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April 28, 2025
April 28 is the National Day of Mourning
On April 28, we observe the National Day of Mourning to honour those who have lost their lives, suffered injury, or experienced illness due to work-related incidents. This day serves as a reminder of the critical importance of workplace health and safety and offers an opportunity to renew our collective commitment to improving occupational safety standards.
April 25, 2025
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! The Culture Conference: Psychological Safety in the Workplace
Connect with peers, discover and apply insights, and unite as medical staff to transform workplace culture.
April 24, 2025
Second urgent and primary care centre opening in Nanaimo
People living in and around Nanaimo will have more access to team-based primary care as a second urgent and primary care centre (UPCC) opens on Thursday, May 1, 2025.
April 24, 2025
Got Data? Get REDCap: Upcoming Training Sessions
Juggling a lot of data but struggling to manage and use it? Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) is a versatile data management tool that supports innovation, research, quality improvement, surveys, and health services management at Island Health. Training sessions will take place online via Teams.
April 23, 2025
Rural Physicians Gain Advanced Point of Care Ultrasound Certification
20 Physicians from Duncan, Port Hardy, and Port McNeill have become certified independent practitioners in CPOCUS Resuscitation, an advanced curriculum in point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). The intensive course ran from April 14 to 17 in Cowichan Bay and was delivered by Prairie POCUS with national ultrasound experts instructing.
April 22, 2025
Last Chance for Tickets: Advancing Trauma Care at TRACC 2025
Are you interested in attending the conference of the year right here on Vancouver Island? No need to travel to the US—come join us in Sooke at the Prestige Oceanfront Hotel May 3, 2025. Only twenty tickets left!
April 17, 2025
A Fond Farewell to Dr. David Butcher, HAMAC Chair March 2019 – March 2025
As Dr. Butcher steps down from his role as HAMAC chair, we express our gratitude and wish him well in all future endeavours.
April 17, 2025
Island Health Medical Staff Bulletin
In this April issue, you'll find information on The upcoming Culture Conference, Medical Staff Forum Recap, Unintended SECCON Deactivation of Access Cards, HAMAC Highlights, Medical Staff Spotlight—A Fond Farewell to Dr. David Butcher, HAMAC Chair March 2019 - March 2025 and more.
April 17, 2025
SAVE THE DATE: Medical Staff Forum Invite | Thursday April 17, 2025
Medical staff are invited to join Executive leadership, and guest speakers, for the first Medical Staff Forum of 2025. Thursday, 17 April from 7.30 to 8.30am on Teams. Topics for discussion include: Regional MRP shortage, IHealth, Recruitment and Peer Recognition.
April 15, 2025
BCCDC Grand Rounds: Chief Medical Health Officer’s Report on Substance Use & Health
Dr. Gustafson will be speaking on the Island Health 2024 Chief Medical Health Officer Report on Substance Use and Health.