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Updated MOH Guidance Document: Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ Assisted Living and Posters
This Ministry of Health guidance document is updated to include as of March 18, all visitors will be allowed at long-term care and seniors' assisted living facilities. All visitors must show proof of vaccination before visiting a long-term care or seniors' assisted-living facility.
COVID-19 Situation Report
This BCCDC report provides weekly data and refers to pandemic phases defined by population-level changes.
Save the Date: Island Medicine Conference
A Conference for Collaborative Clinicians June 10–11 (Fri–Sat) | Victoria Convention Centre, BC Target audience: family physicians, emergency physicians, hospitalists, geriatricians, pediatricians, nurses, nurse practitioners, residents and students. Topics include: Caring for Older Patients Update, Women's Health, Palliative Care Update, Biopsy Techniques and more.
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 by local health area of case residence
Epi-Week 10 Cases: Mar 6th to Mar 12th, 2022.
Update to Communicable Disease Control Manual, Chapter 1: Communicable Disease Control: COVID-19 Interim Guidelines
The BCCDC COVID-19 Interim Guidelines were updated to include a section on the effectiveness of contract tracing in the context of current transmission, information on MHO considerations for declaring outbreaks in long-term care facilities, and an additional appendix on outbreak control measures. Changes are outlined in more detail in this Summary of changes: Admin Circular.
Ethics Lunch & Learn March 16, 2022!
Please save the zoom details in your calendar and join Dr. Jeff Kerrie and Deborah Harver in an engaging clinical ethics discussion at the March Ethics Lunch & Learn! If you have an interesting case to discuss, please bring that along too.
Taking Action to Dismantle Indigenous-specific Racism
Island Health's Strategic Plan identifies the commitment to address racism within the organization as a key priority. Island Health acknowledges our responsibility to be part of upholding this standard and creating a culture and environment that supports person-centred health and care free from discrimination, racism and stigma.
Virtual Care expands at Island Health
Virtual tools are becoming more deeply integrated into our health system, and Island Health clients are seeing some of the biggest benefits as the range of virtual services expand. Community Virtual Care offers virtual visits and the phone to support clients at home.
Urgent Shortage: 0.9% Sodium Chloride (NS) Injection 10 mL vials
There is a national shortage of 0.9% Sodium Chloride (NS) Injection 10 mL vials and mitigation strategies being deployed.