• Neurocognitive symptoms and rehabilitation
• Top 10 challenges for family practitioners in caring for the Post-COVID patient and how to navigate them
• Self-management strategies, resources and tools for common post-COVID 19 symptoms

Health and Justice Alliance – online sessions
‘Working Together for Families’ 

 BC’s lawyers and doctors are invited to take part in two online sessions that will explore a collaborative approach to serving families experiencing toxic stress as a result of separation and divorce.

Hosted by Doctors of BC, the Law Society of BC, and Access to Justice BC, these events will focus on hearing each other’s perspectives, learning about the patient/client experience, and exploring solutions for the benefit of ourselves and our patient/clients.

First session – May 18 – 5 pm to 7:30 pm
Second session: June 14 – 5 pm to 7:30 pm

If interested, please register now.

Join us for an opportunity to network, connect and learn from colleagues and health care partners at our annual pre-forum event, hosted in partnership with the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council.

To register and for more details including the agenda, presentation descriptions, profiles of guest speakers (Drs Bonnie Henry and Brynn Winegard), and how to apply for funding, visit Quality Forum 2022 - May 31, 2022