**Dr. RK McCracken** - list of academic and opinion publications - ongoing
UBC Experts Guide Profile for Rita McCracken - An information source that gives journalists access to UBC's expertise
Vancouver Sun - Health Ministry says 160 new doctors have been added thanks to new payment model
Global TV & online - Majority of Canadians support private options for health care, poll shows - National | Globalnews.ca
Global News - Whistleblowers allege U of T data project collected 600K patient records without consent - 23 Jan 2023
CBC The House - Emergency room deaths renew focus on health-care crisis | CBC News: The House | Live Radio | CBC Listen
CBC TV Vancouver News at 6 - COVID Fatigue *at time 4:00 - 3 Jan 2023
CBC Radio - BC Today - New Omicron subvariant - 4 Jan 2023
CBC Radio-Advice for anyone around sick kids, this time of year - 19 December 2022
Canadian Medical Association - Bold Choices Webinar: ‘We're saying things out loud that we didn't say before’ 8 Dec 2022
theZoomer TV- Canada's Family Doctor Crisis - 7 Dec 2022
Globe and mail - Canada has more family doctors than ever. Why is it so hard to see them? 26 Nov 2022
The Globe and Mail - Increasing doctor pay in B.C. could help the shortage, but history suggests otherwise -opinion-16 Nov 2022
CBC - The Current with Matt Galloway - new payment model aims to recruit and retain family doctors in B.C. - 4 Nov 2022
Research Rounds CHÉOS: Understanding BC's doctor "shortage"' 2 Nov 2022
Vancouver Sun - B.C.'s new payment model for family doctors could lure out-of-province physicians - 2 Nov 2022
CBC Radio - On the Coast - BC’s new family physician payment model - 31 Oct 2022
CityNews - B.C. offers new pay model for doctors to help health crisis 31 Oct 2022
CBC TV Vancouver News at 6 - New payment Model for Family Doctors in BC - 31 Oct 2022
Vancouver Sun - B.C. makes huge boost in compensation for family doctors 31 Oct 2022
CBC White Coat Black Art - Without a family doctor? Physicians offer some short-term solutions - 30 Oct 2022
Global News at 6 - Anjali Appadurai announces plan to tackle health care system - 13 Oct 2022
CBC - The Early Edition - Province has announced 54 new family doctors under a new incentive package - 5 Oct 2022
Global News/CKNW - Mornings with Simi - Role of FP Pay in Healthcare System Transformation - 8:16-8:25 4 Oct 2022
The Globe&Mail- B.C. deal for doctors expected to include better compensation model - 3 Oct 2022
CBC TV/radio/web - B.C.'s health-care crisis is unrelenting. What can be done to fix it? 20 Sept 2022
CBC Radio News - BC care homes need cultural shift from 'default' use of antipsychotics, seniors' advocate says | CBC News
CFAX Radio 1070 - Adam Stirling Hour 2 Family Doctor Pay as a Factor in Family Doctor Shortage – September 07, 2022
Glacier Media - B.C. is working on a new physician compensation model. What are doctors saying? 5 Sept 2022
National Observer - B.C. needs to invest in primary care to stop the bleeding of family doctors 2 Sept 2022
CBC TV News at 6 - B.C. clinics are cautiously optimistic about the province’s announcement of $118M funding to support family doctors - 25 Aug 2022
Global TV News - BC pharmacists want to take pressure off doctors with more power to prescribe drugs - 25 Aug 2022
CBC Radio - BC Today - A funding announcement for primary care in B.C. 25 Aug 2022
Vancouver Sun - B.C. announces $118 million for family doctors to cover overhead costs - 24 Aug 2022
CTV News - Province pledges money for family doctors - 24 Aug 2022
Black Media - $118M announced for B.C. family doctors amid new payment model transition - Today In BC - 24 Aug 2022
Glacier Media - 'Hit the jackpot, medically speaking': Finally got a family doctor — after moving away - 9 Aug 2022
CBC - The National - What's behind the shortage of family doctors in Canada? 17 July 2022
CityNews TV - More excess deaths in B.C. than other provinces: report - 30 May 2022
MEDSCAPE - Medical Associations Confront Canada's Healthcare Crisis - 24 May 2022
CHEK TV-VANCOLOUR - Is B.C. facing a doctor shortage or a broken primary care system? 22 May 2022
