News
August 2, 2023
Virtual Care Services Newsletter: Summer Edition
In this issue…New Call4Care Service - Pilot Project Overview, Virtual Palliative Supportive Care Available Island-Wide, Remote Cochlear Implant Service Awarded by Health Quality BC, Virtual Care Success Stories
July 27, 2023
LOUD in PC Collaborative: Accepting Applications for Action & Improvement Teams
Learning about Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care (LOUD in PC), is a one-year collaborative starting September 2023, designed for physicians, nurse practitioners and nurse prescribers of OAT, together with their clinical teams. Apply by Aug. 11 to participate.
July 27, 2023
Navigating Island Health Medical Leadership Series | New Sessions
Medical Leadership Orientation sessions available Fall 2023 to support you in your Medical Leadership role. Sessions are designed for new medical leaders; however, any medical staff is welcome to attend.
July 26, 2023
IHealth Update for Medical Staff
Updates include: What is the IHealth Medical Staff Champion Council (MSCC)?, Workflow Validation Updates, Practice Changes: What Medical Staff need to know, FAQs and more.
July 26, 2023
July Community Health Services CRT Update
This issue features information about new strategies for supporting hospital liaisons, proper negative pressure wound therapy documentation, tips for tidying up PowerChart sections, and other important news for all CHS staff
July 24, 2023
Harm Reduction Summer Newsletter: Volume 3 Issue 3
In this issue learn more about changes to the Population and Public Health Harm Reduction Team.
July 20, 2023
PRIME Enrollment for Physicians – Enrollment Completion due for August 15th, 2023
Island Health would like to remind all Physicians that they must enroll in PRIME before August 15th, 2023 to ensure uninterrupted access to PharmaNet. This is a follow up to the March 15th, 2023 PRIME memorandum.
July 19, 2023
New long-term care home coming to Campbell River
More people in the north Island will have access to high-quality long-term care as Island Health prepares to build a new care home with more than 150 beds.
July 19, 2023
Survey | Help inform Island Health’s partnership and engagement principles and model
Island Health is taking steps to improve our engagement and partnership practices and strengthen the inclusion of the voices of patients, clients, families and community partners in our decision-making processes. Looking for input from medical staff, leaders, patient partners, and partner organizations. The survey will be live until August 3, 2023.
July 19, 2023
Minister’s statement on lives lost to poisoned drugs in June
Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, has released the following statement regarding the BC Coroners Service report on illicit drug-toxicity deaths in June.