Issue No. 61| May 2018

Divisional Digest

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. F Villasenor, Chair ~ Dr. B Harrison, Vice Chair ~ Dr. V Bhatti, Treasurer  
Strategic Advisory Committee: Dr. U Luitingh, Past Chair ~ Dr. R Vanukuru ~ Dr. K Gounden ~  Dr. I Tcherenkova ~ Dr. L Hatlelid ~ Dr. J Dhaliwal ~ Dr. M Prem-Smith

Upcoming Member Education  View FRESH SHEET  

Upcoming Member Clubs: 

Everyone Welcome – GST & Tax Info for Physicians -  June 5 – RVSP 

Women’s GP/SP Club – June 7 – RSVP

Old Docs’ Club – June 19 – RSVP 

Young Docs’ Club – July 10 – RSVP

Member updates:
We are very excited to welcome Dr. Yves Thomas  and family to Ridge Meadows. Dr Thomas is currently commuting from Oliver, BC  to Maple Ridge, working part time at Dewdney Medical.  His interests includes spending time with his wife and 3 sons (6, 7 and 11), enjoying great food & wine, but most of all meeting new people.  He and his family are looking forward to settling in Maple Ridge sometime in July after the boys finish school. 

We would like to welcome Dr. Imran Ansari to our community. He had arrived here at the end of April and has started working with his aunt and uncle at Maple Medical Clinic in May.  Imran is interested in joining the PCN and Technology Committees.

Please welcome Dr. Stacy Burton, who is joining the Fraser Medical Clinic as our IMG.  Stacy will be joining our community in June working 1 day a week, and then a full start in July.  Part of the IMG contract is being part of the residential care group.

We like to welcome two IMG’s to our community.  Dr Andrea Gonzales and Dr Momir Pantelic who are currently working with Dr. Villasenor.

Welcome to our community!  We are very excited!

Dr. Paul Sidhu had a baby Girl! Jordyn Elizabeth Sidhu. Born on May 22nd. Congrats Paul and Raylyn!

1.   GST Information to RMDFP Members + June 5th GST session RSVP HERE 
2.   Division welcomes new staff
3.   Youth Wellness Centre -- youth drop ins expanded! 
4.   Ridge Meadows Primary Care Network update
5.   Chronic Pain Clinics that are accepting Ridge Meadows referrals 
6.   Primary Care Nurse roll out in Ridge Meadows
7.   What’s happening in physician recruitment?
8.   Adult Wellness Service Inventory Guides – now available to you and your patients
9.   Thank you to Shared Care who has invested over $1M to Ridge Meadows improving patient care
10Drug Survey – please spread the word 
11. SSC seeks input from division doctors about surgical optimization resources 

Treena Innes
Executive Director
C: 778-885-5750 
E: tinnes@rmdivision.ca     W: www.rmpdf.ca