City News - B.C. premier meets with doctors to talk staffing, strain on health care - 17 May 2022
The Globe and Mail - Nearly 900,000 British Columbians don’t have a family doctor, leaving walk-in clinics and ERs swamped - 29 April 2022
CBC - BC Today with Michelle Eliot | Live RadioHow is the family doctor shortage in B.C. affecting you? | 25 April 2022
Times Colonist - 'A big crisis': How B.C.'s family doctor shortage is spreading- 15 April 2022
CityNews - B.C.'s family doctor shortage exacerbated by pandemic exhaustion, cost of living - 17 March 2022
Healthy Debate - ‘All the trends paint a dire picture’: B.C. facing looming shortage of family physicians - 13 March 2022
The Globe and Mail - Use of anti-psychotics increased in B.C. care homes in first year of COVID-19, report finds - 16 Feb 2022
Family Doctor Shortage - Why is my doctor running so late? -Twitter Thread
Family Doctor Shortage - Ordering Lab Tests in Primary Care - Twitter Thread
Family Doctor Shortage - Referring to Specialists - Twitter Thread
Family Doctor Shortage - After Hours On Call - Twitter Thread
Vaccinations for 5-11 years old | On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko | Live Radio | CBC Listen Jan 11, 2022
Podcast Guest Cohost, Nov 2021, S2 Ep3: Treatment considerations for co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder - BCCSU Echo on Substance Use
‘What’s the appropriate amount of virtual care? It’s not zero, and it’s not 100’ - Healthy Debate 23 Nov 2021
BC’s family doctor shortage | On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko | Live Radio | CBC Listen 12 Nov 2021
CBC Radio - Early Edition w/ Stephen Quinn - Permanent paid sick leave - Oct 25, 2021
CTV TV - News at 6 w/ Maria Weisgarber - Group including doctors, economists calls on B.C. to legislate at least 10 employer-paid sick days - Oct 21, 2021
Williams Lake Tribune - Should B.C. have paid sick leave laws? Can employers afford it? Not everyone agrees - Oct 22, 2021
Surrey Now-Leader - Should B.C. have paid sick leave laws? Can employers afford it? Not everyone agrees, Oct 22, 2021
Pique Newsmagazine - New mobile medical service designed to fill healthcare gap in Whistler - August 14, 2021
CBC News, M Zeidler - Rise in antipsychotic medication use in B.C. long-term care homes worries seniors' advocate, April 2, 2021
Times Colonist, Cindy Harnett - NDP pledge new medical school at Simon Fraser University - Oct 13, 2020
The Tyee, Andrew MacLeod - How BC Can Fix Primary Health Care, With or Without Corporations, Sept 11, 2020
The Tyee - Corporations Want Your Health Records. Who’s Keeping Them Safe? Sept 10, 2020
The Tyee, Andrew MacLeod - Why Are Corporations Moving into Health Care? Doctors Say It’s the System’s Fault , Sept 8, 2020
The Tyee, Andrew MacLeod - Many in BC Don’t Have Family Doctors. That’s Not Too Big a Deal Right Now, March 20, 2020
The Globe and Mail, Erin Anderssen - Half of Canadians have too few local psychiatrists, or none at all. How can we mend the mental-health gap? Jan 18, 2020
Vancouver Magazine, Lucy Lau - Why Is it so Hard to Find a Doctor in Vancouver? Oct 8, 2019
CBC News, M. Zeidler - B.C.'s pharmaceutical watchdog marks 25 years of advising doctors, government, Oct 5, 2019
Global News, Rachel Browne - Federal parties promise more family doctors — but that won’t necessarily improve access, Sept 26, 2019
CBC TV News, Joel BallardTrudeau pitched family doctors for everyone. But B.C. already tried that and failed, Sept 24, 2019
Times Colonist, Kines & Harnett - B.C. working on remedies to heal doctor crisis: Dix, June 30, 2019
Times colonist, Kines & Harnett, Why can't you find a doctor? June 23, 2019
CBC News, M. Zeidler - Want more family doctors? Change how they work and get paid, says B.C. researcher, March 24, 2019
Douglas magazine, Bill Currie - The Clinic Crunch - August/September 2018
CBC News, Clare Henig - Family doctors need more support, experts say, after online database closes, March 5, 2018
Georgia Strait - Health benefits of cycling could save taxpayers millions of dollars, March 6, 2018
