Cooner’s Corner

Episode: Artificial Intelligence - Using Digital Scribes in Family Medicine

Dr. Micky Cooner spoke to Dr. Jasper Burger about how he is using AI for digital scribing his patient notes. Jasper says it is a "game changer" and saves him so much time from manually taking notes to recording them, after patient consent, and adding them to the patient file with 1 click (to paste notes). "Keep pushing the boundaries", he says and there is a bright future with technology.

Episode: Discussion about New SFU Medical School in Surrey

Dr. Manpreet (Micky) Cooner talks to Dr. Roger Strasser, Interim Dean and Dr. Sarah Strasser, Interim Vice-Dean about the new SFU Medical School in Surrey, British Columbia. SFU plans to create a program where medical students and residents learn in team-based primary care settings, which are patient-centred and consider social, environmental, and prevention contexts. First Nations, Inuit and Métis knowledge systems and perspectives will be embedded throughout the school, with strong connections to remote, rural, and Indigenous communities. http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/sfu-medical-school.html [http://www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/sfu-medical-school.html] White Rock-South Surrey Division of Family Practice members can hear how they can get involved with the new medical school.

Episode: New Payment Model and Local Health Care Updates

In Cooner's Corner second episode, Dr. Manpreet (Micky) Cooner and Dr. Rogan Thavarajah talk about the New Payment Model for family physicians in BC. Micky is using the New Payment Model and shares her experience with it. Micky and Rogan also talk about a few other updates to health care in White Rock-South Surrey – Pediatric Rapid Access Clinic, CHF patients, and the Primary Care Access Clinic (PCAC) and the need for FPs to take on patients when they become stabilized. If you are interested, email info@wrssdivision.ca [info@wrssdivision.ca] and we’ll connect you with PCAC.

Episode: New Payment Model for Family Physicians in BC

In Cooner's Corner first episode, Dr. Manpreet (Micky) Cooner and Dr. Rogan Thavarajah talk about the new payment model for family physicians in British Columbia. Micky attended Doctors of BC webinars and Rogan went to a few meetings and together they talk through the information.