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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Enhancing Specialist Care for Patients with Decompensated Liver Disease
Physicians often see opportunities for improvements to patient care in the course of their practice. Dr. Rohit Pai (Gastroenterology) and Dr. Brian McArdle (Internal Medicine) saw one when treating[...]
Read moreDevelopment of a Complex Comorbidities Clinic
When someone has a complex chronic disease, such as diabetes, cancer or chronic respiratory disease, it can be challenging to manage their health. This is doubly challenging when they lack a regula[...]
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Paracentesis Process Improvement
Dr. Jody Anderson knew there had to be a better way of helping patients who need recurrent paracentesis.
By bringing together physicians from radiology, internal medicine, oncology, palliati[...]
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Integration of General Internal Medicine into the Cardiology unit
Aging cardiac patients often have multiple co-morbidities, the management of which may lie outside of the expertise of the cardiologist on service. Consultations from other specialties during a c[...]
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