Dr. Laura Phillips, an exemplary family physician based in Victoria, has, in the words of one her nominators, “lead by example and demonstrated outstanding leadership and advocacy skills while being a role model for all whom she interacts with.” Graduating from UBC in 2001 and completing her Family Medicine residency […]
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NEW Go-Live Timeline for Tertiary Sites CPOE/Advanced EHR Activation/NRGH System Changes May 25*: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (Laboratory EHR system changes) *Scheduled Cerner outage from 20:00 hrs on May 24 June 8: Royal Jubilee Hospital June 8: Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (CPOE enhancements) September 14: Victoria General Hospital, Gorge Road […]
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Island Health is seeking six medical staff members from high risk areas, with violence prevention expertise, to enhance the current provincial Violence Prevention Training curriculum offering. Medical staff feedback was received requesting increased relevancy for clinical positions. As a result, co-lead opportunities were created for medical staff with an interest […]
Read moreFrom an Island Health memo dated May 8, 2024: “We are writing today to share new information on the activation dates for IHealth at the South Island Tertiary Hospitals, the South Island Surgical Centre, and Gorge Road Health Center; as well as the implementation of Laboratory system updates at NRGH. […]
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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: Island Health medical staff help pave the way to Go-Live As Tertiary Go-Live approaches, medical staff from across the Island will be involved in the cutover process – transferring patient orders from paper to the electronic ordering (CPOE) platform. Providers’ contributions to the cutover process, […]
Read moreScheduled Cerner Outage From the Evening of Friday May 10th, 2024 To the Morning of Saturday May 11th, 2024 Up to 7 Hours Duration All Island Health Laboratory Only Department Order Entry (DOE) What is Happening? There will be enhancements to laboratory orders and workflows. As a result, the Department […]
Read moreHow to Access Mandatory IHealth Education to Prepare for Go-Live Visit the IHealth website—Medical Staff page for information on how to register and complete your education in preparation for the IHealth Go-Live coming up May 25 for VGH, South Island Surgical Centre and Gorge Road Health Centre and June 8 […]
Read moreThe second IHealth Readiness Survey is live, and ready for your contribution before April 17th. For the link, please contact us. This is the second IHealth Readiness Survey and is intended to assess progress through the learning journey, and help identify any required changes by the IHealth team. Thank you […]
Read moreThe IHealth activation of advanced electronic health record (EHR) functionality, including electronic ordering (computerized provider order entry, or CPOE) at South Island Tertiary sites is re-scheduled as follows: May 25, 2024 is go live for Victoria General Hospital, Gorge Road Hospital acute units and South Island Surgical Centre. June 8, […]
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We have two more wonderfully deserving GoldStar award winners to recognize: Dr. Jeff Eisen has been recognized by Nic Hume (paramedic) via Dr. Mike Thomson. As the story goes Jeff was ‘minding his own business’ when he saw fire and ambulance respond to a dental office. Jeff offered his assistance […]
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