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Town Hall Summary - July 5, 2022
Thanks to the 320 staff and medical staff who joined our Town Hall on Tuesday, July 5th to hear the latest organizational updates from senior leaders. Here's a recap.
Primary Care Update
Newsletter highlights include: Omincron Subvarients and Monkeypox in British Columbia, Dr. Réka Gustafson will join Island Health in September 2022 as Vice President, Population & Public Health and Chief Medical Health Officer, this and more.
Long-term Care Newsletter - JULY 2022
Here's a quick peek at some of the topics covered in the July LTC newsletter: Island Health's new Philosophy of Care, There's a D.R.S. in every completed R.A.I., Welcoming a new CNE on board - Stephanie Garbutt! and more.
Therapeutic Brief: Crushing Nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (PaxlovidTM)
New BCCDC Therapeutic Document: Both ritonavir and nirmatrelvir (components of Paxlovid) can be split or crushed and mixed with apple sauce, pudding or any common food or liquid including dairy-containing products based on Phase I studies demonstrating that suspensions achieve similar pharmacokinetics to whole tablets. These recommendations do not replace clinical judgement
Walking Our Pride -- Commitments and Reflections
Thank you to everyone across Island Health for sharing their PRIDE month photos, for completing the 2LGBTQ+ Learning Pathway and for participating in ongoing self-reflection on the two questions Island Health posed in The Weekly in mid-June.
BCCDC COVID-19 Long Term Care, Assisted Living & Independent Living Report
A weekly update for Long-Term Care, Assisted Living & Independent Living Facilities.
Geographic distribution of COVID-19 by local health area of case residence
Epi-Week 25 Cases June 19 to 25, 2022.
COVID-19 Situation Report
This BCCDC report provides weekly data and refers to pandemic phases defined by population-level changes.
Dr. Gordon Hoag is Retiring
Thank you, Dr. Hoag, for all your contributions over the past 22 years. We wish you the very best in your well-deserved retirement.
Dr. John Galbraith is Retiring
Thank you, Dr. Galbraith, for all your contributions these past 17 years. We wish you the very best in your upcoming retirement.