Our South Island MSA Quarterly Meeting is coming up next week, and we’re looking forward to having a great conversation with the IHealth team. We’ve submitted the following questions to them, which they’ll address at the meeting. If you have other questions, let us know or join the meeting. RSVP […]
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Every year, Doctors of BC launches its Health Authority Engagement Survey, seeking the opinions of physicians from across the province. The results of this survey mean a lot: Health Authorities review the feedback, put plans in place to improve deficits, and note where previous changes have made a difference. By […]
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Thank you to those members of the South Island Medical Staff who have put forward questions about the Clinical Governance Improvement Initiative (CGII). We hope that Dr. Williams will address these at our MSA Meeting on Monday, May 9th. Do you have questions to add? Let us know or bring […]
Read moreWe had a great turnout for our March 7th 2022 South Island MSA Quarterly Meeting. Many thanks to everyone for their willingness to join our first hybrid meeting…as well as for their patience and sense of humour! Many thanks to Alanna Black, Doctors of BC Regional Advocate and Advisor, for […]
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Do you have an idea for how to improve care within the hospital? Want to pick an Island Health colleague’s brain to get their perspective? You might want to take advantage of the new South Island project ‘Walk a Doc’. Initiated by Dr. Jason Wale, this project aims to create […]
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Island Health is seeking physician input on the health system’s response and actions during the pandemic. What changes made during the pandemic were beneficial, and worth continuing post-pandemic? What changes were not beneficial, and should not continue post-pandemic? What are the most significant lessons you are learning during the pandemic? […]
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In April 2019, Doctors of BC conducted its fourth annual Health Authority Engagement Survey of physicians which seeks to determine their level of engagement and interaction with their respective health authority. The 2019 Doctors of BC Health Authority Engagement Survey Report provides a summary of physician engagement with health authorities […]
Read moreThe results of the fourth annual Health Authority Survey by Doctors of BC have been released and can be found here. At this point, results are by Health Authority; site-specific results will be forthcoming.
Read moreAt the last MSA meeting , we were informed that iHealth is coming next to the RJH and VGH. (See Dr. Fyfe’s slide presentation here). We were told all the medical leaders in South Island were in favour, the decision was made by the Ministry, and the approach would be […]
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As within many large organizations, ‘how we do business’ has a direct impact on our day-to-day operations. Don Milliken recently made a presentation to HAMAC on culture. His discussion paper and presentation posit that culture cannot be a “one-off”: It is important for us all to feel that physician voices […]
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