Issue No. 36| September 2015
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Divisional Digest
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Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice seeks to influence change by providing leadership to achieve optimal health for our community and provide support to our physicians that enables primary care for our community.
Board of Directors: Dr. U Luitingh, Chair ~ Dr. F Villasenor, Vice Chair ~ Dr. V Bhatti, Treasurer ~
Dr. I Tcherenkova~ Dr. A Neufeld ~ Dr. K Gounden ~ Dr. W Tinney ~ Dr. R Vanukuru ~ Dr. R Tong
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Join a Doc Club! RSVP: rmdfp@divisionsbc.ca
Women's GP Club Monday, October 5th, Kingfisher's Waterfront Bar & Grill RSVP here
Everyone Welcome Club, Tuesday, October 13th, The Loft at Meadow Gardens Golf Club RSVP here
Old Docs Club, Monday December 14th, 12 pm - 2 pm, White Spot Restaurant RSVP here
New Babies! New GPs!
Congrats to Andel Kok and family for welcoming her baby boy Quentin Smit and to Willem Richards and family for welcoming baby boy Alexander.
Welcome Dr. Jolene le Roux who recently joined Mageta Medical Clinic and moved to Maple Ridge from Alberta (originally from South Africa) with her husband and young daughter.
Welcome Dr. Jasvinder Dhaliwal and Dr. Harmeena Sangha who recently joined Golden Ears Family Practice who moved to Maple Ridge from the UK with their 3 children.
1. NEW! Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE)is a new service in Fraser Health
2. Hospitalist/ER/GP Dine and Learn I Oct 15th 6:00pm - 8:00pm I Meadow Gardens Golf Club RSVP here
3. Want to be part of the Residential Care Call Group? Click here.
4. Are you struggling to use your EMR? Need assistance with requisitions and templates?
5. PSP MSK Module I Oct 21st 8:00 am - noon I Meadow Gardens RSVP to psp@fraserhealth.ca or fax: 604-517-8650 Click for more info
6. A GP for Me: Team Based Care
7. Need a Locum?
8. Save the Date I Grand Rounds will be on Oct 14th presented by Kevin Parkinson
9. June 2015 Ridge Meadows Physician Survey View survey results
10. The Dollars And Sense Of Family Practice I Oct 4th
11. MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do It!) is a FREE, fun healthy living program for children aged 7-13
12. Changes to GPSC fee codes to help with billing
1. NEW! Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE)is a new service in Fraser Health
Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise (RACE) is a service whereby family physicians (FPs) can call one number, choose from a selection of specialty services and be connected directly to that particular specialist within a matter of minutes. RACE ED connects the FP to an emergency medicine physician for questions about patient care.
The RACE ED physicians will be covering call for both Coastal and Fraser Health and will have a list of services available at each hospital. This will reduce the number of incoming phone calls to local emergency physicians and direct the patients to the point of care with the most appropriate services available.
Patients that have spoken to the RACE ED physician and have been referred to your ED will be preceded by a faxed information sheet regarding the referral.
To speak to an ED physician call the RACE line at 604-696-2131 or for more information on RACE ED go towww.RACEconnect.ca
2. Hospitalist/ER/GP Dine and Learn I Oct 15th 6:00pm I 8:00pm I Meadow Gardens Golf Club RSVP Here
Explore the patient’s medication journey from the GP’s clinic to hospital and back home. Presentations and discussion about medication reconciliation, IVT, and how we can improve communication between hospital based physicians and family physicians.
3. Want to be part of the Ridge Meadows Residential Care Call Group? Click here.
Want to be part of the Residential Care Call Group? The focus of this initiative is to deliver dedicated GP MRP services for patients in residential care facilities. Two planning meetings have been held. If you were unable to attend a meeting and would like more information, please contact GP Lead, Dr. Martin Milewski at mmmilewski@outlook.com or Project Manager, Lori Graham at lgraham@divisionsbc.ca
4. Are you struggling to use your EMR? Need assistance with requisitions and templates?
The Division will be working with PSP to provide continued EMR and IT support to your clinics. Peer mentors will be available to come to your clinic to provide personalized service that is tailored to meet your needs. They will also be available to support you with Pathways or UptoDate navigation. To book a site visit, please contact Jennifer Montgomery our PSP coordinator: Jennifer.montgomery@fraserhealth.ca
PSP will also be facilitating Small Group Learning Sessions for each vendor type on various topics. Our next Small Group Learning Sessions will be on maternity care forms. Bring your lap tops to this hands-on session.
Oct 27th at 6:00pm Intrahealth at Westgate Click here to register
Nov 3rd at 6:00pm Osler at Mageta Click here to register
5. PSP MSK Module I Oct 21st 8:00 am - noon I Meadow Gardens RSVP to psp@fraserhealth.ca or fax: 604-517-8650.
Click for more info
6. A GP for Me: Team Based Care
The Division has been supporting clinics to pilot Team Based Care approaches with either a Nurse in Practice or a GP Extender. Nurses and/or GPE’s are assisting GP’s by taking both clinical and non-clinical services off the GP’s plate to increase capacity and satisfaction. Patients are appreciative of the extra time the nurse can provide as well! As a result of having a nurse in practice, 195 patients have been attached so far because of the capacity experienced by GP’s in the pilot. In the fall, the Division will be sharing a business case and orientation manual for clinics interested in implementing Team Based Care in their practices.
