Huge thanks to Dr. Shauna Tierney and Dr. Elizabeth Crisci for initiating the Hospital at Home work! It is now a cornerstone of the Fall 2020 Provincial Plan moving forward and, more importantly, will be able to support ailing patients where they’re most comfortable. To read more: South Island MSA […]
When children present to their family doctor or at the emergency room with a rash on the heels of antibiotic use, they are sometimes labelled as ‘penicillin allergic’. This label, once imposed, is kept for life. Studies estimate that 80% of those labelled as ‘penicillin allergic’ are actually not, yet […]
When a staff survey of nurses working in the Cardiovascular Unit (CVU) at Royal Jubilee Hospital revealed that many felt frustrated by the lack of opportunities to improve their skills and knowledge to improve patient care, Dr. Brian Gregson decided to do something about it. He knew that the group […]
Dr. Jeanine Marshall knew that elderly and frail populations with substance use and/or mental health issues were sometimes falling between the gaps of adult mental health services and geriatric psychiatry. As a result, these patients were being seen disproportionately by the Emergency Room teams and in the inpatient setting, rather […]
When patients’ lives are in the balance, requiring quick action from Emergency Department staff and physicians, there isn’t time to step back and troubleshoot a particular procedure or protocol. Simulations provide an opportunity for this type of reflection and evaluation. Several physicians from the Emergency Department at Victoria General Hospital […]
When Dr. Duncan Jacks initiated Victoria Enhanced Recovery Arthroplasty (VERA), a same-day arthroplasty program in Victoria in 2019, he did so in recognition of the value of getting patients home safely on the same day as their surgery. Patients appreciated not having to spend the night in the unfamiliar setting […]
Dr. Nathan Hoag saw a great opportunity for multi-disciplinary collaboration: Transgender surgical care has been available, but in a limited and specialty-focused capacity. By bringing together a team of physicians from plastic surgery, gynecology, urology, psychiatry and family practice, Dr. Hoag hoped to increase both the multidisciplinary aspect of surgical […]
An anticipated vacancy in palliative medicine was the trigger for the Palliative Care Physicians to define what it means to be a PCP in Victoria. Dr. Douglas McGregor and Dr. Leah MacDonald sought SIFEI funding to enable the group of physicians who support the end of life care through Victoria […]
There are times when a trauma patient is brought to hospital but not admitted to ICU or other surgical specialties. For over 20 years the Victoria General Hospital has been mandated to design and run a proper trauma MRP (Most Responsible Physician) service, but so far nothing has transpired. In […]
Usually, when anesthesia is administered in the operating room, only one patient can be treated at a time. With a block room, which is a designated space to administer regional anesthesia, parallel processing can be used. Multiple patients can receive regional anesthesia while other patients are having their operations in […]