Updates

Port Coquitlam Residents Prioritized for Vaccination as COVID-19 High-Transmission Neighbourhood

COVID-19 Vaccines and Maternity Patients

Health experts in Canada agree that getting a COVID-19 vaccine is the safest choice for most pregnant and breastfeeding women. Research shows that if pregnant women are infected with COVID-19, they are three times more likely to end up in the intensive care unit (ICU) than those infected with COVID-19 who are not pregnant.

More information from the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) on the benefits of getting the vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding:

Planning your vaccine if you're pregnant or breastfeeding (PDF).

Pathways Medical Care Directory

PathwaysMedicalCare.ca is a one-stop public directory for patients to easily find the latest clinic updates and appointment options for medical offices across BC. The majority of community-based family physicians are listed. 

If you are not yet listed, it is easy to request a listing here.

• Click here for more information

Nominate an MOA All Star of the Month

Do you know an MOA or work with an MOA who has gone above and beyond for the community, clinic, or for their patients? Let us know about it! We want to highlight the amazing work MOAs in our community are doing. The MOA who is selected will be spotlighted on our social media and Monthly Update newsletter with their picture (if they have one) and the story behind why they are the all star of the month!

• Send your story to Marquis Odobas

Fraser Northwest Annual Awards & Recognition

If you are like many of us working in the Fraser Northwest Division, you may have noticed that there are many days that you stop, look around, and say to yourself (or out loud), “I am so lucky to be working with this person,” then this should be your favorite time of the year. The Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice is now accepting nominations for the 2021 annual awards. Nominations are open for the following categories:

• Family Doctor of the Year 2021 
• Specialist of the Year 2021 
• Patient Care Team member of the year 2021
• Patient Medical Home Staff Member of the year 2021
• Quality Improvement Champion 2021
• COVID-19 Responder All Star 2021

Nominations will be open until June 30th 2021. Click here to make a nomination!

Missed the last FF?

Doctors of BC hosted Town Hall Fast Tracking your Clinically Extremely Vulnerable Patients

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AstraZeneca/COVISHIELD Vaccine FAQ from BCCDC

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Upcoming events

PSP: Profile EMR User Group

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