Launch Day! LFP Expands to Facility-based Care
As of today, June 24, 2024, family physicians providing inpatient care, pregnancy and newborn care, long-term care and palliative care in facilities can now bill under the Longitudinal Family Physician (LFP) Payment Model. This marks a significant milestone in our journey to bolster primary care for all British Columbians. The expansion of the LFP Payment Model gives family doctors working in facilities the ability to better provide long-term, pa…
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…still grappling with access to resources for 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 i…
Halloween safety tips from BC Family Doctors
Halloween is an exciting time for kids and families, but it’s important to keep safety in mind as you enjoy the fun. Here are a few simple tips to ensure a safe and happy Halloween: Costume safety • Make sure costumes are visible in the dark by adding reflective tape or wearing glow sticks. • Choose costumes that fit properly to avoid trips and falls and ensure that masks don’t obstruct vision. Trick-or-treating safety • Always accompany younger…
BC doctors call for an end to sick notes
Sick notes place an unnecessary administrative burden on family doctors, taking valuable time away from direct patient care in an already overburdened healthcare system. Administrative tasks like sick notes make up about 30 per cent of a family doctor’s workload, according to the BC College of Family Physicians. This burden is one of the key issues affecting family doctor capacity, affirmed in our member survey. Sick notes also create unnecessary…
Bridging the generational divide
…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 unavoidable, a perspective aligned with a broader cultural shi…
Why medical schools need more rural students
…Growing up in a small village in rural Alberta shaped my perspective on medicine. Early experiences, such as sitting at the kitchen table of our local doctor when I needed care, and having our local hospital another town away, left an indelible impression. Having first-hand knowledge of the inequity in rural health care resources fostered my passion for rural healthcare. Although I trained in an urban setting, I was acutely aware of the disparitie…
It takes a village: Why we need team-based care
Dr. Tobias Gelber comes from a long line of physicians—three of my four grandparents were physicians, and my extended family includes at least 20 physicians. My paternal grandmother, a family doctor in our community, inspired me the most. Today, I work shifts in the same Grand Forks emergency department where she once practiced. Life as a rural doctor Living and working in a rural community means I can walk to my clinic, run into my patients at t…
Why we need team-based care
…olution to our health human resource shortage and central to building a thriving and sustainable future for our healthcare system. Canadians want a relationship with a primary care provider who works in a team with other health professionals. That’s one of the key findings of the OurCare initiative, a national public conversation about the future of primary care in Canada. OurCare participants said that an integral part of the solution to our lack…
Fee-for-Service: Labour and Birth Billing
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Call for Nominations for RA Delegates
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Integrating climate change into family practice
…ational Day of Action on Planetary Health. The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) is coordinating the events on October 6th, 2025 alongside other major health organizations. The impacts of climate change have become impossible to ignore. We recognize that our healthcare system also contributes to the problem, generating 5% of Canada’s emissions. Our urgent and collective calls include the following: Alongside WHO partner…
Understanding the LFP Panel Payment: What Physicians Need to Know
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Strategic Plan
Strategic Plan: 2025-2028 Leading the evolution of family medicine, we’re building a future where family doctors and patients flourish together in an equitable, integrated healthcare system. PRIORITY #1: Lead the evolution of family medicine Drive needed changes to position family doctors as leaders, innovators and human beings in an accessible, integrated healthcare system. PRIORITY #2: Deepen physician engagement Strengthen physician agency to…
We are hiring! Learning and Support Coordinator.
…environment where family doctors and patients truly thrive. We are the political and economic voice of family doctors in BC and are seeking someone with an interest in translating complex compensation information into practical tools and resources for our members. As a Learning and Support Coordinator, you will develop and manage digital learning content, support physician billing education and help family doctors navigate payment models like the…
Ask your mayor to make room for primary care
We are pushing municipalities and the province to tackle the affordable space crisis for primary care clinics. We need your help to get our message out. We’re asking family doctors to send a letter to your local mayor asking them to support our resolution on primary care clinic space at the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) convention this September 22 – 26, 2025. BC Family Doctors is at the convention highlighting the need to address the critica…
Our Strategic Plan 2025-2028 is out now!
We are proud to announce the release of our 2025-2028 Strategic Plan, outlining a focused vision for the future of family medicine to build a healthier British Columbia. Family doctors are the foundation of our healthcare system. This plan focuses on three key priorities: lead the evolution of family medicine, deepen physician engagement and redefine our collective work. These priorities reflect extensive input from our members across the provinc…
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COVID-19 Sick Note Requests
…es as Omicron case counts rise and new BC legislation is now in effect providing employees with up to five paid sick days. Starting January 1, 2022, eligible full and part-time employees in BC can take up to five paid sick days. Some employers are requesting sick notes to provide evidence of illness or ‘return to work’ notes to demonstrate fitness for work. Sick notes are not required for individuals to be eligible for paid sick leave or to return…
To all those struggling.
…ealing slowing down the 24 hours of a clock, to intervals that weren’t sufficient to heal a broken mind. Covid anxiety breaking those who had been holding themselves together with tape but now found with people panic buying, that they could no longer find any. All toilet paper, and pieces that could stick oneself together being pilfered. Snatched up. Nothing left to hold one as one anymore. Before Covid, I would write this statement often enough….
I Care as a Mother
Dr. Maryam Zeineddin is a mom to two girls, a family physician in West Vancouver, and the founder of Zili CARE, a non-profit platform that offers preventative resources for women to improve their health in mind, body and soul. She is also a Board member of BC Family Doctors as well as our representative to the Doctors of BC Statutory Negotiating Committee. She was recently featured in Vancouver Mom‘s new video and podcast series, As A Mother. Thi…