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(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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
