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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 […]

Thompson Region PCNs are here

(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) After years of engagement and planning, I’m excited to confirm that the Thompson Region received approval for the service plan for our Primary Care Networks […]

After Hours Care Program provides longitudinal support

(From Connexion Newsletter Spring/Summer 2024) In the fall of 2023, the Thompson Region became one of five pilot communities to participate in the Family Practice Services Committee’s After Hours Care […]

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 […]