A wonderful update: Warmest congratulations to Dr. Emily Krauss, Dr. Paul Winston, and Dr. Daniel Vincent on being recognized in The Spin Magazine (pages 22-25). The team’s work is changing lives up and down Vancouver Island and turning heads around… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
To support patients with Crohn’s Disease, Dr. Dustin Loomes created an evidence-based resource package and program for those who are also smokers. Before launching the work, though, Dr. Loomes sought formal input from colleagues, Island Health, gastroenterologists, respirologists, IBD nurses,… Continue Reading
Update: Want to see this project in action? Click here! A Code Blue indicates a critical cardiac arrest is underway and requires immediate, expert responses from all involved in the patient’s care. When staff do not have the chance to… Continue Reading
Echocardiograms are one of the most commonly ordered cardiac diagnostic investigations, yet there are not many opportunities for those involved in ordering, administering and interpreting them to get together and discuss how to improve efficiency and quality issues. Cardiologist Dr.… Continue Reading
The first time a person experiences psychosis can be a challenging, frightening time. The care they receive during this episode can set the stage for all future engagements with the mental health care system. Until recently, however, there was no… Continue Reading
When a patient arrives in the hospitals with a health issue, it can take hours to establish, through tests, where the problem lies. However, this can be expedited if hospitalists can perform ultrasounds at a patient’s bedside. Using Point of… Continue Reading
Good communication and relationships are key to effective medicine – between providers and patients as well as amongst providers. In order to strengthen the connections between palliative care and cardiology to assist patients living with end-stage cardiac disease, Dr. Jody… Continue Reading
Dr. Jennifer Balfour, Dr. Cullen, and their colleagues wanted to find a better way to care for pediatric patients who came through the emergency room and required further follow up. They also knew that undergraduate and post graduate trainees needed… Continue Reading