After only three months, GPs participating in the pilot projects have noted that important benefits are accruing to patients, doctors and their staff. It is also becoming clear that the business model works, is sustainable and has the potential of resulting in significant revenue increases.
To support MOA’s with advanced training, UFV is offering an Advanced MOA Training program this fall that is developed with working professionals in mind. This program aligns well with the GP Extender project, and provides further training for MOA”s to be able to assist GP’s in a greater capacity with non-clinical supports. Click here for more info on this program.
For more information on the GP for Me initiative please contact: ursulaluitingh@gmail.com
Did you know?
- 6500 patients have already found local doctors thanks to your efforts!
- 200 moms/babies have doctors now!
- 110 patients have been attached to the NP working out of the Salvation Army Caring Place!
- You can bill $15 for phoning a complex care patient and this can be done by the RN or MOA?
- The Division has now launched the find a doctor website. Since the launch of the Find a GP webpage, it has had 2,087 views. That is an average of 415 views per month.
7. Need a Locum?
The Ridge Meadows Division of Family Practice continues to strive towards supporting and recruiting Locums to our area as requested by our members. In our continued efforts to support our local GP community, we recently purchased a membership to the Society of General Practitioners of BC Locum Service, valid until December 31, 2015. This website allows us to post local Locum positions, in both short and long term capacities.
If you are interested in posting a locum potion, please click to fill out this form that you will submit directly to the Division, and we will take care of ensuring your locum needs are posted with the Service. All applications will be sent directly to the corresponding GP.
Should you have any questions or concerns, or would benefit from some assistance filling the form out for the first time, please do not hesitate to reach out for support, as we want to ensure this initiative is utilized to its highest potential. Dr. Al Neufeld, GP Lead: Physician Recruitment & Retention
8. Save the Date I Grand Rounds will be on Oct 14th presented by Kevin Parkinson
9. June 2015 Ridge Meadows Physician Survey Click here
10. The Dollars And Sense Of Family Practice I Oct 4th
SGP’s Billing Workshop is Back by Popular Demand
Click below for details and registration
http://sgp.bc.ca/sgp-billing-and-education-day-sunday-october-4-2015
THE DOLLARS AND SENSE OF FAMILY PRACTICE
Billing and Education Day
Sunday October 4th 9am - 4pm St. Paul’s Hospital Conference Centre
M1 Credits: 5.75
This session for Doctors and MOAs includes:
- Billing workshops on: Uninsured Billing, Attachment, GPSC, Obstetrics, Case Conferencing, Hospital etc.
- What Every Physician Should Know About an MSP Audit
- And many more topics
Cost:
- SGP MEMBERS $125 (and $50 for an accompanying MOA)
- Non-members $250 (and $125 for an accompanying MOA)
11. MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do It!) is a FREE, fun healthy living program for children aged 7-13 Download poster
MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition…Do It!) is a FREE, fun healthy living program for children aged 7-13 who are above a healthy weight. It is a 10 week family-based education program designed to help children and their families get fitter, healthier and happier. The program facilitates safe, effective and lasting lifestyle changes by improving children’s physical activity levels, nutrition and self-esteem.
Families take part in fun 2-hour sessions twice a week for 10 weeks that combine active living (physical exercise), healthy eating and behaviour change. The first hour is interactive discussions and activities about nutrition and behaviour change for the family. The second hour involves continued discussion for the parents while the children engage in fun, physical activities. By attending MEND:
- Families learn about all aspects of nutrition, including how to make healthy food choices.
- They learn how to read food labels, understand fats and sugars and the difference between refined and unrefined foods and how to prepare a healthy balanced meal.
- They learn how to change their eating and exercise habits through mind exercises such as setting goals and rewards and how being active can be fun.
MEND is not a weight loss program, rather it is about empowering children and their families, and uses a practical interactive learning approach to teach children and parents skills for healthy living.
MEND was developed and tested by some of the UK’s leading experts in child nutrition, child behaviour and exercise. In 2011, MEND was adapted to align with Canadian dietary and policy guidelines.
Independent research shows that the MEND program helps children lose weight, increase their physical activity levels and self-esteem and reduce sedentary behaviours.
Program location: Maple Ridge
10 week session starting: October, 2015
For more information or to register please contact:
T: 604-467-7453
E: mend@mapleridge.ca
12. Changes to GPSC fee codes to help with billing
Guided by local division feedback, the GPSC has adjusted its incentive fee codes - particularly the A GP for Me codes - in an effort to clarify, align, and coordinate the GPSC incentives. Effective August 1, the changes will affect documentation and timing requirements, condition-based payments, and eligibility. Visit the GPSC website for details and a one-page reference guide.
