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Patient attachment transfers to local coordinator

(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) For the past six years, HealthLink BC and the Ministry of Health have managed patient attachment in the Thompson Region as part of a pilot […]

Building community — building connections

(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) Connecting with peers is more than just professional, it’s a great way to develop new friendships and find people who have common interests. It’s hard […]

Walk With Your Doc in Kamloops

(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) It was a smaller group on May 11 for Walk With Your Doc in Kamloops, and we had a great time walking in the sunshine […]

Reclaim the camaraderie of the physicians lounge

(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2023) As I reflect on my journey as a Board Member of our Division of Family Practice, and now the Chair, I want to share the […]

Local Care Home On-Call Group Improves Work-Life Balance

(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2023) Almost a year after being developed, an on-call group for long-term care (LTC) patients is giving providers some much-needed relief. The Kamloops care home on-call (choc) […]

New early pregnancy clinic welcomes all patients

(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2023) When First Steps Early Pregnancy Triage Clinic opened its doors in September, the clinic was an immediate ‘one-stop-shop’ for initial maternity care for both unattached patients […]

Impassioned to navigate changes in primary care

(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2023) The last few years have been full of change — from the COVID-19 pandemic and wildfires to the development of Primary Care Networks (PCN) and […]

Clinic emergency management plan responds to patients under wildfire threat

(From Connexion Newsletter Fall/Winter 2023) When wildfires struck the North Shuswap area this summer, about half of the Chase Medical Clinic’s 10,000 patients were evacuated while another 45 per cent were […]

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 […]