‘Feels like a medical meltdown’: BC’s pay-for-service model is unsustainable, says doctor
B.C.’s pay-for-service model is unsustainable, says doctor.
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My Doctor Dumped Me. Here’s Why That’s So Common
Why 700,000 British Columbians have no primary care provider.
Read more »How Medicine’s Gender Power Gap Sets Up Women for Unequal Pay and Less Prestigious Jobs
The Globe and Mail takes a look at medicine’s gender power and pay gap.
Read more »Virtual care has a place in post-pandemic health care
We should not return to pre-pandemic procedures and disregard the valuable advancements made in virtual care.
Read more »Alternate Payment Models for Family Doctors
Early career physicians want alternate payment models, not fee-for-service.
Read more »Battling to save unvaccinated patients has left me exhausted and demoralized
Dr Kevin McKechnie, a family physician in Nelson, BC, implores his community to get vaccinated.
Read more »We are human beings
Family physicians have adapted time and again to the changing pandemic conditions over the last 18 months. We have been caring for the citizens of BC while also living through it with our loved ones.
Read more »From virtual-first to patient-directed
In July 2020, I wrote a post on this blog to guide family doctors on how to ramp up in-person visits in their practices. A year later, the topic is still timely although the context is different: we are now fifteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a large proportion of the population is vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 . …
Read more »Are we on fire?
There is another fire raging in Canada – physician burnout.
Read more »To all those struggling
A note written to myself. In the one empty recess of my mind.
Read more »Prescribing health and climate action with PaRx
As trusted primary care providers who work closely with patients to promote their wellbeing across the lifespan, family physicians are vital for fostering the nature-health connection and creating a healthier future for us all.
Read more »SAY MY NAME
Dr. Jeevyn Chahal highlights the importance of taking the time to learn how someone’s name is pronounced.
Read more »Reflections from a family doctor on 16 months of confronting COVID
What does it look like to finally pause after 16 months of confronting COVID?
Read more »Professional Distance
Dr. Shana Johnston shares her experience of burnout.
Read more »Valuing our past, sustaining our future
How do we define generalist for the modern day?
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