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Beyond Medicine / BY: Thomas S. Watson, MD, DPhil March 2021
... analyses have stopped short of supporting any change in practice and if ultrasound’s use as a primary diagnostic ... on patients and supports its continued consideration for practice guidelines and provider training. Competing ... authors have stopped short of recommending changes in practice, and chest X-ray remains the recommended study in ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Eileen M. Wong, MD, CCFP, FCFP April 2021
... in PQI are supported by sessional funding from the General Practice Services Committee. —Eileen Wong, MD Family ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC May 2021
... physician services in rural and remote areas. General Practice Services Committee: Strengthens primary and ... 1 ] JCC funding and support enables divisions of family practice, medical staff associations, and the Rural ... team-based care networks Physicians in divisions of family practice are working with health authority and community ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD July/August 2021
... a partnership between the GPSC, divisions of family practice, health authorities, long-term care facilities, and ... health outcomes.[ 2 ] Through the divisions of family practice, the LTCI supports local family doctors to design ... The LCTI demonstrates the value of the divisions of family practice, and the partnerships between divisions and health ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Jiwei Li, MD September 2021
... with specialists, the Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice developed a virtual ICU that provides timely access ... in-person care prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a family practice in Qualicum Beach responded to the changing needs ... series hosted by the Central Island Division of Family Practice and undertook practice improvement projects with the ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2021
... we don’t have any general psychiatrists in private practice anymore, because, I think, they got paid so poorly. ... as an incentive for people to be psychiatrists in private practice, that would probably do it. That’s not going to ... work were hiked. It caused an exodus from outpatient practice that is still causing problems for us today. So ...
Joint Collaborative Committees / BY: Ahmer A. Karimuddin, MD, FRCSC December 2021
... to lead system change. The committees—General Practice Services Committee, Specialist Services Committee, ... at these committees, and through divisions of family practice and medical staff associations (MSAs), have helped ... care system that involves heavy workloads and clinical practice requirements, inefficient system processes, and ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond (Aki-kwe), JD, LLM, SJD March 2021
... therefore application—of what they mean in a practice setting. Essentially, the review found that the ... groups. Solutions: mindsets and tools Antiracism is the practice of actively identifying, challenging, preventing, ... and privilege embedded in their own understanding and practice. It requires curiosity and a commitment to lifelong ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2020
... the CLFP Payment. Comprehensive care outside the community practice office setting The GPSC acknowledges the importance ... care provided by family physicians outside the community practice office setting, including maternity, in-hospital, ... signify they are continuing to provide full-service family practice services to patients and confirming the ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Alana Godin March 2020
The GPSC’s Practice Support Program (PSP) supports family physicians to ... about their experiences and interactions with the practice. Responses are accessible to practice team members via an easy-to-use, web-based ...