Policy

Partners in Prevention: Implementing a Lifetime Prevention Plan

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports life prevention planning which is done in partnership between patients, policymakers, physicians, and other providers. The family physician should be responsible for delivery and coordination of the plan and patients should be included as a key voice

Policy

Your Attention Please: Improving Access for ADHD Patients

Doctors of BC Position: Doctors of BC supports improved care for ADHD patients. Recommendations include developing a strategic plan for ADHD service delivery, supporting youth with ADHD in transitioning to adult care, reducing wait times for ADHD services, supporting collaborative care arrangements

Policy

Closing the Gap: Youth Transitioning to Adult Care in BC

health care. Doctors of BC supports providing complex pediatric patients with access to a family physician from birth, developing individualized transition plans for pediatric patients graduating to adult care, and creating a method for ongoing tracking and evaluation of successful care

Policy

Circle of Care: Supporting Family Caregivers in BC

health care delivery and require the consideration of caregiver needs in health care and social service planning and provision. In addition, Doctors of BC identifies other potential areas for enhanced caregiver support including access to respite care, patient/system navigation, and

Policy

Valuing Quality: Patient-Focused Funding in British Columbia

Doctors of BC Position: Within this paper, Doctors of BC refers to Patient-Focused Funding or PFF, which is any method of compensating providers (e.g., individual providers, hospitals) that uses incentives and supports to improve the appropriateness, quality, and efficiency of care for patients. To