Each member of our medical community has pulled together at this challenging time. We’re delighted to share some inspiring stories of leadership, professionalism, and collegiality, as we introduce you to our peer-nominated COVID All-Stars. When teamwork is at the core of a group working together, magic happens. The Emergency Departments […]
Read moreEach member of our medical community has pulled together at this challenging time. We’re delighted to share some inspiring stories of leadership, professionalism, and collegiality, as we introduce you to our peer-nominated COVID All-Stars. Dr. Rikus De Lange and Dr. Chloe Lemire-Elmore have been recognized by Dr. Matt Billinghurst as […]
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How do you improve your management of critical medical emergencies, if you don’t face them often? This challenge faces most medical departments. Many have pointed to the value of simulation to enable staff and clinicians to practice their skills in a non-critical context. However, logistical and administrative barriers can present […]
Read moreEach member of our medical community has pulled together at this challenging time. We’re delighted to share some inspiring stories of leadership, professionalism, and collegiality, as we introduce you to our peer-nominated COVID All-Stars. When the COVID All-Star nominations were initially requested, it was only a matter of minutes before […]
Read moreEach member of our medical community has pulled together at this challenging time. We’re delighted to share some inspiring stories of leadership, professionalism, and collegiality, as we introduce you to our peer-nominated COVID All-Stars. Dr. David Beaver provided a thoughtful nomination for Dr. Holly Slakov, Chief of Staff of Lady […]
Read moreEach member of our medical community has pulled together at this challenging time. We’re delighted to share some inspiring stories of leadership, professionalism, and collegiality, as we introduce you to our peer-nominated COVID All-Stars. Dr. Nelson Collins provided a warm nomination for his psychiatry colleague, Dr. Chris Blashko. As shared: […]
Read moreIn October 2018, hospitalist Dr. Shauna Tierney was in the audience when Island Health’s Geo 4 Executive Director Marko Peljhan presented a challenge to the South Island Hospitalists: By 2040, Victoria will need another 500 hospital beds to keep up with the demands of the population, but how they would […]
Read moreEveryone has been working incredibly hard, but who has made an extraordinary contribution over the past month? We’d like to recognize COVID All-Stars and are seeking your stories and nominations. Has a physician gone over and above their everyday role? Has an allied care provider made a real difference? Is […]
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Four Important things in this newsletter. South Island Specific Town Halls. In the other Geos’, town halls addressing local issues have been found useful. Our administrative colleagues (Ian Thompson, Ben Williams, Manjeet Mann, Haley Bos and Brian McArdle) have agreed to try them here. With 1,200 docs, plus those in […]
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We’re pleased to announce that we’re accepting proposals for Engagement Projects through South Island Facility Engagement Initiative funding. Applications are made through the private side of our website (members.southislandmsa.ca – email info@southisland.ca if you don’t have an account, please try ‘Lost My Password’ if the site looks familiar but your […]
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