Looking for some good books? Here’s one! From Goodreads: Health issues have long occupied top headlines in Canadian media, and no journalist has written on public health with more authority or for as many years as André Picard. Matters of Life and Death collects Picard’s most compelling columns, covering a […]
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Dr. Ian Bekker would like to improve community physician’s access to patient health information (Island Health and other sources). Please email him your frustrations and needs. Interested in a conversation in person or on Zoom? Let him know! Ian.bekker@islandhealth.ca
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We were beyond delighted to hear from Dr. David Cook about his recent Walk a Doc with Dr. Chris Hall. Thank you for your glowing review and kind words, David! “I was prompted to pursue doing a Walk a Doc because I have been running a pre-operative smoking cessation clinic […]
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Do you know what to do in the event that you or one of your employees gets injured on the job? As a doctor who employs staff or operates through an incorporated company, you may be required to register with WorkSafeBC. Though these requirements are not new, you may not […]
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The HSR-funded project – Delirium QI – is seeking physician input to reduce the incidence of delirium. Delirium is an organizational priority; it is also a metric on Island Health’s Performance dashboard; however, we do not have a clear picture of how Island Health is performing in reducing the incidence […]
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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 […]
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Are you a clinician currently working in Acute Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) services at Royal Jubilee Hospital? Are you a community physician who interfaces with the MHSU system? Do you work in the Emergency Department at Royal Jubilee? If you work with patients delivering MHSU services, this is […]
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The HSR-funded project – Parenteral Nutrition Process Redesign – is seeking physician input into the review and development of parenteral ordering processes to meet regulatory requirements and reduce variation in care across sites. Health System Redesign funding ($17,915) is committed to this project, allocated entirely to physician compensation. Engagement will […]
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An update from Dr. Anna Mason: As part of a Medical Staff Association Facilities Engagement Initiative, we are conducting an “Interdepartmental Impact Review of the Primary Care Crisis on Specialty Physician Experiences.” The aim of this project is to engage specialist physicians in the shared goal of improving the primary […]
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Our April Doctor’s Lounge Meetup was all about the Physician Health Program. We had the pleasure of welcoming Tom Rapanakis, Executive Director, and Felicia Phan, Physician Health and Wellness Liaison to the Lounge and learned so much! Did you know: Confidentiality at PHP is like at your own physician’s office. […]
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