Congratulations to Dr. Mark Vu, recipient of the 2019-20 Off-Service Teaching Award! These awards are the highest honor our residents can bestow on individuals and celebrate and promote excellence in clinical teaching. The award winners are listed on a plaque that is publicly displayed in the Coronation Annex at the […]
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Island Health has recently let us know that they will moving forward on iHealth in South Island. At present we do not have further information or timelines. Dr. Ben Williams, the Chief Medical Officer, as well as other members of Senior Executive will be presenting at a our MSA meeting […]
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This great information was shared by Dr. Katelyn Mueller, one of the new Palliative Care Physicians in Victoria: In 2017, the College changed their position from asking us to keep blue duplicate copies of narcotic prescriptions in our pads, to asking that those blue duplicates actually stay within the patient […]
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Patients diagnosed with serious illness who also have substance use issues in the past or present make up a very complex patient population to care for adequately – for the patient and practitioner alike. Patients experiencing substance use challenges, mental health issues, and a high burden of chronic and terminal […]
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Looking for something new to try? Here are a few ideas: Fostering Resilience for Health Professionals – November 5 and 6 Dr. Mark Lau and Dr. Andrea Grabovac are running a 2-day mindfulness-based workshop online through Hollyhock. This course is certified for 9 hrs of CFPC Mainpro+ Group Learning credits. […]
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Doctors of BC is prioritizing psychological and physical safety for physicians and conducting work under the Memorandum of Agreement. Along with our region’s nominated physician representative (Dr. Daisy Dulay, Cardiology, Victoria), I am implementing projects under the MOA as your Regional Advisor and Advocate. Island Health is aware of this […]
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Congratulations to Dr. Nathan Ashmead, recipient of the 2019-20 Emergency Medicine Teaching Award! These awards are the highest honor our residents can bestow on individuals and celebrate and promote excellence in clinical teaching. The award winners are listed on a plaque that is publicly displayed in the Coronation Annex at […]
Read moreA number of changes have happened in the Division of Urology: Two of its membership retired unexpectedly, sexual medicine practitioners have been included as part of the care team, and infertility care has been added to its slate. Drs. Nathan Hoag and Jeff McCracken felt the time was right for […]
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A reminder from Doctors of BC: British Columbians will be voting in a provincial election on October 24th. While we are in the midst of the election period, it is important that the Medical Staff Associations (which are funded through the PMA by the BC Ministry of Health and Doctors […]
Read moreThe annual survey for Doctors of BC is closing tonight (Oct 14) at midnight. HSO has confirmed that we are just short of last year’s Island total number of respondents. The email will come from Health Standards Organization (HSO) NOT Doctors of BC directly. Search your email for: <surveyinstruments@healthstandardsorganization.ca> via […]
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