"These guidelines are intended to offer clarity about information sharing between GPs and community partners for Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) adult patients (non-urgent care).
They were prepared to exist within the context of current legislation, including two privacy laws:
1) The BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), which is the ‘private sector’ privacy law that covers the Delta Division of Family Practice, Doctors of BC, A GP for Me, health clinics, psychologists, GPs, counselors, and not-for-profit organizations, etc., and
2) The BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the ‘public sector’ law, which applies to the Ministry of Health and Health Authorities."
These guidelines are intended to offer clarity about information sharing between GPs and community partners for Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) adult patients (non-urgent care).
They were prepared to exist within the context of current legislation, including two privacy laws:
1) The BC Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), which is the ‘private sector’ privacy law that covers the Delta Division of Family Practice, Doctors of BC, A GP for Me, health clinics, psychologists, GPs, counselors, and not-for-profit organizations, etc., and
2) The BC Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the ‘public sector’ law, which applies to the Ministry of Health and Health Authorities.
"IPCE provides advanced, up-to-date, interdisciplinary professional educational programming to health professionals, service providers, policy officials, researchers and the public on a variety of topics."
IPCE provides advanced, up-to-date, interdisciplinary professional educational programming to health professionals, service providers, policy officials, researchers and the public on a variety of topics.
"UBC Health is an institutional consortium that enables more systematic collaboration across health programs at the university. The site offers learning opportunities related to collaborative work across disciplines."
UBC Health is an institutional consortium that enables more systematic collaboration across health programs at the university. The site offers learning opportunities related to collaborative work across disciplines.