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Questions or Feedback?
Please contact co-chairs Dr. Sunita Goel and Dr. Kishor Singh for BCPC-related questions and concerns.
BCPC Monthly Town Hall
The BCPC hosts monthly town hall meetings on priority issues for community physicians. BCPC events also serve as a community forum where participants can come together to discuss all aspects of primary care.
BCPC Town Hall events are currently held virtually. If you would like to be added to the meeting distribution list, please click here. All meetings are held at 1730 hours to 1830 hours unless otherwise indicated.
Resources and links emerging from the BCPC Town Hall events are posted below.
2022 BCPC Town Hall Meeting Schedule
BCPC Annual General Meeting – September 15, 2022
BCPC Communications
BCPC Monthly Newsletter
2024 Newsletters:
2023 Newsletters:
2022 Newsletters:
Resources and Updates
Find links to the latest local updates here.
Fall/Winter Respiratory Preparedness (2023)
Diabetes Education Program
Cancer Screening Resources: Preventative Care Education Sessions
- February 23, 2023
- Focus: Screening Activity Report (SAR) Overview and Demonstration, Other resources (MainPro+ audit, cancer screening blog, dashboard, etc.)
- March 2, 2023
- Focus: EMR data standards and Telus PS Prev care tool
Memo from OH West: Supports for a Challenging Fall Season (November 3, 2022)
Gender Affirming Care Community of Practice on Quorum (November 2022)
Memo from OH West: Expanded Access to Evusheld
Cancer Screening and Smoking Cessation Education (November 2022)
Walk to the Lighthouse for Mental Health & Addictions (October 1, 2022)
BCPC Annual General Meeting – BOHT Physician Engagement (September 15, 2022)
COVID-19 Update from the Health Care Advisory Roundtable (September 13, 2022)
Joseph Brant Hospital Concussion Clinic (August 5, 2022)
JBH Memo on GE Contrast Shortage (June 28, 2022)
NEW RESOURCE: Cancer screening tools for primary care providers (June 23, 2022)
Memo – Infant Formula Shortage, Provincial Council for Maternal and Child Health (June 21, 2022)
“Axe the Fax” Presentation to BCPC (June 16, 2022)
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Regional Cancer Screening Program
Public Health Updates for Halton Physicians: Supporting your patients during Canada’s opioid overdose crisis
Q & A for Monkey Pox – Ontario Ministry of Health (May 28, 2022)
Formula Shortage – Memo and Sick Kids Algorithm
Refugee HealthLine (May 11, 2022)
Severe Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Origin in Children
Publicly-Funded Physiotherapy Programs in Burlington (April 21, 2022)
Ukrainians Fleeing War: Early Assessment Considerations for Primary Care Providers (April 6, 2022)
Preventative Care Resources (March 24, 2022)
- Cancer Screening and Environmental Sustainability in Primary Care,
- Resources from presentation by Dr. Meghan Davis, Regional Primary Care Lead, Cancer Care Ontario
Mental Health Resources (February 17, 2022)
Ontario Palliative Care Network – Palliative Care Resources to Support Frontline Providers during the COVID-19 Pandemic (February 9, 2022)
COVID-19 Resources
Paxlovid – New Eligibility and Access to Outpatient Therapies for COVID-19 (Halton Region)
New Eligibility and Access to Outpatient Therapies for COVID-19 (Halton Region)
Toolkit: Access to COVID-19 Antiviral Treatment (Paxlovid)
Ontario College of Family Physicians
The Lifting of COVID Measures in Ontario: Implications for Primary Care (March 15, 2022)
Hamilton Niagara Haldimand Brant Cancer Screening Program
Access to Outpatient Therapies
CPSO – COVID-19 FAQs for Physicians
Practice guidance based on:
- Announcement of Ministry of Health Directive # 2
- Pandemic-related practice issues such as: medical exemption requests, patient masking, COVID-testing follow-up, physician safety, prescribing, professionalism and complaints
OMA – Preparing to Resume In-Person Care
Checklist to prepare for the resumption of in-person care:
- Patient scheduling recommendations to minimize #s in office
- Engineering & environmental recommendations
- Administrative controls
- PPE
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Physician Wellness
Science Table – Clinical Practice Guidelines Update
Recommendations for therapeutic management of adult patients with COVID-19.
eHealth Ontario – PPE Access and Bulk Ordering
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and testing supplies are now available for order through the provincial site.
Centre for Effective Practice – Mental Health and Addictions
Navigate through patient care in a world where COVID-19 is the “new normal.” Use these resources to provide day-to-day care in a familiar but different environment.
