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Re: Does the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model improve health care, including sustainability?

I read with interest the recent Premise article by Dr Tevaarwerk, “Does the Longitudinal Family Physician Payment Model improve health care, including sustainability?” [BCMJ 2023;65:242-247]. The aims listed are... Read More

Dr Fred Ceresney, 1927–2018

Dr Fred Ceresney was born during the Roaring Twenties, graduated from the University of Toronto, and served in the Canadian armed forces as a medical officer before setting up family practice in Langley. He was... Read More

Analysis of 10 years of experience in a suburban group family practice using a blended funding model

Background The last few decades have seen significant changes in the delivery and utilization of health care in BC. These include changes in health care consumer patterns with a growing and aging population, advances... Read More

Population-based funding: A better primary care option?

There is a growing suspicion among the citizens of BC that the current system of health care delivery is largely unsustainable under current conditions. This suspicion is well founded, as evidenced by numerous... Read More

Re: Solving the primary care crisis

I read with interest the article by Nicholson and Levy (“Solving the primary care crisis,” BCMJ 2009;51[1]:12-13). As an FMG who has practised in the distant reaches of rural Canada, I have always been struck by the... Read More