COVID tests are more widely available, but do B.C. clinics have enough supplies to do them?

CTV News: As B.C. aims to increase COVID-19 testing, some doctors are worried about whether community clinics are properly equipped. The province recently broadened its criteria so that patients experiencing mild cold and flu symptoms can get tested. And a family physician told CTV News local clinics are taking appropriate safety measures.

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Kootenay Boundary introduces new tools for chronic pain patients and healthcare providers

Trail Times: Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice announced that it has launched a new set of tools to support patients living with chronic pain. Patients and their healthcare providers can now easily access information on referrals, services, education, self-management support, and more. These have been developed as part of the Kootenay Boundary Shared Care Chronic Pain Project, with the input and guidance of local physicians, allied health care practitioners, and patient partners living with chronic pain.

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The Divisions of Family Practice acknowledge that we work on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many different Indigenous Nations throughout British Columbia.

Acknowledging that we are on the traditional territories of Indigenous communities is an expression of cultural humility and involves recognizing our duty and desire to support the provision of culturally safe care to First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people in BC.