Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCCs) are a relatively new option for patients accessing health care in VCH. Providers from multiple clinical backgrounds (e.g., nurse practitioners, family physicians, emergency medicine physicians, and community specialists) collaborate at these centres and a need to understand role clarity has been identified as a concern. To promote teamwork and foster a positive work culture and collegial environment, Medical Coordinator, Quality and Education for the … Read More
VPSA funding helps create spinal cord injury network
Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients in the subacute and chronic stages face significant challenges in accessing specialized care and health resources in communities across British Columbia. Health-care providers, particularly hospitalists and primary care physicians, are often tasked with managing these patients’ complex needs without adequate specialist support. This lack of resources results in increased clinical burden, delayed care, preventable complications, and higher health-care costs. That inspired physiatrist Dr. Viet Vu … Read More
Increase in sessional rates for physicians: Retroactive payments coming for eligible VPSA members
The Joint Collaborative Committees (JCC), a partnership between Doctors of BC and the BC government has announced retroactive increases to JCC rates that stem from the 2025 Physician Main Agreement (PMA). The PMA included annual increases to all provincial sessional rates. As of April 1, 2025, these rates increased by six per cent; as of April 1, 2026, they increased another three per cent. At its June meeting, the JCC co-chairs approved parallel increases … Read More