Fact Sheets

Type of Organization The General Practice Services Committee (GPSC) is a joint Committee formed under the 2002 Agreement between BC's doctors and the provincial government
Purpose Supports general practice physicians by developing and implementing programs that improve health care for patients and job satisfaction for physicians
Established 2002
First meeting – January 23, 2003
Program Funding $800 million cumulative funding over six years
Structure Four members from the BC Ministry of Health (MoHS)
Four members from the BC Medical Association (BCMA)
Co Chairs Dr. William Cavers, BCMA
Ms. Valerie Tregillus, MoHS
Guest Members Executive Director of the Society of General Practitioners Representatives from five BC health authorities
  • Fraser Health Authority
  • Vancouver Coastal Health
  • Vancouver Island Health Authority
  • Northern Health
  • Interior Health
Programs
  1. Full Service Family Practice Incentive Program including fees for:
    • The Maternity Network Initiative
    • Low Volume Maternity Care
    • The Mental Health Initiative
    • Chronic Disease Management
    • Prevention Initiative
    • Family Physicians for BC (FPs4BC)
    • Divisions of Family Practice
    • Chronic Disease Management
    • Maternity Care for BC (MC4BC)
    • Palliative Care planning
    • Conferencing fees covering:
      acute care discharge, community and facility
  2. Practice Support Program (PSP) – initiatives created to help redesign office and clinical practice management.
    Learning modules include:
    • Advanced Access
    • Group Medical Visits
    • Patient Self- Management
    • Chronic Disease management
    • Mental Health
    • Shared Care with focus on COPD
    • End-of-Life Care
Number of FPs completing modules 1047 as of February 2010
GPSC Spokesperson Dr William Cavers
Co-Chair, GP Services Committee
wcavers@shaw.ca
Media Contact

Dianne Warnick
Communications, BCMA
dwarnick@bcma.bc.ca 
GPSC Information

Joanna Wills
Professional Relations, BCMA
jwills@bcma.bc.ca
PSP Information Maria dela Cruz
Practice Support Program, BCMA
mdelacruz@bcma.bc.ca


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