A second award for Collaborative Leadership has been presented, as the Executive would like to recognize Dr. Jody Anderson. Dr. Anderson is a tireless, thoughtful, and active member of the Medical Staff Association. She brings passion and professionalism to her role as Division Head and Medical Lead of Palliative Care, […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Our award for Collaborative Leadership recognizes members of the medical staff who have partnered with the Health Authority and other organizations to lead change Dr. Al Buckley and […]
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From Dr. Mary Lyn Fyfe The IslandHealth WiFi network and Island Health managed devices are being updated with a new security certificate. As you are aware from recent events in Canada, it is crucial to maintain the security and reliability of Island Health’s infrastructure. If an Island Health managed device […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The award for Communications Leadership goes to someone who has facilitated effective communication between the medical staff, administration, and the Board of Directors of Island Health. As nominated […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. This year, we have two winners of the Community Leadership award. Nominated by Dr. Alicia Power, we recognize the contributions of Dr. Vanessa Young. As a leader within […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. The first award is for Community Leadership. It gives us the chance to recognize colleagues who have fostered physician-to-physician relationships to improve professional and collegial bonds. A thoughtful […]
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South Island Tertiary CPOE Update IHealth activation of CPOE at South Island Tertiary sites rescheduled to April-May 2024 The February-March 2024 activation of electronic ordering (i.e., Computerized Provider Order Entry, or CPOE) at RJH, VGH, Gorge Road Hospital and South Island Surgical Centre is being re-scheduled to April-May 2024. Exact […]
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Thanks to everyone who came out to our AGM last night! It was a great event full of collegiality and celebration. One ‘boring but important’ update is that the proposed updates to the South Island FEI Society Bylaws were passed. We’ll post the official version when it’s available. In the […]
Read moreKey takeaways from the IHealth Regional Council meeting of Tues, Nov 14, 2023: – The issue causing the delay was discovered during testing. It could not have been foreseen and is due to Cerner/Oracle technical issues. – If we had proceeded with activation on the system as it was, it […]
Read moreIHealth activation of CPOE at South Island Tertiary sites rescheduled to April-May 2024 The February-March 2024 activation of electronic ordering (i.e., Computerized Provider Order Entry, or CPOE) at RJH, VGH, Gorge Road Hospital and South Island Surgical Centre is being re-scheduled to April-May 2024. A technical issue related to the […]
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