On July 24th, the Executive of the South Island MSA sent a letter to Kathy MacNeill, President and CEO of Island Health. Below is a copy of the letter, as well as the response. Dear Kathy, On behalf of the South Island Medical Staff Association, we are writing as […]
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A fantastic live in and work space is available for rent at Shoal Point. The fully furnished waiting room, clinic space, and residence has recently been upgraded with new carpet and fresh paint. The residence part of the unit has 3 bedrooms, a separate gated entrance and deck, only a […]
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We have even more Gold Star stories to celebrate! A personal thank you from Dr. Elizabeth Ward (via Dr. Alicia Power) to Dr. Brian Farrell: “Huge appreciation to our emergency medicine colleagues, particularly Dr. Brian Farrell who treated my 4yo with a broken collarbone at RJH today. It was (as […]
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Have you been struggling with All Things IHealth? Are you the person everyone goes to for help because it’s second nature to you? Or are you somewhere in between as a ‘cautious user’? Wherever you are on the IHealth spectrum, we’re looking for you! The South Island MSA wants to […]
Read moreMore Gold Stars, you ask? Yes indeed! Dr. Alex Hoechsmann provided a thoughtful nomination for Dr. Grant McIntyre: “Thank you to Dr. Grant McIntyre (ICU) for coming down to the ER after midnight to help put a central line in a hypovolemic patient with severe acute renal failure. Dr. […]
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Friday, June 6th was Socks for Docs Day, a chance to show off your fabulous knitwear and spark conversations about physicians’ mental health. Huge thanks to those who sent in photos and supported the day – from psychiatry to surgery, hospitalists to Hospice, your feet looked GOOD! Remember: Mental health […]
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In partnership with the South Island Division of Family Practice, the South Island MSA is striking a Planetary Health Working Group. We anticipate that meetings (compensated) will be held quarterly, and the collaborative group will investigate ways to bring environmental sustainability to physicians in their specific practice locations (hospital- or […]
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For 2025, a limited amount of funding is available to support South Island-based divisions (or smaller departments) to undertake collaborative conversations about goals, objectives, and action plans for the group. It is intended that the majority of the division/department will participate in this collaborative work. Please note that we can […]
Read moreWe’ve been delinquent on our announcement of the Gold Star awards – apologies to the nominators and recipients! We’re thrilled to celebrate a number of team members, with more to come soon: Dr Brandon McGuinness received a thoughtful nomination from Dr. Alex Hoechsmann… “… for his collegial response to an […]
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The Pathways messaging feature allows family physicians to send you a quick text message asking you to call or text them back – without requiring an app or giving them your phone number. And patient demographics for billing can be accessed from the Pathways link within the message. Save time by responding to a quick question via […]
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