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Mindful Monday
📅 Next virtual session: February 9, 2026 | 8 – 9 pm This is a physicians-only place to gather, chat and connect. Each session will be facilitated by one of our wonderful Mindful Monday physician...
Thank You! Care Transitions: Reconnect & Recharge – Nurturing Wellness Together
Thank you to everyone who woke up bright and early January 31st to join our Care Transitions: Reconnect & Recharge – Nurturing Wellness Together event. We were delighted to host the event in...
Physician Peer Support Programs
Physician Peer Support Programs offer confidential, non-clinical, emotional support to physicians facing a range of work and life-related challenges. These programs are tailored to the specific...
Physician Well-Being Index
The Well-Being Index is an anonymous, validated tool that helps members of the South Island and Victoria Divisions understand how they’re really doing, identify where they might need support, and...
BC College of Family Physicians 2026 Awards Program
Nominations are now open to the BCCFP 2026 Awards! This is your opportunity to celebrate the dedication, expertise, and impact of family physicians delivering comprehensive care to communities...
New Island Health Guideline: Discharges from Long-Term Care (LTC) to Community
Island Health’s LTC Program has introduced a Discharge Guideline to ensure transitions from LTC to community are carefully planned and resident-centred. These discharges remain rare and occur upon...
New Guidance on Mental Health Act Will Help Keep Young People Safe
The Province has provided new guidance to help physicians clarify when young people who suffer from severe, overlapping mental-health and substance-use challenges can be admitted under the Mental...
Locum Connect Enrolment Now Open!
The South Island and Victoria Divisions of Family Practice have opened enrolment for Locum Connect, a central hub connecting locum and host physicians with coverage opportunities across Greater...
Kairos Blanket Exercise
The Kairos Blanket Exercise for Victoria-Site UBC Family Medicine Residents took place on Wednesday, January 28, as a collaboration between the Resident Engagement Working Group and SIDFP with...
Reconnect & Recharge: Nurturing Wellness Together
Give yourself a break! We’ve all experienced moral distress, but we rarely give ourselves time to address it. Join us for Reconnect & Recharge, where Drs. Lawrence Yang, Sarah Lea, and Alicia...
Job Opening: Community Medical Director Saanich, Gulf Island and Western Communities
Island Health is seeking a Community Medical Director to provide strategic leadership and ensure high-quality clinical care in Saanich, Gulf Islands & Western Communities. Click here for the...
Self-Management Workshops for Adults with Chronic Health Conditions
Self-Management BC offers FREE health programs to adults in BC living with one or more ongoing health conditions. Learn More!
Novari Medical Imaging Requisition Management Survey
Island Health is conducting a benefits evaluation related to the upcoming Novari Medical Imaging Requisition Management (MIRM) implementation. We are asking ordering providers to complete a short...
Quality Academy Now Accepting Applications
Applications are now open to participate in Quality Academy starting in April 2026. For more than a decade, Quality Academy has supported health care professionals from across the province to...
25th Annual BC Endocrine Day Conference
May 8th, 2026 | Vancouver Holiday Inn Centre (Broadway) An incredible line of speakers will cover a variety of topics in the field of endocrinology and provide interactive case-based reviews of...
BCCSU’s BC ECHO on Substance Use Session: Supporting Clients on Long-term Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT): Considerations for Primary Care Providers
January 29, 2026 | 12:00-1:00pm | Zoom | CME accredited Presented by Dr. Tara Andrusiak with a case presentation by Dr. Alex Wong, this free CME accredited BC ECHO on Substance Use session will:...
Mindful Monday
Next virtual session: January 19, 2026 | 8 – 9 pm This is a physicians-only place to gather, chat and connect. Each session will be facilitated by one of our wonderful Mindful Monday physician...
Need to Talk? Peer Support Is Here for You
You don’t have to navigate challenging moments alone. The Greater Victoria Peer Support Program offers short-term, one-to-one support from trained local physicians who understand the realities of...
Celebrating 10 Years of the PRA-BC Program
Since 2015, the Practice Ready Assessment - British Columbia program has assessed 363 family physicians in 78 communities across the province. To date, 81 full-time family physicians have begun...
Got Space?
Due to high interest in the SIDFP, recruitment is asking all clinics who have space for a physician to please fill out the Physician Job Posting form and return it to the Division. Let’s hire some...
Update! Pulse Cardiac Information & Dinner Event
New Location! We have moved the Pulse Cardiac Info Event & Dinner to a larger venue due to overwhelming demand. Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 Location: Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Resort...
Jamaican Hurricane Relief — Are You Able to Help?
Dr. Robin Saunders and Denise Saunders are heading to Jamaica to support relief efforts after October’s devastating Hurricane Melissa. Does your clinic have old medical equipment/supplies surplus to...
Locum Connect Enrolment Starts January
The Victoria and South Island Divisions of Family Practice will open enrolment in January 2026 for Locum Connect — a new, focused locum-host matching service under the LFP payment model. This...
Indigenous Cultural Knowledge Event: Plant Medicine
Our sincerest thanks to Robynne Edgar, Traditional Medicine Educator and Herbalist, for sharing her knowledge and experience with SIDFP members and staff at an evening of Plant Medicine last month....
Indigenous Cultural Safety Education Opportunities
Please take a look at these opportunities for furthering your understanding of the different histories and current experience of Indigenous peoples living in Canada and to advance reconciliation....
Why Indigenous Safety in Healthcare Matters
SIDFP is proud to present Why Indigenous Safety in Healthcare Matters with the Victoria Native Friendship Centre, a skills-based and experiential learning program that empowers healthcare workers...
The Net and Paddle Experience: An Indigenous Cultural Safety Workshop
The Net and Paddle Experience, offered January 16th in Victoria, is an embodied and participatory learning experience about truth, reconciliation, and reconcili-action. This one-day offering creates...
Salt Spring Island PCN Update
Check out this article outlining current PCN work on Salt Spring Island. The PCN is working closely with physicians on the island to build primary care capacity and to ensure all residents seeking a...
Cardiac Info Event and Dinner
Date: Tuesday January 27, 2026 Location: Pulse Complete Cardiac Care, 300–3680 Uptown Blvd Time: 6pm-8pm Register here! Speakers: Dr Jenny Rajala, General Cardiology, Dr. Martin van Zyl,...