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New opportunity for point-of-care staff to lead quality improvement
Point-of-care staff and patients are in the best position to identify opportunities to improve the quality of our health-care services. Staff and medical staff will soon have a new opportunity to help lead quality improvement at the regional level by participating in new committees with Island-wide impact.
Enroll in the BCPSQC Communicating the Unexpected Outcomes for Clinicians now!
Island Health is encouraging all staff, medical staff and leadership within Island Health to participate in the CME accredited* 4-hour, online training course, BCPSQC CUO for Clinicians. The BCPSQC CUO for Clinicians course is free of charge and delivered virtually in two, 2-hour sessions (spaced one week apart).
Health and wellness learning events - sign up today
In support of your health and wellness, Island Health will be providing a number of learning events through out the year. Here are the sessions scheduled for April and May, which focus on: overcoming sleep issues, how to communicate more effectively, building your confidence and exploring how to support each other through compassion fatigue.
Celebrating Indigenous Nurses Day
April 10, 2023, was Indigenous Nurses Day for the second year! To Indigenous nurses, thank you for your exceptional skills, longstanding dedication, and unwavering ability to provide exemplary nursing care across our diverse and complex service region.
Island Health Memo - End of Respiratory Season
Information surrounding the end of respiratory season, COVID-19 spring boosters and how Island Health is addressing COVID-19 protocols moving forward. For example: ending the universal masking requirements at their sites and services.
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.
Primary Care Physicians Needed for Research in Refugee Care | Extended up until April 30
The study is looking to determine the barriers and opportunities that family doctors face when delivering primary care to refugees in BC. Participation involves 10-15 minutes of your time to fill in a web-based questionnaire on Qualtrics. All responses are anonymous. Questionnaire closes on April 30, 2023.
Island Health Magazine Spring Issue
The spring edition of Island Health Magazine shares many uplifting stories – including actions being taken to stabilize and improve health care services for the residents of North Vancouver Island – and new partnerships and innovations to help combat the toxic drug crisis, which continues to cause irreparable harm to families and communities across our health region.
Research Supports & Funding for Rural Physicians
Surgeon Dr. Henry Jiang has received a $10,000 Rural Physician Research Grant to determine the burden of managing small bowel obstruction in the Campbell River Hospital.
Required Training for Staff and Physicians involved in Admitting & Treating Patients under the Mental Health Act
On January 31, 2024 crucial changes are coming to the forms used in British Columbia to involuntarily admit and treat patients under the Mental Health Act. To ensure patients’ rights are protected and the forms are completed correctly, all staff and physicians who are involved in regularly treating and caring for patients under the Mental Health Act have to complete an online training module before November 30, 2023.