This Success Story concludes our weekly series recognizing South Island MSA Annual Award Winners. Inspired? Please nominate a colleague who has made a difference! Our final award of the night is for Collaborative Leadership, honouring those who have partnered with the Health Authority and other organizations to lead change. The […]
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This Success Story is a continuation of our weekly series recognizing South Island MSA Annual Award Winners. Our next award of the evening is for Community Leadership, someone who has fostered physician-to-physician relationships to improve professional and collegial bonds. For his initiative and collaboration, Dr. Fred Voon provided a warm […]
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This Success Story is a continuation of our weekly series recognizing South Island MSA Annual Award Winners. A multidisciplinary team of clinicians has been nominated by Dr. Chris Hall for its contributions towards Innovative Leadership in Victoria. I am pleased to recognized Dr. Duncan Jacks, Dr. Jacques Smit, and the […]
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This Success Story is a continuation of our weekly series recognizing South Island MSA Annual Award Winners. On behalf of the team of physicians with whom he works, Dr. Paul Winston provided a glowing nomination for Dr. Daniel Vincent, who is here this evening. As shared by Dr. Winston, “Dr. […]
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To the members of the South Island Medical Staff Association. This has been a very satisfying year to have been your President. In every hospital in which I have worked, an active and robust Medical Staff Association has served both the individual physician and the organization well. While many of […]
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At last week’s Annual General Meeting, the first annual South Island MSA Leadership Awards were given, recognizing physicians who had made notable contributions in each award category this year. We’ll be taking the opportunity to recognize these physicians over the coming weeks in Success Story Thursday. We’ll be sharing the […]
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How do physicians create opportunities to learn from each other when everyone’s schedules are busy with patient care? Occasions to ‘bump into’ one another are fewer now than in the past, when different groups of physicians would more regularly gather in the Doctors’ Lounge between cases. Dr. Matthew Billinghurst, a […]
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When someone has a complex chronic disease, such as diabetes, cancer or chronic respiratory disease, it can be challenging to manage their health. This is doubly challenging when they lack a regular family physician and/or when multiple chronic conditions occur concurrently. When these patients need immediate medical advice, they often […]
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Small acts of professionalism, dedication, and leadership can have a profound impact on the care of both patients and providers. The South Island MSA wishes to recognize its Members who are significant contributors to our community by establishing Annual Recognition Awards. Four categories have been created, each of which is […]
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Island Health has residual Health System Redesign funding available for HA-led physician engagement activities planned during this fiscal year. This funding is available as the result of underspending by project teams that have approved funding for this fiscal year. The estimated amount available at this time is approximately $60,000. A […]
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