When an unexpected clinical outcome occurs, we know the experience can be devastating for the patient, their family and the healthcare professionals involved. Island Health is committed to ensuring that the disclosure of unexpected clinical outcomes occur in a timely, transparent, consistent and supportive manner. As outlined in the Canadian […]
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Are you a clinician currently working in Acute Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) services at Royal Jubilee Hospital? Are you a community physician who interfaces with the MHSU system? Do you work in the Emergency Department at Royal Jubilee? If you work with patients delivering MHSU services, this is […]
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Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) is a professional development and education program for Community or Facility-based Medical Staff who want to enhance their QI capacity and create a continuous improvement culture to transform our local health system. The PQI curriculum was specifically designed by Medical Staff, for Medical Staff to give […]
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As a committed participant in Choosing Wisely, Island Health is developing a public awareness campaign to educate community patients on low-risk tests and treatments that may be unnecessary, and to encourage conversation between patients and providers. They have developed a draft short list of recommendations and are looking for your […]
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In March, 44 members of Island Health’s medical staff started in their roles as IHealth Specialty Leads, supporting efforts to advance integrated, region-wide use of the Cerner electronic health record (EHR) across programs and services. Medical staff who represent different surgical and medical specialties will work with their colleagues to […]
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This letter from Dr. Hayley Bos and Dr. Brian Mc Ardle was circulated to Medical Staff on March 28, 2022 We are pleased to share this summary of “early learnings” from medical staff following activation of electronic clinical documentation at RJH and VGH. This summary is the result of engagement […]
Read moreWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW On April 27, 2022, Island Health medical staff (physicians, midwives, nurse practitioners as well as their learners) will have the ability to select their authored clinical notes for release to patients who are enrolled in the MyHealth patient portal. The 12 clinical note types available […]
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We were delighted to welcome Angela Wignall and Matthew Miller, co-founders of Island Health’s Innovation Lab to our Virtual Doctors’ Lounge in early February. Here’s a quick summary of what they shared: What is the Innovation Lab? As defined on their webpage, the Innovation Lab “exists to explore and extend […]
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Decisions on which sites will go live in 2022 and into 2023 are expected following engagement with local sites and a February 22 meeting of the IHealth Executive Steering Committee. A number of ongoing challenges across the region – for example, related to COVID-19 pandemic response, global supply chain issues, […]
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A new Working Group of physicians, Island Health, and Doctors of BC is being formed to focus on issues surrounding discipline and respectful workplace policies and procedures. Background Through the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Physician Physical and Psychological safety, the first project under the MOA mandate in the Island […]
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