Medical Staff News
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April 15, 2025
Unintended Deactivation of Access Cards
In February, several medical staff reported difficulties accessing Island Health sites with their proxy card. Security Control (SECCON) has confirmed there was an unintended deletion of 381 records, which has impacted some medical staff. The deletion occurred when an outdated data server was overloaded with records. Unfortunately, there is no way of determining whose access cards have been impacted. Sporadic deactivations may occur until the server capacity issue is addressed by SECCON.
April 11, 2025
Updated Referral Documentation for Occupational and Physical Therapy in Community
Community Health Services has updated referral documentation for Occupational and Physical Therapy.
April 10, 2025
Transforming the Human Experience in Healthcare: Join the Conversation!
We’re excited to invite you to an engaging webinar hosted by The Beryl Institute on April 29 at 11:00 AM. This session will delve into the transformative role of human experience in healthcare, exploring its profound impact on patients, clients and families and those working and volunteering in the health system.
April 7, 2025
Island Health supports We Are Allies campaign
Island Health supports the Health-Canada funded We Are Allies campaign to create awareness about the facts on gender-affirming care. Visit the website for learning modules, research points, and videos to share perspectives from Two-Spirit, trans and non-binary people, family members and care providers.
April 7, 2025
Ministers statement on Public Health Week
Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, has released the following statement in recognition of Public Health Week, April 7-11, 2025. Public Health Week is a time to recognize the invaluable contributions of public health professionals throughout B.C. who work so hard to make sure people in our province are supported in achieving their best health and well-being.
April 2, 2025
Mental Health Act Minutes
We are excited to invite you to the monthly webinar hosted by the Mental health Act Quality Assurance and Practice Support Team. These sessions are designed to provide valuable updates about the Mental Health Act, to clarify key points and to offer an opportunity to address questions related to the monthly topic.
April 2, 2025
Town Hall Invitation: Friday, April 4 - 11-12
Agenda: Welcome and Territorial Acknowledgement, Conversation with the CEO & Senior Leaders, Recognition, Questions and Answers.
April 2, 2025
Revision to Obstetrical Order Sets
As part of the Order Set Harmonization (OSH) Project, a suite of Obstetrical order sets have been revised to meet SOGC, and PSBC clinical practice guidelines and recommendations. These changes have been in place at our CPOE sites (NRGH and VGH) for 6 months, and they are now being released to paper-based sites.
April 1, 2025
New Patient Safety Learning System (PSLS) is Live
A new cloud-based Patient Safety Learning System (PSLS) has been deployed across Island Health as of March 1, 2025, replacing the old web-based system. Island Health is the third health authority in BC to use this new PSLS. Northern Health has been using it since March 5, 2024, and Interior Health since November 1, 2024.
March 31, 2025
Health authority review launches to ensure support for front-line services
The Province is launching its health authority review to ensure resource allocations are supporting critical patient services and minimize unnecessary administrative spending.