The Emergency Department In-Situ Simulation project was born out of fear of being under prepared to care for patients experiencing a High Acuity Low Occurrence (HALO) event. These rare events creat[...]
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Five to six patients die every day in this province due to unintentional overdose on opioids. Most of these will be seen in the ER in the months leading up to their death. This is sometimes their o[...]
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When someone enters the Emergency Room in a state of agitation, it takes skill and awareness to manage the situation and avert any harm, to either the patient or the ER staff. This is even more pre[...]
Read moreWhen patients’ lives are in the balance, requiring quick action from Emergency Department staff and physicians, there isn’t time to step back and troubleshoot a particular procedure or protocol[...]
Read moreSome physicians may remember a time when doctors’ lounges were a place to mingle with colleagues, share difficult cases, and put faces to names. Even before COVID rendered such in-person gatherin[...]
Read moreWhen a patient is seen in the emergency room, it is crucial that important medical information be communicated from the ER to their family physician in a timely and accurate fashion. Yet historical[...]
Read moreWhen a sick patient arrives in the emergency room, are medications prescribed effective and cost efficient? Pharmacist Richard Wanbon, ER Physician Jason Wale and their project group wondered if a [...]
Read moreA Code Blue indicates a critical cardiac arrest is underway and requires immediate, expert responses from all involved in the patient’s care. When staff do not have the chance to practice and par[...]
Read moreWhen someone injures themselves on the job, they are eligible for health care like anyone else. However, unlike other types of patients, Worksafe BC covers the costs of their treatment. Accurately [...]
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How do physicians create opportunities to learn from each other when everyone’s schedules are busy with patient care? Occasions to ‘bump into’ one another are fewer now than in the past, when[...]
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