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Dr Maryam Zeineddin Receives 2023 Recognition Award

…in has provided full-service family practice for the last 18 years. She is Medical Director and co-owner of a group family practice clinic caring for a cohort of 10,000 patients in a suburban community on the Northshore. Congratulations to Dr. Maryam Zeineddin! Dr Maryam Zeineddin and Dr Tahmeena Ali Dr Renee Fernandez and Dr Maryam Zeineddin Dr Josh Greggain, Dr Maryam Zeineddin and Dr Goldis Mitra For more information about the Doctors of BC Awa…

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Fee-For-Service Allocation Priorities for 2023 and 2024

…ed care providers were all increased, including anticoagulation advice and medical advice relay. Facility-based care: Fees were increased for surgical assists, labour and birth care, inpatient care, and long-term care. Time-based fees: All time-based fees will have an increased and equal value. It will be several months before these fee increases are implemented as the allocations need to be reviewed and applied across all specialties with the inv…

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Welcome our new Executive Director – Alexa Pitoulis

…nsitions into a new senior leadership role with BC Family Doctors as Chief Medical Officer. Renee will be leading the organization’s physician affairs, including critical areas such as physician compensation and negotiations. The new leadership structure at BC Family Doctors will allow the organization to do even more to serve you, our members, in the coming years. Read Alexa’s full bio on our team page. Stay tuned to learn more about Alexa and he…

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The Big Idea: Pay family doctors differently

…rolled out the Longitudinal Family Physician payment model. When I started medical school, I planned to be an obstetrician. But as I completed my training, I realized that what I really enjoyed was family medicine—the opportunity to build a long-term relationship with a patient over 20, 30, maybe even 40 years. I was inspired by colleagues who had attended a birth early in their career and then were later present at the birth of that person’s chil…

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Residents join free!

…yourselves. We offer FREE membership to residents.  As you transition from medical school through residency and into practice, we’re here to help you. Our billing and practice tools are made for YOU. Access our Transition to Practice guide to help you move from residency to practice.  Learn how to bill with our Simplified Guide to Fees and Billing Question Library for both Fee for Service and the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model Stay up…

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Congrats to PEI on new agreement with family doctors!

…ayment models and agreements across the country are supporting family doctors in providing patient care. Congratulations to Health PEI and the Medical Society of PEI on the new agreement! Read more here….

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Join us. Talk to us. Get involved. 

…our patients, overwhelming administrative burdens and obsolete electronic medical records (EMRs) with little guidance on AI scribe integration. I’ve been disheartened by the glacial pace of change in our healthcare processes. We often hear, “You can’t be revolutionary, you need to think evolutionary.” Still, there is hope. Our negotiations with the government for the LFP Payment Model show that change is possible. We must still address the slow p…

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A call to action for family doctors

…in addressing these inequities within the healthcare system. The Canadian Medical Association’s (CMA) recent apology to First Nations, Inuit and Metis Peoples was an important step forward in acknowledging the past and present harms caused by our profession. We have much more work to do. We must ensure that every Indigenous patient receives care that is respectful, culturally safe and free from discrimination. The Truth and Reconciliation Commiss…

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Electronic health records need to support doctors, not slow us down

…r. Olivia L. Tseng and Dr. Esther Lee explain in a recent letter to the BC Medical Journal, EHRs are making life harder for many physicians. More administrative work Since the rollout of EHR systems like Cerner in hospitals across B.C., doctors are now taking on more administrative tasks that used to be done by other staff. With transcription services gone, doctors have to dictate or type reports themselves. Dictation software isn’t always accurat…

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Primary care access: our veterans deserve better

…. The report revealed that without family doctors, veterans can’t complete medical forms needed for their disability claims and reassessments. This problem isn’t just affecting veterans; it’s happening all across British Columbia. Many people in our province also can’t find a family doctor, which means they can’t get regular healthcare, manage their health properly, or benefit from longitudinal, relationship-based care. What’s the solution? Attrac…

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Solving the family doctor crisis: my journey back to practice 

…ope of practice. This collaborative care model enables doctors to focus on medical issues while other team members provide nursing, counselling and other care. For example, nurses could conduct home visits, reducing the burden on doctors and improving patient care. Nurse practitioners could see patients for community doctors when they are fully booked and help to address any urgent issues for physicians.  The new LFP Payment Model is a huge step i…

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