GPSC Summit 2018 Event Summary
- Published Date
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2018-05-14
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/GPSC_Summit_Summary.pdf
- Description
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"The event summary from the GPSC Summit 2018. This document captures the highlights of the event, and finishes with a message from the GPSC Co-chairs about the future of primary care in BC."
Recovery-Oriented Mental Health and Addiction Care in the Patient’s Medical Home - Best Advice Guide: Quick Reference
- Published Date
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2018/10/23
- Description
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"A quick reference to accompany the Best Advice Recovery-Oriented Mental Health and Addiction Care in the Patient’s Medical Home guide."
Boundary Proof of Concept Patient Medical Home/ Primary Care Network: A summary of evaluation findings
- Health Authority
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Interior
- Division
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Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2019-01-08
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/BoundaryPoCProvincialSummary.pdf
- Description
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"The document was provided during the GPSC Patient Medical Home Evaluation Webinar. It draws on the GPSC case study of the Boundary PoC in 2018."
- Health Authority
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Interior
- Division
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Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice
- Corporate Author
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General Practice Services Committee
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Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2019-01-08
- Topics
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Patient Medical Home
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Primary Care Network
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Evaluation
- Event
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GPSC Patient Medical Home Evaluation Webinar
- Resource Type
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Summary
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/BoundaryPoCProvincialSummary.pdf
- Description
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The document was provided during the GPSC Patient Medical Home Evaluation Webinar. It draws on the GPSC case study of the Boundary PoC in 2018.
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Designing a Supportive Primary Care System for Family Physicians
Evaluation of the Multidisciplinary Care Provider Grants in White Rock-South Surrey
- Health Authority
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Fraser
- Division
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White Rock South Surrey Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2014-12
- Link to File
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http://www.divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/vgrewal1/WRSS201412MDCGrantsEvaluation.pdf
- Description
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"This report summarizes the evaluation of the multidisciplinary care provider grants in White Rock-South Surrey through A GP for Me. The grants allowed practices to hire registered nurses (RN) or licensed practical nurses (LPN) or increase the hours of those already working in the practices."
Divisions Learning Session 2019 - Event Summary
Journey Mapping Substance Use Treatment
Executive Summary - Early Findings on Collaboration to Foster Family Practice Networks
Executive Summary - Pender Harbour Case Study
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2018-11
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/SunshineCoastCaseStudyReport_Executive_Summary.pdf
- Description
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"The case study was commissioned by the GPSC Evaluation Team in consultation with the Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice, and with the support of the Pender Harbour Health Centre. The case study documented various information including the status and operations of the centre, and the growing partnership between the centre and the division. This is a summary of the overall case study."
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice
- Corporate Author
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General Practice Services Committee
- Published Date
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2018-11
- Topics
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Patient Medical Home
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Primary Care Network
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Primary Care
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Team-Based Care
- Resource Type
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Summary
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/SunshineCoastCaseStudyReport_Executive_Summary.pdf
- Description
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The case study was commissioned by the GPSC Evaluation Team in consultation with the Sunshine Coast Division of Family Practice, and with the support of the Pender Harbour Health Centre. The case study documented various information including the status and operations of the centre, and the growing partnership between the centre and the division. This is a summary of the overall case study.
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Executive Summary - Boundary Proof of Concept PMH/PCN
- Health Authority
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Interior
- Division
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Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2019-02-07
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/BoundaryPocCaseStudyFinal_Executive_Summary.pdf
- Description
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"This is the executive summary of a three year project in the Boundary area of BC which began in 2016 to support the implementation of PMHs in five medical clinics, and the creation of a PCN connecting them and the health authority."
Executive Summary - Exploring the Role of Collaborative Structures of Vancouver Island
- Health Authority
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Island
- Division
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Campbell River and District Division of Family Practice
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Comox Valley Division of Family Practice
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Cowichan Valley Division of Family Practice
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Nanaimo Division of Family Practice
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Oceanside Division of Family Practice
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Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice
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South Island Division of Family Practice
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Victoria Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2019-01
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/ExploringtheRoleofCollaborativestructuresonVancouverIsland_ExecutiveSummary.pdf
- Description
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"This document provides a summary of the overall case study: Exploring the Role of Collaborative Structures of Vancouver Island."
Neighbourhood Networks - Integration of Health Professionals
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Richmond Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2016-10
- Link to File
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https://www.divisionsbc.ca/sites/default/files/Divisions/Richmond/FINAL-Integration%20of%20AHP-October%202016.pdf
- Description
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"Richmond is comprised of many smaller, unique neighbourhoods, each with distinct socioeconomic, cultural, language and healthcare needs. The Richmond Division’s Neighborhood Networks strategy saw the creation of geographically clustered GPs. The Division began to trial a more systematic approach to coordinated multidisciplinary care, patient attachment, physician recruitment, peer support and practice coverage. This paper is part of a series that highlights their processes and learnings specifically on their integration of Allied Health Professionals."
Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks Case Study - Executive Summary
- Division
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Burnaby Division of Family Practice
- Published Date
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2022-02
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/BurnabyDoFP_NeighborhoodNetworksCaseStudy_Executive_Summary.pdf
- Description
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"This document is the executive summary of the Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks case study. As part of GPSC commitment to the development of physician networks as a key component of primary care system change, the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Network case study explores the development and implementation of three neighborhood networks in Burnaby. The creation of neighborhood networks in Burnaby was prompted by family physicians who recognized the need to bring together family physicians from across local communities to increase their interconnectedness, provide opportunities for local Primary Care Network planning, and enable methods for sharing care with each other with the goal of improving patient access to medical care across Burnaby. Burnaby’s neighborhood networks have supported family physicians to connect socially, learn from each other, identify options for locum coverage and after-hours care, and support referrals to specialist care throughout the networks. Key outcomes: family physicians were able to increase patients’ access to care by referring patients to their family physician peers, expanding their use of locums, working on the development of an Urgent and Primary Care Clinic, and procuring additional healthcare resources for the neighborhood networks. A discussion of the neighborhood network's future goals and next steps is included."
