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Thousands of patients get access to family doctors at Whistler clinic

September 13, 2024

Before the Whistler 360 Health Collaborative opened in January 2023, patients had a hard time seeing a doctor.

Clinics were closing. Staff were leaving. Patients were turned away.

"We had five or six doctors," says Jocelyn Read, practice manager of Whistler 360 Health. “It...
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LFP Payment Model invigorates family medicine in BC

September 13, 2024

Becoming a family doctor was a tough sell during Dr Matthew Lum’s first six years of medical school. 

He was told it was demanding work, the days long. Doctors were burned out, feeling unappreciated.

Starting his own family practice didn’t seem to be in the cards. 

“My...
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LFP Payment Model ‘tailor made’ for physicians providing longitudinal care 

September 13, 2024

Dr Lucy Nee built her practice from the ground up. 

As a new physician in Vancouver, she literally walked the pavement to tell people she could take on patients. That was in 2000 when she had a service contract with Vancouver Coastal Health’s Evergreen Health Centre.

Fast...
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Overdose Awareness Day: Improving substance use care and prevention in BC

August 27, 2024

Held each year on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day is a global campaign established in 2001 to end overdoses and reduce the stigma around drug-related deaths. In British Columbia, we are in the ninth year of a devastating public health emergency related to poisonings and deaths...
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BC Election 2024 - How important is health care to the political parties in BC?

August 26, 2024

With an upcoming provincial election, Doctors of BC wants to make sure that our political leaders don’t lose sight of what is on the minds of doctors and patients. Recent polling confirms that health care is one of the most important election issues for British Columbians. Too many people are...
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