divisions of family practice

Doctor on the phone

Statement: Doctors of BC meeting with the Premier and Minister of Health

May 18, 2022

Statement from Doctors of BC President Dr Ramneek Dosanjh and Board Chair Dr Adam Thompson

Doctors of BC is committed to addressing the challenges in our primary care system. Almost one million British Columbians do not have a family doctor. It is critical that steps are taken to...
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primary care, primary care networks, urgent and primary care centres, payment models, gpsc, divisions of family practice
Residential Care

Vancouver Sun: BC doctors working to improve care for residential care patients

July 3, 2018

The Vancouver Sun recently published an opinion piece by Doctors of BC President, Dr Eric Cadesky, that shows how physicians in our province are improving the quality of care for seniors living in residential care.
 
The Residential Care Initiative, funded by Doctors of BC and the BC...
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residential care, divisions of family practice
Dr Melissa Obersholster

Dr Melissa Oberholster – From South Africa to Nanaimo

June 20, 2018

In addition to caring for her patients, she is a leader in recruiting physicians to Vancouver Island. “We don’t recruit a physician, we recruit a family.”

 

When Dr Melissa Oberholster first arrived in Nanaimo BC, straight from South Africa in January 2009, two feet of...
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recruitment, divisions of family practice
Dementia

Geriatricians develop pilot for new dementia approach

November 14, 2017

BC doctors are always looking to improve the way care is provided, particularly to our aging population. One area of concern is the complex disease of dementia. Geriatricians Drs Leena Jain and Michael Peter O'Connor through funding from the Specialist Services Committee, a joint partnership of...
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Geriatrics, dementia, Specialist Services Committee, divisions of family practice
Rural Stories

Rural perspectives on primary care renewal

October 4, 2017

Contending with challenges including weather, geography, limited resources, and services available only at a distance, health care providers in rural and remote communities have long relied on creative thinking when it comes to providing effective patient care. In a new collection of stories,...
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divisions of family practice, gpsc, rural health