Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Collaborating with the Health Authority was a strong theme last year, and we’re very pleased to recognize the work of Dr. Jody Anderson and Dr. Anne Crawford. Since […]
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Over the next several weeks, we’ll be celebrating those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at last year’s Annual General Meeting. Thanks to a thoughtful nomination by Alanna Black and Dr. Adam Thomas, we are pleased to recognize Dr. Susan Amundsen. Dr. Amundsen has been integral to the new […]
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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. In the area of Innovation Leadership, we were delighted to also receive a nomination from Dr. Alex Hoechsmann and Dr. Alicia Power recognizing Dr. Al Buckley. For many […]
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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 awards recognizing Innovation Leadership. Nominated by Dr. Alicia Power, we are pleased to recognize Dr. Michael Chen. Because most of Michael’s days are […]
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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 first award goes to two very familiar faces to those working at VGH and RJH. As nominated by Dr. Alicia Power and Dr. Catherine Jenkins, we recognize […]
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Heather A. Simpson’s family and friends have dedicated funds specifically to provide palliative care education and resources to express their heartfelt gratitude to healthcare staff―specifically, every hospital staff member who provided extraordinary care to Heather during her 14-month stay at Royal Jubilee Hospital. To the entire team behind her care—nurses, […]
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The wonderful stories just keep coming! Dr. Chris Taylor has been nominated by Dr. Lisa Moddemann, with support by Dr. Ali Yahkshi Tafti and Dr. Jill Kelly As shared by Dr. Moddemann, “Dr. Taylor was in the department late at night seeing his own patient. He overheard the trouble I […]
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Over the past several weeks, we have celebrated those who received South Island MSA Recognition Awards at this year’s Annual General Meeting. Congratulations to all recipients! Our final award of the year is for Innovation Leadership, to recognize a colleague who has led physician engagement and quality improvement within our […]
Read moreLast year, Dr. Ali Yahkshi Tafti trialed a way to recognize consultants who went the extra mile in patient care and/or help create a positive collegial environment with their small day to day actions. For lack of creativity, it was called the GoldStar Award. It was a great success: ER […]
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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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