Cardiogenic Shock Team
In her role compiling heart failure best practices at the provincial level, Dr. Liz Swiggum hears about current innovations happening in other regions. One of these is the creation of a Cardiogenic[...]
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Demedicalizing the End of Life
Dr. Chloe Lemire-Elmore, Dr. Brian Mc Ardle, and Dr. Jess Nathan wondered if they could improve care for their patients at or nearing their natural end of life. The[...]
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Development of an Island Health Robotic Urology Surgery Program
Robots doing surgery can seem like science fiction, but in reality, robotic surgery is well established in various programs in Ca[...]
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Surgeries for Disadvantaged Patients
Outpatients awaiting emergency surgery typically wait on the ‘add-board’ for a surgical time to become available. With the short turnaround time of emergency surgery, it can be challenging to c[...]
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Form 21 Communication Process Improvements
Both patients and clinicians often identify transitions between community and hospital care as challenging, whether due to delays in transferring information between care teams or problems in findi[...]
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Pediatric Complex Care
A family has a toddler with complex health needs involving visual and hearing impairment, profound developmental delays, and a single kidney, requiring a tracheostomy, a g-tube, and support for all[...]
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The Saanich Police Shooting: Completing the Story
We are fortunate to live in a place where complex emergencies are rare. On June 28th, 2022, the exception occurred, when a botched BMO bank robbery turned into a mu[...]
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Inter-Departmental Impact Review of the Primary Care Crisis on Specialty Physician Experiences
As a community based longitudinal family physician working in Victoria for the last 20 years, Dr. Anna Mason is acutely aware of the shortage of family physicians (FPs) in the South Island. She reg[...]
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Climate Conscious Deprescribing Initiative
In her work as an internal medicine physician, Dr. Valeria Stoynova was conscious of the many health effects of climate change, including respiratory illness, cardiovascular stress, and mental heal[...]
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Spinal Cord Protection for Thoracic Aortic Surgery
One of the most serious complications to come from thoracic aortic procedures is paraplegia and spinal cord ischemia. While all clinicians endeavour to provide the best possible advice to reduce th[...]
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