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B.C. expands mental-health, substance-use supports for more young people
More children, youth and families will benefit from seamless mental-health and substance-use services as B.C. expands Integrated Child and Youth (ICY) teams to seven additional school districts.
New payment model for physicians means better care for patients
A BC Ministry of Health Information Bulletin announcing a new family physician payment model that has come into effect to help more family physicians start or continue their practice and ensure people throughout the province have access to primary care.
Province reminds people to get a bivalent COVID-19 booster
People in British Columbia are reminded to get vaccinated with a bivalent COVID-19 booster for the most effective protection against the Omicron variants of COVID-19.
Island Health and VicPD Launch Co-Response Team
Operating from 8 am to 8 pm, 7 days a week, this new team expands and increases the mental health response continuum, adding to the existing interdisciplinary Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams, the Integrated Mobile Crisis Response Team (IMCRT) and the peer-led, non-police community-based Peer Assisted Care Teams (PACT).
Highlights from another year of IHealth advancements
In the last two years, Island Health expanded its use of electronic clinical documentation (ClinDoc), Cerner Capacity Management (CCM) for patient flow and equipment requisitions, closed-loop medication administration and computerized provider order entry (CPOE). This advancement of the electronic health record (EHR) brings Island Health ever closer to the vision of “One Person. One Record. One Plan for Health and Care."
MHSU Update - January 2023
January highlights include: Coastal Sage Healing House Opening, Mental Health Act Update, MHSU Hero Award Initiative, Accreditation.
IHealth News - Looking ahead in 2023
The first issue of IHealth News covers: RJH and VGH look ahead to major IHealth activations in 2023, VIDEO: Celebrating CDH IHealth go-live, Tap N Go saves time for Island Health staff Connecting the Cowichan Valley: Chemainus goes live with ‘ClinDoc’ and more.
Toxic-drug supply claims nearly 2,300 lives in 2022: BC Coroners Service
As the province’s drug toxicity public health emergency continues into its eighth year, at least 2,272 British Columbians lost their lives to toxic drugs in 2022.
Introduction to Decriminalization in British Columbia
On January 31st, a three-year temporary exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act will come into effect in BC. The exemption means people will not face criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of certain illicit drugs for personal use.
Seeking rural preceptors for Island communities
The UBC Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) has launched a Rural Shadowing Initiative to increase first- and second-year medical students’ exposure to/interest in rural medicine.