- Division
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Burnaby Division of Family Practice
- Corporate Author
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General Practice Services Committee
- Published Date
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2022-02
- Topics
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Primary Care Network
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Patient Medical Home
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Evaluation
- Resource Type
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Summary
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/BurnabyDoFP_NeighborhoodNetworksCaseStudy_Executive_Summary.pdf
- Description
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This document is the executive summary of the Burnaby DoFP Neighbourhood Networks case study. As part of GPSC commitment to the development of physician networks as a key component of primary care system change, the Burnaby DoFP Neighborhood Network case study explores the development and implementation of three neighborhood networks in Burnaby. The creation of neighborhood networks in Burnaby was prompted by family physicians who recognized the need to bring together family physicians from across local communities to increase their interconnectedness, provide opportunities for local Primary Care Network planning, and enable methods for sharing care with each other with the goal of improving patient access to medical care across Burnaby. Burnaby’s neighborhood networks have supported family physicians to connect socially, learn from each other, identify options for locum coverage and after-hours care, and support referrals to specialist care throughout the networks. Key outcomes: family physicians were able to increase patients’ access to care by referring patients to their family physician peers, expanding their use of locums, working on the development of an Urgent and Primary Care Clinic, and procuring additional healthcare resources for the neighborhood networks. A discussion of the neighborhood network's future goals and next steps is included.
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Guidelines for Communications and Information Sharing Between GPs and Community Partners
- Health Authority
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Fraser
- Division
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Delta Division of Family Practice
- Program
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A GP for Me
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/GuidelinesForCommunicationBetweenGPsandCommunityPartners.pdf
- Description
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"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."
- Health Authority
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Fraser
- Division
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Delta Division of Family Practice
- Program
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A GP for Me
- Corporate Author
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Delta Division of Family Practice
- Personal Author
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David Flaherty
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Geri McGrath
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Diane Burton
- Topics
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Mental Health and Substance Use
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Privacy
- Resource Type
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Guidelines
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Report
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/GuidelinesForCommunicationBetweenGPsandCommunityPartners.pdf
- Description
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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.
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Cost Analysis of a Nurse Practitioner in a GP Clinic
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Powell River Division of Family Practice
- Program
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A GP for Me
- Published Date
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2015-12-22
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/AnalysisNPinGPClinicPowellRiver.pdf
- Description
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"This document examines the financial impact of the work environment of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) on Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) budget. It evaluates the cost effectiveness of having the NP work from a General Practitioners (GP) clinic compared to the community healthcare clinic in the hospital. NPs are working in many different primary care areas, as a specialist or as generalist in a primary care setting. Compared to physicians, patient satisfaction and quality of care have been equal or higher than care provided by physicians. NPs are effective in the reduction of patient unattachment and reduction of emergency department (ED) visits. Although NPs take often more consultation time and sometimes conduct more preventative actions, their work can be comparable or even more effective compared to other providers.
This study hypothesized that the NP’s direct patient time and accessibility increases in the GP clinic, leading to a reduction of ED cost. ED and hospitalization cost of NP patients one year prior to attachment is compared with one year after attachment. Cost effectiveness is calculated by deducting incremental work environment cost by avoided ED and hospitalization cost."
- Health Authority
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Vancouver Coastal
- Division
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Powell River Division of Family Practice
- Program
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A GP for Me
- Corporate Author
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Powell River Division of Family Practice
- Personal Author
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Christien Kaaij
- Published Date
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2015-12-22
- Topics
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Nurse Practitioners
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Team-Based Care
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Finances
- Resource Type
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Report
- File Type
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Pdf
- Link to File
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/media/divresources/AnalysisNPinGPClinicPowellRiver.pdf
- Description
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This document examines the financial impact of the work environment of a Nurse Practitioner (NP) on Vancouver Coastal Health’s (VCH) budget. It evaluates the cost effectiveness of having the NP work from a General Practitioners (GP) clinic compared to the community healthcare clinic in the hospital. NPs are working in many different primary care areas, as a specialist or as generalist in a primary care setting. Compared to physicians, patient satisfaction and quality of care have been equal or higher than care provided by physicians. NPs are effective in the reduction of patient unattachment and reduction of emergency department (ED) visits. Although NPs take often more consultation time and sometimes conduct more preventative actions, their work can be comparable or even more effective compared to other providers.
This study hypothesized that the NP’s direct patient time and accessibility increases in the GP clinic, leading to a reduction of ED cost. ED and hospitalization cost of NP patients one year prior to attachment is compared with one year after attachment. Cost effectiveness is calculated by deducting incremental work environment cost by avoided ED and hospitalization cost.
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Patient Medical Home in rural communities: What are the realities? - Rural PMH Overview Handout
Journey Mapping Substance Use Treatment: An Exploration of Health Care Provider and Peer Experiences in Delivering and Receiving Primary Care
Family Physician’s Conversation Guide for Young Patients in Oliver, Osoyoos and Okanagan Falls
South Okanagan Similkameen Local Action Team CYMHSU Collaborative Inventory Report
New GPSC Incentives: Supporting Patient Medical Homes and Primary Care Networks - Summary