Updated 19 April 2012
The Family Practice Oncology Network’s programs and activities are led by a Council, an Executive/Finance Committee and several working groups: Preceptor, CME, Communications and Guidelines & Protocols. Together, they are working from a community care perspective to help the BC Cancer Agency achieve its mandate of reducing the incidence and impact of cancer in British Columbia.
The Council reports to the Office of the President of the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) and oversees the planning, implementation and evaluation of activities undertaken by the Working Groups and the Network. Council members strive to ensure timely and equitable oncology care for patients in communities by supporting family physicians, facilitating their integration into the cancer treatment system and developing family practice oncology guidelines.
Providing family physicians with timely information about upcoming events and educational opportunities is another role of the Council, as is liaison with the BCCA and within the BC health system. The Council meets four times yearly.
Terms of Reference
Organizational Chart
Membership includes:
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Member |
Telephone |
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Dr. Phil White, Council Chair and Medical Director, and Family Physician, Kelowna |
250.765.3139 |
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Dr. Cathy Clelland, Executive Director, Society of General Practitioners of BC, Vancouver |
604.638.2943 |
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Gail Compton, Manager, Family Practice Oncology Network, Vancouver |
604.707.6367 |
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Dr. Martin Dawes, Head, Dept. of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
604.827.4168 |
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Johanna den Duyf, Senior Director, Communities Oncology Network, BC Cancer Agency, Victoria |
250.920.8344 |
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Dr. Henry Docherty, General Practitioner in Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Kelowna |
250.712.3900 x 6725 |
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Dr. Ran Goldman, Assistant Dean, University of BC, Continuing Professional Development, Vancouver |
604.875.4111 x 69129 |
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Dr. Shirley Howdle, Chair, CME Working Group, and General Practitioner in Oncology, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver |
604.877.6000 x 672246 |
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Dr. Neil Hilliard, Chair, Guidelines and Protocols Working Group and Hospice Palliative Care Physician Coordinator, BC Cancer Agency, Abbotsford |
604.851.4700 x 642921 |
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Dr. Timothy Huerta, Director, Center for Healthcare Innovation,
Education and Research; Assistant Professor,
Rawls College of Business, Texas Tech University, Texas, and Clinical Professor, Population Oncology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver |
213.793.1900 |
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Dr. David McLean, Head, Cancer Prevention, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver |
604.877.6000 x 676299 |
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Dr. Robert Newman, Chair, Preceptor Working Group and General Practitioner in Oncology, Sechelt |
604.885.2667 |
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Dr. Jim Thorsteinson, Executive Director, BC College of Family Physicians, Vancouver |
604.736.1877 |
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Fiona Walks, Vice President, Safety, Quality and Supportive Care, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver |
604.877.6000 x 676335 |
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Dr. Robert Woollard, Professor, Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia and Co-Chair, Global Consensus for Social Accountability of Medical Schools, World Health Organization, Vancouver |
604.827.4168 |