Island Health medical, clinical, operational and support teams are doing everything possible to respond to the evolving COVID-19 pandemic and sustain the health care system in our communities. Listening to input from physicians, staff and leaders, and to relieve pressure during this particularly stressful time, we have decided to re-schedule […]
Read moreWith the help of the Doctors of BC, the MSA has been meeting weekly with IHealth leadership to emphasize the importance, value, and definition of early engagement in making the roll-out better and ultimately making their workload easier. Members of the South Island MSA have varying degrees of clarity about […]
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Are you a member of the Medical Staff with a growth mindset who is passionate about improvement? Would you like to work with a team to address a gap in care in your area? Do you enjoy participating in fun, educational workshops with colleagues from across the island that will […]
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There are so many ways that we communicate each day: Face to face (well, mask to mask!), over the phone, by text, through email. But how can we make those – and other – communications more personable, more effective, and more impactful? Dr. Sarah de Leeuw, PhD, writer, thinker, and […]
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From Doctors of BC: We’ve heard from many doctors who have questions surrounding government’s recent announcement for fast tracking vaccinations for patients considered clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV). What is required of doctors? How does the process work? Which group of doctors were consulted? If you would like to find out […]
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A patient waiting to have the results of their echocardiogram read by a cardiologist hopes it will be done in a timely manner. Yet historically, cardiologists have had to be physically present in the Echo Lab in order to read the report accurately. When an echo report is needed to […]
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Patients with bladder and pelvic floor issues often require specialized testing and multidisciplinary care involving a variety of providers, including gynecologists, urologists, family physicians, nurses, and physiotherapists. However, the provision of these services can be disjointed and the wait times prohibitively long. Patients dealing with incontinence could sometimes wait 6 […]
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Dr. Jody Anderson has let us know that Dr. Maurice Saunders will be retiring at the end of February. As a longstanding palliative care physician, as well as a family physician who has worked in many long term care facilities, Dr. Saunders’ contributions to the South Island medical community are […]
Read moreAccording to a recent report by the Canadian Medical Association entitled “Addressing Gender Diversity in Canada’s Medical Profession”, Canada’s female physicians continue to face disproportionate discrimination in pay equity, harassment, and leadership. Though 54% of physicians in Canada are female, women are underrepresented in leadership roles in academic medicine and […]
Read moreAs a way of embracing the limitations on in-person gatherings, the South Island MSA hosted its first ever Virtual Doctors’ Lounge Meetup, hosted by our new co-Presidents, Dr. Catherine Jenkins and Dr. Fred Voon With physicians representing VGH, RJH, and the BC Cancer Agency, the discussion was rich, educational, and […]
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