South Island Facility Engagement Initiative (SIFEI) funding enabled physician training in the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, a structured approach to end-of-life planning with patient[...]
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Dr. Denis Petrunia, Dr. Alan Buckley and their gastroenterology colleagues wanted to improve access and availability of endoscopic (ERCP) procedures at Victoria General Hospital. This was a seeming[...]
Read moreAn 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 sough[...]
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Like many FP OBs, Dr. Telen Harper knows that the safe and effective management of labour and delivery requires seamless collaboration among primary care providers, midwives, obstetricians, pediatr[...]
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Dr. Jason Wale hoped that, by creating an emergency room dermatology referral form, patients he saw on shift would be able to access this specialist care quickly. Because dermatologists don’t w[...]
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With a focus on supporting enhanced care for pregnant women who use substances, Drs. Sarah Lea and Heather McEwen hosted an evening event for family physicians, midwives, social workers, nurses, ps[...]
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Trauma cases are tricky things. Being Most Responsible Physicians (MRP) for these patients can be challenging, too. Thanks to a South Island FEI grant, the Hospitalist team brought in the local[...]
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Dr. Jennifer Goulart wanted to create a multidisciplinary clinic to support specific genitourinary cancer patient populations. She believed that care for those requiring advanced multimodality tr[...]
Read moreWanting to create a sustainable, well-received and effective hospitalist morbidity and mortality rounds program, Dr. Shauna Tierney designed a project focused on improving communication and relatio[...]
Read moreThe Division of Gastroenterology has been working hard to ensure their services are more accessible for patients and referral partners. In January 2018, they made major changes to their referral [...]
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