IHealth Update for Medical Staff – August 2023
Lots of updates to learn about – check out the August version of the IHealth Update for Medical Staff here!
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Upcoming changes to Mental Health Act forms
Mental Health Act Forms 4.1 and 4.2 will be changing as of Jan 31, 2024. Those who actively support involuntary patients are required to compete Island Health’s provincially approved training, available at learninghub.phsa.ca/Courses/11716. The online module is UBC CME accredited (1 Mainpro+ credit). Estimated time to complete the module is […]
Read moreRemembering Dr. Jennifer Oates
Last week, we learned of the sudden death of Dr. Jennifer Oates, a valued colleague and friend. Jennifer was a bright light in our medical community, and we all knew her in different ways. As a psychiatrist, Jennifer’s concern for her patients came through in the diligence of her care: […]
Read moreSouth Island MSA Reads…”Shadows and Light” by Dr. Heather Patterson
Looking for a good book? Here’s one! It’s available for you to borrow from our South Island MSA Lending Library, located in the Doctors’ Lounges at RJH and VGH. When the pandemic began in March 2020, Calgary emergency physician Heather Patterson was already feeling burnt out. Photography had always been […]
Read moreSuccess Story: The BMO Police Shooting: Completing the Story
From Island Health’s The Weekly: The BMO Police Shooting in June 2022 shook our community and sent six injured police officers to RJH and VGH. on June 29, 2023, a multidisciplinary group gathered at Royal Colwood Golf Club to “complete the story” of this rare, high impact, multi-casualty event. […]
Read moreSouth Island MSA Reads…”If I Betray These Words: Moral Injury in Medicine and Why It’s So Hard for Clinicians to Put Patients First” by Dr. Wendy Dean
Looking for a good book? Here’s one! It’s available for you to borrow from our South Island MSA Lending Library, located in the Doctors’ Lounges at RJH and VGH. From Goodreads: Through stories and solutions, leading physicians tackle the conundrum of how best to care for patients while being thwarted […]
Read moreNew faces in the Neurorehabilitation Clinic!
NOTE FOR PATIENTS: Please contact the clinic at 250-727-4221. Please do not email the South Island MSA. We’re delighted to share with you that Drs. Stephanie Muise, Andrew Round, and Michael Ruiz-Peters have recently joined the Physiatry team and are accpeting patients for EMG/NCS, with wait times of 4-8 weeks. […]
Read moreSouth Island MSA Reads…”This is Assisted Dying: A Doctor’s Story of Empowering Patients at the End of Life” by Dr. Stefanie Green
Looking for a good book? Here’s one! It’s available for you to borrow from our South Island MSA Lending Library, located in the Doctors’ Lounges at RJH and VGH. From Goodreads: An international bestseller, this compassionate memoir by a leading pioneer in medically assisted dying who helps suffering patients explore […]
Read moreIHealth Medical Staff Update – June 2023
Highlights We are switching to electronic ordering in early 2024 Electronic ordering (computerized provider order entry, or CPOE) and a closed-loop medication system are targeted to go live at Victoria General Hospital (VGH), Gorge Road Hospital and South Island Surgical Centre in mid-February 2024 and at Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) […]
Read moreSuccess Story: Our Annual Welcome and Thank You Evening
Yet another glorious early summer evening in Victoria played host to our annual recognition event, designed to Welcome the eight new physicians in attendance, Thank the three retiring colleagues who joined, and celebrate the medical community as a whole. With more than 60 physicians and their partners in attendance, the […]
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