Give me a primary-care provider who understands me
Canadians want a primary-care provider with whom they can build a long-term relationship and who understands their health-care needs.
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Virtual care must be integrated into public system, not driven by profit
How should virtual care be integrated into our system?
Read more »Who doesn’t have a family doctor?
6.5 million people in Canada do not have a family doctor.
Read more »A doctor’s dilemma
It can be overwhelming—the conflict between spending time with patients and being able to pay your staff; the conflict between filling out reams of forms and soothing your toddler who has woken with a fever. I have been fully qualified and working independently for just under five years, but already these conflicts have sometimes felt like too much. Still, like most of us, I care so much about my patients that it is hard to leave, and I hope, perhaps naively, that the value of family medicine will be recognized before we’ve been bled completely dry. So, for now, I stay.
Read more »Just one more question
A family doctor in Vancouver writes about their experience.
Read more »Follow up with your Family Doctor
Read Dr Jennifer Lush’ poem, as shared at the May 19 rally.
Read more »Join BC Health Care Matters on May 19
Stand shoulder to shoulder with other citizens of BC to advocate for family medicine.
Read more »‘In crisis’: Award-winning B.C. family doctor mulls giving up bursting practice
Another British Columbia family doctor is warning she may give up her practice.
Read more »BC Green Party calls for overhaul of funding for family doctors
The BC Greens are calling for a modernization family physician remuneration.
Read more »‘All the trends paint a dire picture’: B.C. facing looming shortage of family physicians
Dr Renee Fernandez is highlighted in this story about the worsening family doctor crisis in BC.
Read more »Shortage of family doctors prompts awareness campaign
Our Executive Director Dr. Renee Fernandez speaks to Global Morning News about the concerns of family physicians.
Read more »Doctors disappointed by lack of support for family physicians in B.C. budget
Doctors of BC President Dr Ramneek Dosanjh speaks about support for family physicians.
Read more »WHY is it so difficult to find a GP?
Dr Birinder Narang speaks on The Jill Bennet show about the family doctor shortage.
Read more »Referrals and Consultations – Guidance Needed
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I Care as a Mother
Dr. Maryam Zeineddin is featured in Vancouver Mom’s new video, As A Mother.
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