STEPS: Innovation with the community health centre model
As health care providers throughout BC struggle with stress, burnout, and swelling waitlists, one not-for-profit group operating medical clinics offers a hopeful glimpse of the future of family care in […]
Dr. Ben Anders: Giving back to community health care
When Dr. Ben Anders retired from his family practice, he had no idea that he would be back on the frontline of primary health care a few years later, working […]
Dr. Modupeolaoluwa Olayemi-Akingbade: Committed to care during a community crisis
A smoky summer afternoon. Falling ash. Approaching wildfires. And an order to evacuate. Logan Lake family physician, Dr. Modupeolaoluwa (Dr. Mo) Olayemi-Akingbade, recalls the uncertainty and fear she felt that […]
Dr. Kraig Montalbetti: Supporting traditional family practice
Halfway into a discussion about BC’s doctor shortage, payment models, work balance, and running a family practice, Dr. Kraig Montalbetti pauses, reflecting on his relationships with his patients. “In one […]
Dr. Servaas Swart: Navigating changes in family medicine
For Kamloops family doctor Servaas Swart, the writing was on the wall 10 years ago, foreshadowing today’s family doctor shortage. Dr. Swart says that in 2013, a growing population, aging […]
