News
May 25, 2023
Fireside Chats on Indigenous health: ‘Cultural safety can happen today’: Watch the recording from May 11, 2023
In a virtual one-hour discussion about the importance of cultural safety in health care, Indigenous panellists reflected on rebuilding trust with Indigenous patients in a system where they’ve been neglected and harmed.
May 25, 2023
Updated Emerging Pathogen and Pandemic Plan
Island Health has recently updated its Emerging Pathogen and Pandemic Plan (EPPP). The purpose of this plan is to create a comprehensive, coordinated approach to managing infectious disease emergencies and ultimately aims to reduce severe illness and deaths. The new plan is based on the following learnings from COVID-19 and the ensuing issues that arose from it.
May 23, 2023
Quest to Connect: May 22-26
The Question to Connect campaign aims to encourage team members to make personal connections, get to know each other better and have a little fun along the way. Within this post are some questions for the week of May 22-26, to discuss with your team.
May 19, 2023
BCCDC COVID-19 Vaccine Information Updates
Two BCCDC webpages were updated as follows: Getting a Vaccine - updates were made to the spring booster program. Healthcare Provider Q&A - updated to reflect changes in availability of products in Canada: Monovalent Moderna 6 years and older and Bivalent Moderna (BA.1) are no longer supplied; and to update some information and data.