Newsflash December 18, 2025
This edition includes a skin lesion survey, news on Pathways webforms and on hosting an international family physician, and more. Read it here.
Happy holidays & office closures
The Victoria Division will be closed on December 25 and 26, and January 1. Our next Newsflash will be sent on Thursday, January 15. We wish you a joyful holiday season and a healthy, rewarding year ahead!
Locum Connect enrolment starts in January
The Victoria and South Island Divisions of Family Practice will open enrolment in January for Locum Connect – a new, focused locum-host matching service under the LFP payment model. This service will be available from April 1 until at least September 30, 2026. As shared last week, funding for the comprehensive Urban Locum Program pilot […]
Can you help improve skin lesion referrals?
Frustrated by referrals for skin lesions? Consider taking 3 minutes to complete the Victoria Division’s survey. It will inform a new Care Transitions project aimed at improving access, coordination, and referral pathways between family physicians, plastic surgeons, and dermatologists. Take the survey here.
New patient-fillable webforms on Pathways
Five new secure, patient-fillable webforms are now available on Pathways: Patient Informed Consent for the use of AI Scribe Heart Failure Patient Questionnaire New Patient Intake – Medical & Surgical History Return Visit Intake – Health Changes & Goals of Care Fall Prevention – Staying Independent Checklist These are available for immediate use, along with […]
Meet Cynthia, our Primary Care Network Director
Cynthia leads the Victoria Primary Care Network in turning health-system initiatives like team-based care and the Health Connect Registry into practical, easy-to-use supports for Victoria family physicians and nurse practitioners. If you’re interested in learning more about the PCN, please reach out to Cynthia at [email protected].
Divisions Dispatch December 17, 2025
The latest edition of the provincial Family Practice Services Committee’s Divisions Dispatch features a new Cardiac Services BC heart failure toolkit, updated BC Cancer screening guidelines, a Documentation & Digital Practice Essentials webinar, and more that will not be duplicated in the Newsflash. Read it here.
ICYMI: Looking for an international family physician to join your team?
Island Health is inviting clinics to apply for participation in the Practice Ready Assessment (PRA-BC) program. This program supports internationally educated and experienced family physicians who trained in countries without reciprocal licensing agreements. Physicians complete a 12-week Clinical Field Assessment in one clinic, followed by a three-year Return of Service placement at another clinic where […]
Practice Ready Assessment – British Columbia (PRA-BC) program celebrates 10-year anniversary
Since 2015, the PRA-BC program has assessed 363 family physicians in 78 communities across BC, and 81 full-time family physicians have begun their Canadian practice on Vancouver Island through PRA-BC. Currently, 39 physicians are completing their three-year ROS placements, with half choosing to stay in the clinics after completion. In 2024, the ministry tripled the […]
ICYMI: Perinatal Care resources for family physicians
During our maternity care provider shortage, keeping first-trimester care knowledge up to date is essential for all who are responsible for providing it (longitudinal and WIC FPs). Check out these resources: • First-Trimester Care algorithm for longitudinal and WIC FPs: Use the early pregnancy algorithm for guidance from dating to tests, screening, and billing. Also available […]
