General Practitioners
Who are General Practitioners?
General Practitioners (GPs) are primary care physicians who serve as your first point of contact, they play a vital role in your health care journey, while helping you navigate the health care system. General Practitioners diagnose and treat common illnesses, manage chronic conditions, provide preventative care for clients of all ages.
What do General Practitioners do?
- Diagnose and treat illnesses
- Order X-rays, scans and ultrasounds
- Manage Chronic Conditions
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Provide preventative care
Coordinate overall wellness - Prescribe and re-order medications
- Connect Patients to specialized care
- Communicate diagnosis to client and other health care professionals
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention
General Practitioners play a pivotal role in the community, as educators, facilitators in health promotion and illness/injury prevention.
General Practitioners
- Provide proactive guidance appropriate to client age, health status and culture
- Foster learning environments that maximize patient autonomy and self management
- Work collaboratively with interdisciplinary team members in assessing trends that impact health in communities
- Improve access to health care services to meet your health goals
- Perform specified procedures (invasive/non-invasive)
Where do General Practitioners work?
GPs manage the delivery of quality health care to families and people of all ages in a variety of settings, including family practice settings, health centres, hospitals, and specialty clinics.
Find our more about General Practitioners
Visit the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia at www.cpsbc.ca