News
December 15, 2022
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.
December 15, 2022
MSHU Update - November/December 2022
November and December highlights include: Nurse Prescribing and Retention, Wellness and Recovery Centres, Good News Story and more.
December 14, 2022
Updated: Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Therapy | COVID-19
This updated BCCDC guidance document addresses key therapeutic areas of concern for clinicians with recommendations sorted by severity of patient illness.
December 14, 2022
Island Health Medical Staff Bulletin
Topics covered include: Influenza Vaccine Updates, Toxic Drug Crisis Updates, COVID-19 Updates, Island Health spotlight news, upcoming news and events, plus many more...
December 14, 2022
Algorithm for Treatment of COVID-19 in Hospitalized Patients
This BCCDC flow chart can be used in therapeutic decision making for adult, non-pregnant patients who have symptoms consistent with COVID-19 across any disease severity.
December 13, 2022
Outbreak Prevention, Response and Management
Outbreak prevention, response and management within Island Health has a new home! Infection Prevention and Control has updated the Outbreak Management Structure (OMS) webpage with links to information, documents, tools, posters and education available in supporting Island Health employees.
December 13, 2022
Island Health succeeds with Hospital At Home
Oracle-CERNER has launched a marketing campaign promoting the succeess of Island Health's Hospital At Home program and the development of a learning health system, after Island Health respresentatives presented the HAH program at a Newfoundland conference in June.
December 12, 2022
Revised Island Health policy framework launches
The updated Policy Framework was informed by feedback and insights from multiple areas, including hands-on input from Island Health internal policy Community of Practice, the Island Health Policy Liaison Network and best practices from the health authorities policy office peers across B.C. and Canada.