Letters /
BY: Luis Nacul, MD, PhD
November 2025
... been “stigmatized and profoundly underserved by our health care system” and that they deserve appropriate care. ... that there were some improvements in mental and physical health indicators and the severity of ME/CFS, which were ... prioritizes the biological as well as the psychosocial health of patients and has a full team of interprofessionals, ...
Clinical Articles, Original Research /
BY: Angela Hu, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2025
... the Medical Services Commission of the Ministry of Health publishes a public online financial statement that ... Payment Model that was implemented by the BC Ministry of Health in 2023. It was part of an overhaul of family ...
Premise /
BY: Goldis Mitra, MD, CCFP
April 2025
... portion of the population. This has substantial health care system impacts, as patients rely on emergency ... with a primary care clinician who works with other health professionals in a publicly funded team.” ... with a primary care clinician who works with other health professionals in a publicly funded team. Everyone ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
June 2025
... to their patients and the toll the job takes on their own health. The fulfillment that comes from helping others is ... must evolve to support the people within it. Ultimately, a health care system that values patient care and nurtures the ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Derek Bains, BKin, MOT
September 2025
... the primary care physician or nurse practitioner, other health care professionals, WorkSafeBC claims teams, the ... OR2 and ASTD integrated occupational therapy, mental health services, and medical oversight. While these programs ... The new program was created with significant input from health care providers involved in the legacy programs. It is ...
Obituaries /
BY: Bruce Patterson, MD
January/February 2025
... and surgical wards of our hospitals. It brings mental health expertise to the challenges staff and patients face in ...
News
May 2025
... their practices more efficiently, optimize their use of health care technology, and effectively manage their patient ... EMR system. FPSC staff collaborated with the Ministry of Health’s Healthy Living and Health Promotion Branch on the Lifetime Prevention Schedule ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Jaron Easterbrook, MD
July/August 2025
... team members or who independently hire allied health providers or nurses for their clinics or other primary ... a registered nurse, a pharmacist, and a community health nurse—recently completed a quality improvement ... team, clarify roles, and increase coordination with health authority home care support teams and resources. Since ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Harvey Koochin, MD
October 2025
... as strengthening and stretching, often guided by community health care providers, as well as analgesia, which can be ...
Letters /
BY: Ralph Jones, MD
March 2025
... addiction, and mental illness. This work is via health authority clinics. I have long been aware of the ... someone reading this letter will take notice and persuade health authority support services to, as the movie says, ...