South Island MSA is pleased to announce a pilot project to support conversations between interdepartmental teams to improve care of shared patients, define best practices, revisit protocols, streamline workflows, or create efficiencies. The purpose of the funding is to help make new and stronger connections among the medical staff community. We […]
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The Ministry of Health has announced funding for physician time spent on planning activities in support of the COVID-19Health Sector Plan for Fall/Winter 2020/21. Physicians will be compensated to a maximum of 20 hours in total for active planning performed between October 19, 2020 to March 31, 2021 at the […]
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Thank you, everyone, for everything you have done over the past two months to ready our facilities and teams for COVID. The collaboration and engagement has been inspiring. Now that we are out of COVID Crisis Mode, all requests for funding will happily be considered through the normal application and […]
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Even though this may be outdated by the time you read this, at the time of writing (Tuesday afternoon) it seems current. Over the last weekend, I have written 4 different versions, each outdated by the time they were proofread. This is just a brief summary: for more information contact […]
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The South Island FEI Working Group has approved limited funding to support physician engagement activities in preparation for COVID-19 clinical requirements. Please also see further details from the President here. What CAN be funded? Please remember we are bound by FE Funding Guidelines An extraordinary meeting for Divisions to complete […]
Read more1. Communications First, apologies for our communication mix-up last week. While advocating for better communication from Medical and Academic Affairs, it gets egg over our face when we also confuse the issue. The evening bulletins sent out from Medical and Academic Affairs seem well organized and worthwhile. They are sent […]
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We’re delighted to be able to offer Departmental Engagement Funding again this year, to support departments coming together to discuss issues and develop solutions. Reimbursement of expenses of up to $100 per participant is available through SIFEI. Please contact info@southislandmsa.ca for further details.
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Island Health has residual Health System Redesign funding available for HA-led physician engagement activities planned during this fiscal year. This funding is available as the result of underspending by project teams that have approved funding for this fiscal year. The estimated amount available at this time is approximately $60,000. A […]
Read moreNotwithstanding the title, there are four points in this month’s newsletter. All are (IMHO) important. 1. iHealth Update Mr. Owen Haley has recently taken charge of the introduction of iHealth. He comes with a track record of successfully doing so in in two separate locations in Alberta, as well as […]
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It’s your last chance to access the $100 per physician that has been set aside for engagement by department…the money turns into a pumpkin at the end of March. Are you a Department Head looking to access your funds? Contact erica.kjekstad@shaw.ca by March 15th.
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