News

March 27, 2024

New Executive Medical Director, Quality, Safety, Improvement, Risk, Experience, and Research - Dr. Jeff Kerrie

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Kerrie to his new role in Island Health.

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March 27, 2024

Harm Reduction Newsletter - Spring 2024 Issue

The Spring 2024 edition of The Harm Reduction Newsletter features: Enhanced S.A.V.E. M.E. Guidelines, Lifesaving Strategies, Peer Project Coordinator Consultation, Resources for Prolonged Sedation, and Broadened Text Alert Initiatives.

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March 26, 2024

Microsoft Teams CVI will Now be Available in all Videoconferencing Rooms!

Starting March 27th, 2024, a new service called Teams Cloud Video Interop (CVI) will be implemented. This service facilitates seamless integration, allowing Videoconferencing rooms to connect directly to Teams meetings.

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March 26, 2024

Are you protected against measles?

As we prepare for potential measles cases in Island Health, now is the time to ensure you are up-to-date with measles immunizations.

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March 22, 2024

MAiD Newsletter

The March edition of the MAiD Newsletter is here. See updates on current legislation, referral process, alternate locations and words of appreciation. ​

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March 21, 2024

Island Health Medical Staff Bulletin

In this issue, you'll find information on Violence Prevention Training, Medical Staff Compensation Update: Invoicing Reminder, Doctors of BC Engagement Survey Follow-up and much more.

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March 21, 2024

March 21st is International Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination 

In Canada, International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination is an opportunity to reflect on the fact that while progress has been made, Indigenous Peoples and racialized communities continue to face racism and discrimination every day. 

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March 20, 2024

Island Health Staff Keep Calm and Carry on Through 8-hr. Planned Downtime

The night of February 23 to 24 might have felt longer than usual for some staff on duty at Island Health, as a planned Cerner downtime (Code Grey) of eight hours had medical and clinical staff moving back to paper documents while all the Cerner systems moved to remote servers (known as Remote Hosting Option).

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March 20, 2024

New local-level structures complete Island Health's clinical governance model

A new design for local clinical governance committees that brings together acute, community, medical and patient perspectives is now part of Island Health's modernized clinical governance structure.

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March 19, 2024

Medical Staff Compensation Update: Invoicing Reminder

With the introduction of the latest Physician Master Agreement, the Ministry of Health (MoH) now requires providers to specify whether they are on or off site, and which site they are working at.

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