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…course I’m disappointed,” said Doctors of B.C. president Ramneek Dosanjh. “It’s really hard for doctors that have been doing longitudinal practice. If we want to retain them and recruit people, then we need to look at new funding.” Read the full article written by Cindy E. Harnett on the Times Colonist here. News articles do not necessarily represent the views of BC Family Doctors. We share news written by or about family physicians to keep our me…

…COVID-19 a few weeks ago. “I don’t have any paid sick time, and if I don’t work I don’t generate income to pay my staff and pay my rent. And so on the week of isolation, I wasn’t able to rest like my body needed to,” she said. Read the full article written by Simon Little on Global News here. 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 dat…

…important questions about Ontario’s approach to solving the family doctor shortage. As Ontario brings Dr. Jane Philpott on board to address this issue, Adam argues that the real, underlying problems in family medicine remain largely unaddressed. Here’s a closer look at what he identifies as the core issues. “Make family practice sustainable and you have a healthy system that makes doctors want to stay and incentivizes medical students to get in a…

An article in The Walrus recently shed light on why so many Canadians struggle to find a family doctor. Burnout, overwhelming workloads and outdated compensation systems are making it harder for family doctors in Canada to give the care patients need — and driving new doctors away from the profession. In British Columbia, the majority of family doctors were once compensated by the fee-for-service payment model, which pays doctors based on the num…

…tional values and long-standing expectations. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted the tension between young doctors prioritizing work-life balance and doctors who believe medicine is a calling requiring personal sacrifice. The changing face of medicine Family doctors entering the practice today are pushing back against the grueling hours and relentless demands that defined previous generations, rejecting the notion that burnout is una…