Joining BC Family Doctors in 2023
2023 Membership season is now open. BC Family Doctors has created a short tutorial to help you navigate membership renewal. Step 1. Log in to your Doctors of BC Account via https://www.doctorsofbc.ca/user/login Under the My Account page, click on “Pay Dues”. Step 2. Follow the prompts that will take you through the different tabs. Update your profile and banking information. Under Classification & Dues, confirm your membership with Doctors of BC…
New resource: Sick note for employers
…hey can return to the job. Sick note requests are especially senseless for short absences from work. Some of you don’t bother billing or can’t bill for them. We need to lobby the provincial government to table sick note legislation and limit the circumstances in which employers can require sick notes. Until these needed changes arrive, our sick note template is available to ease this administrative burden. Physicians can download the sick note her…
Get to know your ED, Alexa Pitoulis
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Universal Health Coverage day
…rm, relationship-based care patients need. Instead, we’re seeing a rise in short-term, one-off care that doesn’t fully meet the needs of British Columbians. Corporatized healthcare raises some big concerns: • Corporate policies can interfere with a doctor’s ability to make the best decisions for their patients. • Corporate clinics aren’t held to the same high standards as individual doctors, which can lead to lower-quality care • Patient records a…
The heart of family medicine: Trust, tragedy and the bonds that endure
…IDS. We tried to resuscitate the baby in every way possible, knowing that, short of a miracle, it wouldn’t make a difference. I remember taking time to talk to the mom at length afterwards. As a doctor, even though you did everything you could, you feel like you failed completely. Six months later, I got a call from the young mom. She was pregnant again and wanted me to care for her during her pregnancy and delivery. I was shocked. I thought I was…
Particpate in the AI in Family Practice study
…on Fraser University, and Harvard want to talk to BC family doctors to learn more about how you use AI in your practice, if at all, and how it might be changing the very nature of your work. Participation involves a 60-minute interview (by phone, Zoom, or in person) and a short debrief. Physicians who use LLMs frequently, occasionally, or not at all are welcome. Responses are confidential, participation can withdraw with no penalty and you will ha…
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Fee-For-Service: Retroactive Payment
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Renew your membership
…red. In the past year, we: Convened the first-ever Issues Forum in February 2024, where participants explored conversations based on themes from our member survey. Developed our 2025 Physician Master Agreement priorities that focus on bringing about change to bolster the future of family medicine and the healthcare system. Co-led negotiations with Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health to launch the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Mo…
Make an impact: join our board and committees!
…ll. You must reside in the district to be eligible. Terms are from February 2025 to June 2026. Positions open: • District 5 – Burnaby • District 9 – Skeena To learn more about the position and apply click here. Economics Committee (Fee-for-Service) The work of the committee is focused on the Fee-for-Service Payment Model. There will also be opportunities for involvement in creating and reviewing billing education resources. Positions open: Two mem…
Expanded billing for the Long-Term Care bonus fee
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President’s message: A bold vision for our future
…em. We can shape the future of family medicine together. Sincerely, Dr. Darren Joneson 2025-2026 President BC Family Doctors Dr. Darren Joneson, BC Family Doctors 2025-2026 President, has been practicing medicine in Chilliwack since 2015. He founded Spectrum Medical and Phototherapy in 2020 and is medical director of Chilliwack Youth Health Centre. A husband and father of three young children, Darren enjoys music, playing drums and writing in his…
Fee change: Expanding Access to Vasectomies
…. This billing change applies to all vasectomies performed since January 1, 2025. If you have provided more than 50 vasectomies this year, you can bill a vasectomy bonus for all additional procedures. If you are submitting claims more than 90 days after the date of service (overage claims): Use Submission Code “A”. You do not need to add a claim note record. When submitting a new claim for vasectomy bonus 13655, ensure it matches the date of servi…
Updated Guidance on Visits Required for CDM Fees
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Take the Specialist Waitlist Survey
…g with delays. The survey takes less than five minutes to complete. Take the survey now. Deadline for submission is September 22, 2025 at 11:59 p.m….
LFP Payment Model: Billing for Respiratory Immunizations
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Leading foundational change through innovation and partnerships
…iatives. The government made clear its healthcare priorities in the January 2025 mandate letter to the Minister of Health, the Honourable Josie Osborne. Recently, we sent a letter to Minister Osborne highlighted several of our approaches to delivering systems-based best practice in healthcare. These priorities include: Virtual Care: Guiding principles for the future of virtual care, including key recommendations to strengthen patient care during t…
More Than “Just a Family Doctor”
News articles do not necessarily represent the views of BC Family Doctors. We share news written by or about family physicians to keep our members up to date on topics impacting our professional lives. Originally published in: CMAJ Blogs By Dr. Christine Hanna Christine Hanna is a family and emergency physician, the medical director/chief of the Division of emergency medicine at Quinte Health Care, and an assistant professor in the Department of…
What are We Really Telling Our Medical Students?
News articles do not necessarily represent the views of BC Family Doctors. We share news written by or about family physicians to keep our members up to date on topics impacting our professional lives. By Drs. Jane Philpott, Tony Sanfilippo, and Karen Schultz In an ideal world, medical students would go into the [CaRMS] match feeling that all areas of medicine are equally valued, and their choice would be based solely on interest and aptitude. Un…
Prescribing health and climate action with PaRx
…green time are happier and healthier. Starting with a BC launch in November 2020 to significant and ongoing attention from every major media outlet in the country, PaRx is breaking ground as Canada’s first national, evidence-based nature prescription program. With the endorsement of major health organizations, PaRx proceeded to launch in Ontario in February, and Saskatchewan this July—and the response has been wonderful. With over 800 prescribers…