Medical Staff News
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Only 10 days left to apply for Cohort 8 of the Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) training program!
Applications to join Cohort 8 must be submitted to PQI@islandhealth.ca by April 14th at 4:00pm. Please reach out to us if you need help with your application.
New transformative staffing model will better support nurses, patients
Together, the Province, the BC Nurses’ Union and the Nurses’ Bargaining Association (NBA) have achieved a new staffing model and more supports for nurses to strengthen B.C.’s health-care system and patient care.
Resilience and safety grant recipients
People and organizations in communities across the Island Health region will benefit from almost $1.2 million awarded through 29 resilience and safety grants. The three key areas of focus for these grants are: Promoting youth resilience, Businesses leading the way to a strong and healthy workforce and New ways to reach people who use illicit drugs alone.
PRIME: April 30th deadline for Nurse enrollment
As a follow up to the January 5th roll-out memorandum, Island Health would like to remind all nurses who access PharmaNet that April 30th is the last day to enroll in PRIME.
Port McNeill Public Health on the move
Effective Monday, April 3, 2023, residents of Port McNeill and surrounding communities can visit the public health team at its new location - A’ekakila’as Primary Care Centre at 2161 McNeill Road - for a wide range of health supports such as prenatal, postpartum and newborn care, breastfeeding support, immunization clinics, contraceptive support and STI testing.
Reminder: OneSign® “Tap N Go” completes deployment today at Royal Jubilee Hospital (RJH)
OneSign® “Tap N Go” hardware and software has been deployed across all units at RJH, and medical, clinical and allied health staff can start using it today.
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.
New APSA Hours Reporting and After Hours Premium Invoicing Tool and Process
Further to the communication on March 20th, 2023 regarding new hours reporting requirements under the 2022 PMA for Alternative Payment Subsidiary Agreement (APSA) service contracts, and new After-Hours Premiums (AHPs), below is additional information on Island Health’s tool and process.
Primary Care Clinical Support Site is Live
This week Island Health is kicking off the official launch of the Primary Care Clinical Support Team intranet site. The site is a hub where members of primary care interdisciplinary teams can find the most up-to-date resources to support their practice and education.
Quick Tip for “Tap N Go” Users
Medical and clinical staff in a number of facilities across Island Health are now using OneSign® “Tap N Go” technology to securely move between computers and workstations on wheels (WoWs) while staying logged into the system. REMINDER: Tap N Go is going live at Royal Jubilee Hospital this Friday, March 31! Visit the Tap N Go web page for more details, including how to access support.