Have you been struggling with All Things IHealth? Are you the person everyone goes to for help because it’s second nature to you? Or are you somewhere in between as a ‘cautious user’? Wherever you are on the IHealth spectrum, we’re looking for you! The South Island MSA wants to […]
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More Gold Stars, you ask? Yes indeed! Dr. Alex Hoechsmann provided a thoughtful nomination for Dr. Grant McIntyre: “Thank you to Dr. Grant McIntyre (ICU) for coming down to the ER after midnight to help put a central line in a hypovolemic patient with severe acute renal failure. Dr. […]
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Friday, June 6th was Socks for Docs Day, a chance to show off your fabulous knitwear and spark conversations about physicians’ mental health. Huge thanks to those who sent in photos and supported the day – from psychiatry to surgery, hospitalists to Hospice, your feet looked GOOD! Remember: Mental health […]
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In partnership with the South Island Division of Family Practice, the South Island MSA is striking a Planetary Health Working Group. We anticipate that meetings (compensated) will be held quarterly, and the collaborative group will investigate ways to bring environmental sustainability to physicians in their specific practice locations (hospital- or […]
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For 2025, a limited amount of funding is available to support South Island-based divisions (or smaller departments) to undertake collaborative conversations about goals, objectives, and action plans for the group. It is intended that the majority of the division/department will participate in this collaborative work. Please note that we can […]
Read moreWe’ve been delinquent on our announcement of the Gold Star awards – apologies to the nominators and recipients! We’re thrilled to celebrate a number of team members, with more to come soon: Dr Brandon McGuinness received a thoughtful nomination from Dr. Alex Hoechsmann… “… for his collegial response to an […]
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Looking for a good book? Here’s one! It’s available for you to borrow from our South Island MSA Lending Library, located in the Doctors’ Lounges at RJH and VGH Incivility is silently chipping away at people, organizations, and our economy. Slights, insensitivities, and rude behaviors can cut deeply. Moreover, incivility […]
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On behalf of Heather A. Simpson, the Palliative and End of Life Care program is pleased to share some new offerings we have for ALL staff at VGH and RJH. Attached you will find posters announcing these opportunities to advance your knowledge and understanding of palliative care to support patients […]
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In 2023, improvements were made to BC’s referrals process with the introduction of implicit (implied) referrals. This now means re-referrals from family physicians are no longer needed for subsequent consultations for the same issue. This change has reduced administrative burdens for referring physicians, specialists, and MOAs. In addition, here are […]
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What? With support from the Physician Health Program, the South Island MSA is serving as BC’s pilot community for the WellDoc Canada Physician Wellness Measurement Survey. This is a 15-minute survey that is designed to 1) gauge burnout, 2) identify drivers of poor physician wellness, and 3) identify possible strategies to […]
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