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Healthcare heroes to be featured in art exhibit
Artist Shannon Holms' paintings of frontline health workers will be on display next week at Victoria's Gage Gallery.
NACI updates guidance on booster doses for people who have had COVID
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has updated its guidance on booster doses for people who have had COVID, and is now recommending they wait three months before getting a booster shot.
The Case for Quality: Major Hemorrhage Protocol
In an effort to improve quality, transparency and safety, the Health Authority Medical Quality Committee is sharing real stories about events that all medical staff can learn from. Island Health is dedicated to providing care at the highest levels of quality and safety and everyone has a role.
Updated: Guidance Document on the Management of Inadvertent Vaccine Errors
This BCCDC guidance document is intended to assist healthcare providers by providing an approach to managing COVID-19 vaccines that are administered in a manner that differs from the recommendations of the manufacturer and/or the NACI (referred to as vaccine administration errors).
Pandemic Planning COVID-19 Update
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) has updated its guidance on booster doses for people who have had COVID, and is now recommending they wait three months before getting a booster shot.
Updated: sotrovimab injection for COVID-19: Use and Access
Island Health Pharmacy department leadership and the Infection Management Advisory Committee (IMAC) have updated the sotrovimab injection memo to clarify inpatient and outpatient pathways.
New tools available to help distinguish between research and QI projects
The purpose of the Quality Improvement (QI) Ethics Decision Making Tool and Registry is to guide project leads to determine if their proposal is Quality Improvement or Research
Updated: MOH - Overview of Visitors in Long-Term Care and Seniors’ AL
This document provides updated visitation guidance which Dr. Henry hopes to strike the balance between minimizing the risk of transmission with the all important social contact needed by those in care. In addition to a designated essential visitor, every resident can also have one other designated visitor.
COVID-19 Situation Report
This BCCDC report provides weekly data and refers to pandemic phases defined by population-level changes.
Welcome Dr. Allon Beck - Division Head Pediatrics
Dr. Beck is involved with the pediatric arm of Real-Time Virtual Support, an on-call system where rural healthcare providers can access specialists. Through this, he believes they are making real progress in reducing disparities in access to care between urban and rural or underserved communities. He hopes that our healthcare system will continue to find innovative ways to reduce healthcare disparities.