January 30, 2025
January 30, 12-1:30 pm
The TBC@UBC Network is excited to present this online session on "Transforming Primary Care Education: Lessons from the Evolution of Team-Based Primary Care Learning Centres" in partnership with Team-Based Primary Care Learning Centres on Thursday January 30, from 12 to 1:30pm.
This session explores the evolution and impact of Team-Based Primary Care Learning Centres (TPCLC) initiative, launched in 2022 to address healthcare challenges in British Columbia. See below accordions for more information on TPCLC and the team members.
Focusing on interprofessional education and team-based care, the TPCLC initiative has progressed through phases 1.0, 1.5, and is currently planning phase 2.0. The session will highlight the pivotal shifts introduced in TPCLC 1.5, including enhanced interprofessional learning with the integration of nursing and health professional students. Attendees will gain insights on innovative strategies such as tailored resources for collaborative competencies and the "Day in the Life" model for immersive learning.
The UBC Team-Based Primary Care Learning Centres (TPCLC) initiative is led by a dynamic group of healthcare leaders, educators, and administrators dedicated to advancing interprofessional education and collaborative care. Co-led by Drs. Mark MacKenzie, Rob Petrella, Tina Webber, and Dr. Josh Greggain, the team brings together expertise in clinical teaching, research, and program development. Penny Cooper leads our project evaluation. Faculty development is supported by Drs. Christie Newton and Jacqueline Ashby, while Dr. Clayton Dyck provides clinic coaching.
The team’s work focuses on designing and implementing innovative team-based training models that address healthcare challenges such as physician shortages, burnout, and the need for interdisciplinary collaboration. Supported by our administrators Lua Lynch and Katelyn Giffin, the TPCLC team fosters a culture of continuous learning and practice improvement. Together, they are transforming primary care education in British Columbia, driving meaningful change in residents’ education and patient care.
| Speaker | Title | Biography |
| Rob Petrella | TPCLC Co-Sponsor |
Robert Petrella is currently Professor and Head (Chair) of the Department of Family Practice at UBC where he is also Professor of Kinesiology and sports medicine physician with the Allan McGavin Sports Medicine Clinic in the Chan Gunn Pavilion at UBC. Dr. Petrella is Professor Emeritus at the Centre for Studies in Family Medicine and Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Western University, Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, and staff physician/teacher in full scope family practice with St. Joseph’s Family Medical Centre in London, Ontario. Dr. Petrella's research is focused on lifestyle interventions for chronic disease prevention and management. His research is dedicated to furthering multi- and inter-disciplinary team research with an emphasis on primary care, engagement and innovative technologies to improve the lives of all Canadians, with a specific focus on vulnerable populations. Dr Petrella is co-sponsor of the TPCLC project. |
| Mark MacKenzie | TPCLC Co-Sponsor |
Mark Mackenzie is a family physician and has had a practice in the Chilliwack community for 30 years. He has been involved in UBC undergraduate and post-graduate clinical medical education in preceptor, faculty and administrative roles during this time. He was involved in the design and implementation of the TPCLC project and he has enjoyed being involved in its continued growth and evolution. |
| Tina Webber | TPCLC Co-Sponsor | Dr. Tina Webber is a family physician with 25 years practice in southern Vancouver Island emergency departments, where she resides with her wonderful husband and 2 sons. She has been involved in medical education for 30 years and currently holds positions as the Assistant Program Director for the UBC Family Practice Program, the Chair of the UBC Family Practice Competency Committee, and the Co-Site Director for the Victoria Family Practice Site. |
| Josh Greggain | TPCLC Co-Sponsor | Dr Josh Greggain is a rural family physician, and the program director for UBC’s Post Graduate Family Medicine Program. He is privilege to make his home is territory of the Qualicum First Nation in Bowser, BC, while overseeing the 23 Family Medicine training sites across the province, including our current TPCLC clinics. |
| Penny Cooper | Evaluation | Penny Cooper is an Evaluation Specialist in the Faculty of Medicine’s Evaluation Studies Unit (ESU). She is responsible for designing, planning and conducting the TPCLC evaluation. Penny combines over 20 years’ experience in evaluation and applied research with formal qualifications as a Master of Evaluation (University of Melbourne) and Credentialed Evaluator (Canadian Evaluation Society professional designation). She has worked in a broad range of research and evaluation settings, including the university, not-for-profit, and private sectors, as both an internal evaluator and external research and evaluation consultant. Penny’s research and evaluation experience spans a wide range of sectors and service areas in both Canada and Australia, with a focus on the health sector in BC. She is the former Director of Evaluation for (Michael Smith) Health Research BC, and has worked with ESU intermittently since 2009. |
| Christie Newton | Faculty Development | Dr. Newton is an Associate Professor in the Department of Family Practice. She has been engaged at UBC in team-based primary care and collaborative health education for over 2 decades. She has been part of the TPCLC working group supporting faculty development |
| Lua Lynch | Administration | Lua Lynch is a project management professional with the Faculty of Medicine at UBC. With a background in management consulting followed by over 23 years at the Faculty of Medicine, she has worked on several transformative projects including the initial MD Undergraduate Program expansion and provincial distribution; development and implementation of the first Integrated Community Clerkships (with Dr Mark MacKenzie); planning and implementation of the Southern Medical Program; the Medical Provincial Academic & Affiliated Campus Technology (MPAACT); and on recurring undergraduate and postgraduate accreditation related and other projects. Most recently Lua has been the senior project manager for the Team-based Primary Care Learning Centres (TPCLC) Project. |
| Clayton Dyck | Clinical Coach | Dr. Clayton Dyck is a family physician, educator, and Clinical Associate Professor with the Department of Family Practice at the University of British Columbia. Until 2024, he served as the Medical Education Lead for the College of Family Physicians of Canada's Besrour Centre for Global Family Medicine. In his role as Preceptor Coach in the TPCLC program, he provides on-site coaching and faculty development for family physician preceptors and family medicine residents. |
| Jacqueline Ashby | Faculty Development | Dr. Jacqueline Ashby, EdD. is an educator and researcher specializing in medical education, curriculum design, and faculty development. In her role with the TPCLC project, Dr. Ashby focuses on faculty development to support effective interprofessional collaboration and learning. |
Event Details
January 30, 2025
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Online
Vancouver, BC, CA
V6T 1Z3