In partnership with the South Island Division of Family Practice, the South Island MSA is striking a Planetary Health Working Group. We anticipate that meetings (compensated) will be held quarterly, and the collaborative group will investigate ways to bring environmental sustainability to physicians in their specific practice locations (hospital- or […]
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For 2025, a limited amount of funding is available to support South Island-based divisions (or smaller departments) to undertake collaborative conversations about goals, objectives, and action plans for the group. It is intended that the majority of the division/department will participate in this collaborative work. Please note that we can […]
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We’ve been delinquent on our announcement of the Gold Star awards – apologies to the nominators and recipients! We’re thrilled to celebrate a number of team members, with more to come soon: Dr Brandon McGuinness received a thoughtful nomination from Dr. Alex Hoechsmann… “… for his collegial response to an […]
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The Pathways messaging feature allows family physicians to send you a quick text message asking you to call or text them back – without requiring an app or giving them your phone number. And patient demographics for billing can be accessed from the Pathways link within the message. Save time by responding to a quick question via […]
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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 Incivility is silently chipping away at people, organizations, and our economy. Slights, insensitivities, and rude behaviors can cut deeply. Moreover, incivility […]
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A new session has been planned for RJH: Monday, June 15th from 17.00 – 20.30 at RJH in PCC 150 Details and registration steps can be found via the Violence Prevention Training Homepage.
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On behalf of Heather A. Simpson, the Palliative and End of Life Care program is pleased to share some new offerings we have for ALL staff at VGH and RJH. Attached you will find posters announcing these opportunities to advance your knowledge and understanding of palliative care to support patients […]
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In 2023, improvements were made to BC’s referrals process with the introduction of implicit (implied) referrals. This now means re-referrals from family physicians are no longer needed for subsequent consultations for the same issue. This change has reduced administrative burdens for referring physicians, specialists, and MOAs. In addition, here are […]
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What? With support from the Physician Health Program, the South Island MSA is serving as BC’s pilot community for the WellDoc Canada Physician Wellness Measurement Survey. This is a 15-minute survey that is designed to 1) gauge burnout, 2) identify drivers of poor physician wellness, and 3) identify possible strategies to […]
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Time for a change! The Victoria Medical Society office has been moved to the lower level of the Chapel at Royal Jubilee Hospital. If you want to send something our way, please use: South Island MSA c/o Lower Chapel 1952 Bay Street Victoria, BC V8R 1J8
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