Advocacy

The BC College of Family Physicians advocates strongly for the central role of the family physician in primary care. 

Below are a few examples of our efforts...
 

Response to Provincial and National Issues

Pharmacist Medication Management Project

Replacement of the Long Form Canada Census Survey

Patient Privacy and Data Sharing Initiatives

Naturopathic Amendement Recommendations

Pharmacist Prescribing Amendment Recommendations
Pharmacist Prescribing Amendment Recommendations - Ministry Response

Midwifery Regulation Amendment Recommendations

Discussion Papers and Position Statements

Patient Centred Primary Care in Canada: Bring It on Home

Prescribing Rights for Health Professionals

The Wait Starts Here: Primary Care Wait Time Partnership

Health Policy Report Card

Improving Access to Care for Patients in Canada

CFPC Vison Statement on Interprofessional Care

Family Physicians and Other Specialists Working and Learning Together

Wait Times in Primary Care: When the Clock Starts Ticking

Committees & Meetings

Education for Quality Improvement in Pracctice

Family Practice Oncology Network (BC Cancer Agency)

Treatment & Management Working Group for Development of the BC Obesity Strategy Reduction

Society of General Practitioners

Get Real: Partnerships for Moving Health Literacy Forward (Ministry of Health)

National Symposium on Primary Healthcare - Canadian Health Services Research Foundation

Media

Many Doctors Don't Have Their Own Family Physicians

Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon and Big Pharma Target Research Group

Medical Migration