title: Improving mental healthcare by primary care physicians in British Columbia.
abstract: This article describes a new and innovative training program to assist family physicians to better care for their patients with mental health conditions. Trained family physician leaders train other family physicians. The training package includes a wide range of tools that can be used by physicians in their own offices. Preliminary results indicate that physicians want to be trained, and data indicate a high degree of success for the training module. Some 91% of physicians who attended the training indicated that it had improved their practice, and 94% indicated that it had improved patient care. The training materials are online for those who wish to learn more.
authors.affiliation: Vancouver Island Health Authority, in Victoria, British Columbia. Rivian.Weinerman@viha.ca
authors.forename: Rivian
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Weinerman
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Magee
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stretch
authors.forename: Liza
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kallstrom
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kadlec
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hollander
mesh_terms: D001955:British Columbia; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000193:education*; D011320:Primary Health Care; D024382:Professional Role