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Category: South Island FEI Society

January 25, 2023Quality Improvement, South Island FEI Society, South Island MSA

Announcing the 2023 FE Engagement Project Curriculum

Thanks to FE funding, the South Island MSA has supported 252 physician-led Engagement Projects since 2016. During that time, we’ve heard from many docs that it can be hard to know what’s available in terms of supports, funding, or structure…which is why we’re excited to let you know about our […]

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December 8, 2022South Island FEI Society

A new (better) way to get paid for your Facility Engagement work

South Island MSA is in the process of transitioning to a new payment platform in FEMS…and your help is needed! Please log in to FEMS from a desktop computer and look for the banner at the top of the page.  The link in the banner will take you to a […]

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November 2, 2022Projects, South Island FEI Society

Change Management 101 for Physicians

Imagine: A physician is passionate about making an improvement in their department that will both benefit patients and families, and improve the clinicians’ experience of delivering care. They secure funding for their project and start to plan their approach. They initiate meetings with key stakeholders, set project goals and do […]

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July 27, 2022Projects, South Island FEI Society, South Island MSA

Improving Community Physicians’ access to online resources

Dr. Ian Bekker wants to improve community physician’s access to patient health information (Island Health and other sources).  Through SIFEI Engagement Project funding, he’s working to do just that. He’s offering two roundtable sessions (Aug 8 and Aug 12) for physicians to share their frustrations, needs, and ideas.  Participants will […]

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April 29, 2021April 26, 2021South Island FEI Society

Success Story: Presurgical Resilience Optimization Project (PROP)

Before any elective surgery, physicians try to prepare patients and reduce complication rates by stabilizing any known medical issues. Growing research also points to the value of considering other health indicators, such as mental health, substance use, chronic pain, nutrition, and physical activity, prior to a patient’s surgery. Improvements in […]

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March 25, 2021South Island FEI Society, South Island MSA

Success Story: Remote Echo Access

A patient waiting to have the results of their echocardiogram read by a cardiologist hopes it will be done in a timely manner. Yet historically, cardiologists have had to be physically present in the Echo Lab in order to read the report accurately. When an echo report is needed to […]

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December 3, 2020December 3, 2020South Island FEI Society, South Island MSA

Your South Island MSA Executive 2020/21

We are delighted to confirm our newly elected Executive Team for 2020/21: Dr. Catherine Jenkins and Dr. Fred Voon – Co-Presidents Dr. Kevin Yee – Treasurer Dr. Jennifer Balfour – Secretary Dr. John Galbraith – Director at Large (Projects) Dr. Maria Kang – Director at Large Dr. Alicia Power – […]

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November 26, 2020South Island FEI Society, South Island MSA

South Island MSA Storybook and Annual Report

Looking for some great reading material for the weekend?  We’ve got you covered! Physicians with a pigeonhole at RJH or VGH will have received hard copies of our 2020 Storybook and Annual Report earlier this week.  Enjoy! No pigeonhole?  Let us know you’d like a copy and we’ll get one […]

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October 8, 2020Projects, South Island FEI Society, Uncategorized

South Island FEI Working Group approves 8 new Engagement Projects

Monday evening’s Working Group meeting brought together 12 members of our Working Group, partners from Island Health, and support from Doctors of BC to vet and approve 8 physician-led Engagement Projects.  Check out some of the work that will be going on over the next year: VIHA Genomics testing medical […]

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August 27, 2020Projects, South Island FEI Society, South Island MSA

Success Story: Cardiovascular Allied Health Teaching Project

When a staff survey of nurses working in the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) at Royal Jubilee Hospital revealed that many felt frustrated by the lack of opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge to improve patient care, Dr. Brian Gregson decided to do something about it. He knew that the group […]

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