Everything but love? Why continuous care matters
…human connection are the essence of relationship-based care and family medicine. Family doctors across British Columbia know that care isn’t about tests and prescriptions – it’s about the people we care for. Longitudinal care is about building lasting relationships. It means doctors who truly know your story—your history, your challenges, and your wins. When care is continuous, you’re not just another patient; you’re someone whose whole life is u…
Shape policy: Represent us on CHEP
…o you like to grapple with complex challenges and develop needed policy positions to chart a course for a better healthcare system? If you said ‘yes’, then we encourage you to put your name forward to be our BC Family Doctors’ representative on the Council on Health Economics and Policy (CHEP). This Doctors of BC committee assesses and develops fiscal, resource and program policies and position statements on a variety of issues. Positions open: •…
Congratulations to the new Prime Minister
BC Family Doctors congratulates Prime Minister Mark Carney on the federal Liberal party’s election victory. In this time of uncertainty, we urge you to value the critical role family doctors play as the heart of healthcare. We hope you will make healthcare a priority and listen to the voices of family doctors and patients across this country. We need to fix our flailing healthcare system. Now is the time to make real investments in healthcare. Wi…
Fee-for-Service: Emergency Consultations and Urgent Telephone Advice
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Join us as our Provincial Surgical Executive Committee Representative
…ommittee. Do you like to grapple with complex challenges and identify priorities to chart a course for a better healthcare system? If you said ‘yes’, then we encourage you to put your name forward to be our BC Family Doctors’ representative on the Provincial Surgical Executive Committee (PSEC). This Doctors of BC committee informs and establishes priorities, identifying key deliverables and outcomes related to provincial perioperative care. Positi…
From Coverage to Care: Expanding Contraceptive Access in BC
…This milestone wouldn’t have been possible without family doctors. Your clinical expertise has made this progress possible, together with BC Family Doctors’ work to support you. How We’re Supporting You We’ve advocated for fair compensation across payment models: LFP billing codes reflect the time, costs of equipment, and expertise needed for contraceptive care. Fee-for-service enhancements include: Increased IUD insertion fee (14540) Increased v…
Take the Specialist Waitlist Survey
…lengthy wait times in the 2025 Specialist Waitlist Survey. The survey specifically targets family doctors by seeking your input on: How lengthy wait times affect your patient care What challenges you face when managing referrals What the biggest obstacles are in accessing consultant specialists The survey is being conducted by Consultant Specialists of BC and Doctors of BC, with the support of BC Family Doctors. Your input will directly inform ou…
Fee-for-Service: New Fee for Add-on Procedures
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Growing our team leadership with Jennifer Boon!
…ing and believes strongly in equitable and accessible healthcare for all British Columbians. She brings thought leadership, media relations and strategic planning skills to her role leading the communications function for BC Family Doctors. 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 Jenny’s full bio on our team page. Stay tuned to learn more abo…
Complimentary membership until December 15
Curious what tools, resources and updates members can access? For a limited time, you can try our resources for yourself, until December 15, 2025. Ask us for access If you’ve never been a BC Family Doctors member and are interested in trying a temporary complimentary membership, email hello@bcfamilydocs.ca with your full name, email address and Doctors of BC ID. If you’re already a member, let your colleagues know about the benefits of a BC Famil…
President’s Letter
…d, in-person and virtually, for our first meeting as a group. We had an ambitious agenda- to socialize our 2025-2028 Strategic Plan and review our operational plan on how we would reach these goals. In ‘pods’ we worked through important ideas like digital health, team-base care, equity and access, and role clarity. In these self-selected sessions we were able to share both practical and visionary thoughts around how to tackle these challenges. Aft…
Pediatric Resources for Respiratory Illness Season
…undations: this section consists of eLearning resources, online courses, clinical support tools and practice support documents to assist health-care providers in managing the care of pediatric patients. 2) Pediatric respiratory care: this section includes clinical support tools as well as resources to support conversations with patients, family and caregivers. 3) Provincial pediatric virtual support pathways: this section highlights virtual suppor…
New Fee: Management of Stillbirth
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Canaries: We See You
…s, Love Warrior. In it she writes: “The canary’s body was built to be sensitive to toxins, so the canary became their lifeguard. When the toxin levels rose too high, the canary stopped singing, and this silence was the miners’ signal …. I tell Mary Margaret that I don’t think we’re crazy, I think we’re canaries. “Could it be,” I ask, “that we aren’t making any of this up – we’re just sensing the very real danger in the air!” I tell Mary Margar…
The Ruby of Routine
…of family milestones, train-the-trainer workshops with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, and of course, vacation – a little actual time away. Before this, the cadence of the past few months had been atypical, but up my alley: a jet setting volley. My attitude to altitude was most definitely, ‘Beam me up, Scotty!’ What happens when the routine of reality suddenly seems less certain? I see scattered masks in the faces of people sn…
On Coming Together, Not Apart
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How Medicine’s Gender Power Gap Sets Up Women for Unequal Pay and Less Prestigious Jobs
There’s a point in medical school when aspiring physicians have to choose a specialty. When that moment came for Fahima Dossa in 2013, she decided she wanted to be a general surgeon. A barrage of questions from some faculty mentors followed. “I was asked: Well have you thought about having a family? Are you going to have children?” Dr. Dossa recalls. She noticed the men in her program were not asked these questions. In The Globe and Mail’s Power…
My Doctor Dumped Me. Here’s Why That’s So Common
…years now, there have not been nearly enough family doctors and nurse practitioners to meet demand. Nor have the models of how they practice delivered the quality and timeliness of primary health care we hoped for. When Dr. G. (I’ll call him) closed his practice, he moved to Telus Health, a private option that offers patients a LifePlus program for $4,650 a year. With that tacked on to the medical services plan fees they bill the government, Telus…
New Patient Resources about COVID
The Department of Community and Family Medicine at the University of Toronto and the Ontario College of Family Physicians have created a new series of patient resources that physicians can use to help patients make sense of the latest guidance around COVID/Omicron. The resources include plain-language questions and answers about COVID management, testing, isolation and more. While developed in Ontario, they offer patients trustworthy advice about…
New PaRx & Parks Canada Collaboration
…(PaRx) and Parks Canada, doctors can help improve patient health by prescribing time in a national park, national historic site, or national marine conservation area. “We are very lucky in Canada to have a world of beautiful natural spaces at our doorstep to enjoy healthy outdoor activities. Medical research now clearly shows the positive health benefits of connecting with nature. This exciting collaboration with PaRx is a breakthrough for how we…