From Data to Action: Bee Well Medical Clinic Takes a Proactive Approach to Tetanus Immunization
From Data to Action: Bee Well Medical Clinic Takes a Proactive Approach to Tetanus Immunization A local Primary Care Quality Improvement Success Story How do we know which patients are […]
Letter to Our Members from the Executive Director
When I joined the Thompson Region Division, I arrived with ideas about what the organization could do and how it could support family physicians, nurse practitioners, and all members across […]
Using Practice Data to Drive Hypertension Quality Improvement
Using Practice Data to Drive Hypertension Quality Improvement Following our recent Hypertension in Primary Care education session in May, the Thompson Region Division of Family Practice hosted a follow-up webinar […]
Building Tomorrow’s Care, Today: Why Preceptors Matter More Than Ever in the Thompson Region
In the Thompson Region, the future of primary care is already taking shape. At the core of this effort is Thompson Rivers University’s (TRU) Master of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner […]
Thompson Division Storyboard Wins Award at JCC Conference
The Thompson Region Division of Family Practice staff team recently attended the Joint Collaborative Committee (JCC) Conference in Vancouver. The conference combined the Family Practice Services Committee Summit, Specialist Services […]
The Odd Couple: Stories from a life in family medicine
(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2024) They were quite the odd couple. She sashayed in like the queen, her hair freshly coiffed and wrapped in a floral scarf. She was dramatic, […]
Yukon Jack and Buddy: Stories from a life in family medicine
(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2023) He was a burly, furry man with a thick beard, a flannel shirt and big winter boots, his faced etched with lines carved out by […]
Collaboration improves supportive cancer care services
(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2024) I have been working at the Kamloops Cancer Clinic since 2018 as a General Practitioner in Oncology. This work is rewarding and challenging. Our cancer clinic […]
Putting quality improvement into practice doesn’t need to be daunting
(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) It’s one thing for a family doctor to want to improve the quality of care, but tackling change in a busy family practice can seem […]
Suspended: Grief and an unkept promise: Stories from a life in family medicine
(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) I first met him in the middle of the pandemic. He is gaunt, older than his stated age, and has the collapsed jitteriness of a […]
