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Department/Division: Hospitalist Medicine

Gastroenterology, Hospitalist Medicine, Neurology, Psychiatry

Complex Patient Committee

The High Complexity Care Team (HCCT) is a multidisciplinary primary care team dedicated to serving the most medically and socially complex individuals in the Western[...]

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General Internal Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine, Palliative Care

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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Geriatric Medicine, Geriatric Psychiatry, Hospitalist Medicine

GEM Team Refresh

How does a small, multidisciplinary team keep up with an increasing volume of patients without sacrificing quality of care? The Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) team at VGH and RJH faced t[...]

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Addictions Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, Hospitalist Medicine

Microdose Suboxone Initiation from Acute Care

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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Hospitalist Medicine, Internal Medicine

COVID Ward

When Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH) was designated the site for suspected and confirmed COVID patients in southern Vancouver Island in early March, teams of physicians and allied health personnel scr[...]

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Family Practice, Hospitalist Medicine

Bereavement and MAiD

Dr. Konia Trouton, Dr. Chloe Lemire-Elmore, Rosanne Beuthin from Island Health, and their colleagues explored bereavement support among providers offering Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) within [...]

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Hospitalist Medicine

Hospitalist Trauma Ward Co-Planning

There are times when a trauma patient is brought to hospital but not admitted to ICU or other surgical specialties. For over 20 years the Victoria General Hospital has been mandated to design and r[...]

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Hospitalist Medicine

Updating Pre-Printed Order Sets

Dr. David Cook and Dr. Jean Maskey thought they were embarking upon a crucial updating of clinical order sets (COS) in preparation for iHealth. They embarked upon their project, funded jointly by t[...]

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Hospitalist Medicine

Hospital at Home Project

In October 2018, hospitalist Dr. Shauna Tierney was in the audience when Island Health’s Geo 4 Executive Director Marko Peljhan presented a challenge to the South Island Hospitalists:  By 2040, [...]

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Family Practice, Hospitalist Medicine

High Complexity Care Team

It is well acknowledged that a minority of patients experience a disproportionate amount of morbidity and, as a result, use a disproportionate amount of acute care resources. Dr. Spencer Cleave adv[...]

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