Newsflash October 8, 2026
This edition includes updates on recruitment in the UK, finding a family doctor of your own, menopause care, and more. Read the Newsflash here. (Link will be available after Newsflash is published.)
Promote your clinic vacancy in the UK
With UK-trained physicians now eligible for full licensure in BC, the Victoria Division’s Recruitment & Practice Transitions team is heading to the UK for physician job fairs in Manchester on October 21 and London on October 24. If you’re looking for a physician, we can promote your clinic and practice opportunity directly to prospective candidates […]
What’s new at the Island Medical Program?
Hear from preceptors, explore the First Patient Program and meet Dr. Claire Block, a new addition to the IMP leadership team, in the latest IMP Family Medicine Update. Interested in sharing your skills with medical students? Learn more about teaching at the IMP.
New Pathways resources streamline menopause care
Looking for a consultant, a clinic or community support for a patient navigating menopause? Pathways brings these resources together, along with the Menopause & Perimenopause Primary Care Clinical Pathway to help guide care. Explore the resources and how to find them.
You care for others. Who cares for you?
Need a family doctor of your own? The Physician Health Program (PHP) can help. In 2025, they matched 847 physicians and medical learners with ongoing care. A longitudinal relationship with your own family physician or nurse practitioner supports your health and well-being. PHP’s service is open to practising and retired physicians, as well as medical […]
Physician Health & Wellness Events & Resources
Available to you on an ongoing basis: Greater Victoria Peer Support Program: confidential, short-term, non-clinical emotional support South Island Physicians Walking Group: Next walk Saturday, October 18, 10 am (Holmes Peak) Dips for Docs: Next Dip Saturday, October 24, 12 pm (Fenn Beach) Mindful Monday: October 19, 8–9 pm Need help now? Please call the Physician […]
October 28 VDFP AGM – come as you are
Take a break from the day-to-day and enjoy an evening with your VDFP peers at the Parkside Hotel. Come as you are—from scrubs and jeans to a dress or suit, anything goes! Join us for appies, networking, a short AGM business meeting and a fun, non-medical group quiz show, with plenty of time to catch […]
Family Practice Services Committee newsletter: The Update, September 29, 2026
The latest edition of the Family Practice Services Committee’s (FPSC’s) newsletter informs about submission deadlines related to various FPSC payments, Over-the-Phone Interpretation service until the end of March 2027, care pathways for HIV PrEP and rabies exposure, and more that will not be duplicated in the Newsflash. Read the FPSC Update.
New accredited provincial learning sessions by FPSC: LFP, LTC
The FPSC Provincial Mentorship Program is hosting new virtual learning sessions with guest speakers and peer-to-peer networking time. Sessions are open to all family physicians and nurse practitioners – you don’t have to be registered in the 1:1 Provincial Mentorship Program. 1 – Longitudinal Family Practice: Compassionate Assertiveness in the Treatment of Emotional Pain Learn about […]
Beyond the practice: Resources and strategies for succession planning
Contemplating retirement? Learn about business and financial planning, Division supports, physician wellness resources, and hear firsthand experiences from retired physicians in this interactive webinar by Doctors of BC. Includes time for Q&A. Date: Tuesday, October 27 Time: 5:30–7:30 pm Location: Zoom Register here
