Improving perioperative care with regional anaesthesia and block room at RJH
Having successfully launched the block room at Royal Jubilee Hospital, Dr. Gus Chan and his colleagues thought the t[...]
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Screening framework for patients with no primary care access
One of the many consequences of the primary care shortage is the challenge of taking preventative action on modifiable health risks. Prioritizing preventative care is of paramount importance, not[...]
Read moreSaving on Downstream Costs in Implantable Loop Recorder Monitoring Through Reducing False Positive Alerts
Dr. Markus Sikkel, Dr. Ojas Mehta, and their Cardiology and technician colleagues found themselves in the not-uncommon situation where members of a medical team develop a hunch to explain variation[...]
Read moreFour cardiology projects strengthen each other
A large critical care team of Cardiologists, Cardiac Surgeons, Cardiac Anesthesiologists, Perfusionists, Cardiac Nurse Educators, Heart Health Quality Coordinator, Cardiac NPs, Intensivists became [...]
Read moreCardiac Short Stay Improvements, and the importance of Change Management
Physicians initiate projects because they notice that something can be done better. Dr. Daisy Dulay recognized an improvement opportunity for better patient care for Cardiac Cath and Cardiac Short [...]
Read moreCardiogenic 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[...]
Read moreCardiovascular Allied Health Teaching Project
When a staff survey of nurses working in the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) at Royal Jubilee Hospital revealed that many felt frustrated by the lack of opportunities to improve their skills and knowledg[...]
Read moreDeveloping a process for remote access to Echo
A patient waiting to have the results of their echocardiogram read by a cardiologist hopes it will be done in a timely manner. Yet historically, cardiologists have had to be physically present in t[...]
Read moreMonthly TEE Case Review
Approximately 800 cardiac surgery cases are done each year at Royal Jubilee Hospital and it is standard for the anesthesiologist to perform an intraoperative transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE). H[...]
Read morePalliative Care-Cardiology Collaboration
Good communication and relationships are key to effective medicine – between providers and patients as well as amongst providers. In order to strengthen the connections between palliative care an[...]
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