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PSP End-of-Life module enables physicians to better support patients

In recent years, end-of-life (EOL) care has emerged as a priority area for physicians and the health care system as a whole, reflected by developments such as the 2011 provincial legislation supporting advance... Read More

New Practice Support Program module on child and youth mental health launches across BC

Much anticipated by family doctors across British Co­lumbia, the Child and Youth Mental Health (CYMH) module from the Practice Support Program (PSP) begins a full rollout in October 2012. The CYMH module is unique... Read More

Tips for using Mental Health module tools and resources

The Mental Health module from the GPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) offers training for family physicians to help them screen patients for a wide range of mental health conditions. The treatment approaches presented... Read More

Vancouver psychiatrists incorporate group medical visits into patient care

In March 2009, St. Paul’s Hospital psychiatrists Drs Chris Gorman and Ron Remick began offering group medical visits for patients with mood disorders. “We saw what GPs were doing with their group medical visits for... Read More

PSP developments for this autumn

Improving practice efficiency for specialists Following the success of the Practice Support Program (PSP) for general practitioners, a number of practice efficiency improvement learning mod­ules are now being offered... Read More

Innovative group medical visits benefit both dementia patients and their caregivers

Many family doctors in Bri­tish Columbia hold group medical visits to see pa­tients with similar conditions in a larger setting, but for Dr Karin Blouw of Smithers, group visits are a chance to expand her work in... Read More

GP learning session focuses on improving care for adolescent depression

The General Practice Services Committee’s Practice Support Program (PSP) held a pilot learning session in Vancouver in December on methods for identifying and treating depression among youth.  The session... Read More

Supporting family physicians in British Columbia: The experience of the Practice Support Program

In order to better understand the decline in family practice, and to develop strategies to reverse this trend, the General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) held consultations in 2004 and 2005 called Professional... Read More

Practice Support Program implementation the focus of mid-term review

A mid-term review recently con­ducted for the Practice Support Program (PSP) provides excellent guidance for further PSP development and improvement, ac­cord­ing to the program’s BCMA and Ministry of Health Services co-... Read More

Practice Support Program module helps GPs support patient self-management

A Practice Support Program (PSP) learning module de­signed to help GP practices enable patient self-management is roll­ing out successfully across the pro­vince, with 320 physicians and 232 medical office assistants... Read More