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BC Guidelines

Last updated on May 4, 2026

BC Guidelines are clinical practice guidelines and protocols that provide recommendations to B.C. practitioners on delivering high quality, appropriate care to patients with specific clinical conditions or diseases. These “Made in BC” clinical practice guidelines are developed by the Guidelines and Protocol Advisory Committee (GPAC), an advisory committee to the Medical Services Commission. GPAC is a joint committee of the BC Ministry of Health and the Doctors of BC. BC Guidelines are funded by the Government of BC through the Physician Master Agreement. BC Guidelines are developed for the Medical Services Commission and adopted under the Medicare Protection Act and, where relevant, the Laboratory Services Act.

There are several ways to find the guidelines you are looking for.

To learn more about guidelines see About the Guidelines. 

 

Questions, comments or suggestions about the BC Guidelines program or a specific guideline? Please email us at hlth.guidelines@gov.bc.ca.

We cannot respond to requests that are not specific to BC Guidelines. All other inquiries should be directed to HLTH Patient and Client Relations (via email to HLTH.Health@gov.bc.ca or toll-free within B.C. at 1-833-552-1891). Click here for more information. 

If you need medical advice, please contact a health care professional. You can also connect with HealthLink BC by telephone at 8-1-1 (7-1-1 for deaf or hearing impaired) for personalized assistance and health information or to connect you with a health care professional. Click here or email healthlinkbc@gov.bc.ca for more information.

There are many opportunities to earn credit for continuing medical education / continuing professional development through using and participating in the development of BC Guidelines. For more details, see Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Credits.

BC physicians and health professionals are invited to act as peer reviewers for BC Guidelines. Check out the External Review of Guidelines page.