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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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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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 […]
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A 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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As of November 2020, there will be two vacant seats on the South Island MSA Executive, with all positions up for election. Join a forward-thinking, collaborative team that is focused on high impact leadership work! You can expect 1-2 hours per month of meetings/emails, and your time will be compensated. […]
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With fall officially upon us, a couple of important COVID supports have become available: Doctors of BC has announced funding to support the creation of COVID Safety Plans for community-based clinics and offices. Full details here, due by December 31, 2020. The Ministry has created a helpful COVID 19 Fall/Winter […]
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We’re opening the nominations for our second annual South Island MSA Recognition Awards to recognize members of the medical staff who are significant contributors to our community. Our four categories are tied to the mission of the South Island MSA: Awards for Communications Leadership: Facilitated effective communication between the medical […]
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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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