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Island Health launches texting service for drug-poisoning advisories
An Island Health service focused on notifying subscribed community members about drug-poisoning overdose advisories by text message.
Sing along with the Physician Quality Improvement team!
With the shorter days and colder weather, we all know what it's time for - the annual holiday song from the PQI and SQI teams! Join Dr. Alex Hoechsmann in a Quality Improvement-focused rendition of one of your festive favourites.
Snowfall Warning Issued for Vancouver Island
Environment Canada has issued another snowfall warning for Vancouver Island and the South Coast with possible accumulations of 20 centimeters in some areas tonight into Tuesday.
BCCDC COVID-19 Long Term Care, Assisted Living & Other Residential Outbreak Report
A weekly update for Long-Term Care, Assisted Living & Other Residential Living Facilities.
Updated: Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Therapy | COVID-19
This updated BCCDC guidance document addresses key therapeutic areas of concern for clinicians with recommendations sorted by severity of patient illness.
Island Health Medical Staff Bulletin
Topics covered include: Influenza Vaccine Updates, Toxic Drug Crisis Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Island Health spotlight news, upcoming news and events, plus many more...
SWITCH BC - Violence Prevention Feedback
Help shape and support provincial health, safety, and wellbeing programs in healthcare
Algorithm for Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients
This BCCDC flow chart can be used in therapeutic decision making for adult, non-pregnant patients who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 across any disease severity.
Island Health succeeds with Hospital At Home
Oracle-CERNER has launched a marketing campaign promoting the succeess of Island Health's Hospital At Home program and the development of a learning health system, after Island Health respresentatives presented the HAH program at a Newfoundland conference in June.
Revised Island Health policy framework launches
The updated Policy Framework was informed by feedback and insights from multiple areas, including hands-on input from Island Health internal policy Community of Practice, the Island Health Policy Liaison Network and best practices from the health authorities policy office peers across B.C. and Canada.