GP links
A list of links I use regularly when working as a GP in British Columbia. Suggestions welcome!
Clinical
CVD risk calculator • EPIRxISK
Cognitive testing: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA PDF); Mini-COG (PDF)
Hypertension Canada home BP form (PDF)
BCCSU guidelines: opioid use disorder • alcohol use disorder • ‘days between’ calculator
Alcohol use disorder: quick guide (PDF; start on third page)
BC Covid vaccination: resource list, Q&A, Pfizer, Moderna
BC Lifetime Prevention Schedule
Emergency medicine: intubation checklist1 (PDF) • rural emergency airway guide • push-dose pressors2 (PDF) • peripheral vasopressor protocol • procedural sedation checklist3 (PDF) • GCS poster • patient discharge sheets
Medical abortion: common problems, serum hCG recommendations, ultrasound? (from National Abortion Federation). Patient info below.
Administrative
Drug Search: price, whether covered, whether special authority needed
PharmaCare: formulary search; drugs requiring special authority
First Nations supplementary formulary (PDF), OTC meds (PDF)
WorkSafe BC resources (including rehab guides, forms, billing guide)
Addiction medicine prescription examples
Medical assistance in dying (MAiD) provincial info and forms • College FAQ and practice standard • Criminal Code section 241
MOST (VCH form)
Advice
RACE (Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise) — quick telephone specialist advice
dr2dr for eCASE (like RACE but secure messages)
Real Time Virtual Support (RTVS): includes emergency medicine (RUDi), critical care (ROSe), maternity and newborn (MaBAL), paediatrics (CHARLiE). Also ‘quick reply pathways’ for dermatology, haematology, myofascial pain, post-Covid-19 recovery, rheumatology, and thrombosis.
Dermatology:
Addiction Medicine Clinician Support Line (24/7)
Compass for child and youth mental health and substance use advice
Resources for patients
Foundry: counselling for people aged 12 — 24
Chronic pain: painbc.ca, tamethebeast.org
Plantar fasciitis leaflet (Arthritis Research UK PDF)
Medical abortion instructions, infographic, diary (from National Abortion Federation). Clinical info above.
Self-Management BC (chronic pain, chronic conditions, DM2, cancer)
FNHA counsellors (PDF, prepared by Klemtu nursing station)
Billing
Simplified fee guide (BC Family Doctors)
Common billing codes (PDF cheat-sheet I prepared for a previous job)
Telehealth fee codes (BC Family doctors)
Courtesy of Ezekial Steve.↩︎
Courtesy of EM Updates.↩︎