Physician wellness is a VPSA priority. That’s why we are excited to collaborate with our health authority and participate on the VCH Physician Wellness Steering Committee. Our wellbeing has never been more important than during the COVID-19 pandemic and additional supports that have been long called for are now available. VPSA has organized wellness opportunities available to members during COVID-19 on a Google Drive folder with subfolders for different categories … Read More
Prehabilitation: Educating and engaging patients prior to surgeries
More than 60 VPSA members gathered in person and online recently to hear an update on the Surgical Patient Optimization Collaboration (SPOC). This initiative launched in May 2019 at 15 sites across BC to provide system change strategies, funding support, and shared learning to interdisciplinary teams regarding the significant impact prehabilitation can have on improving patients’ surgical outcomes. SPOC’s purpose is to improve assessment and management of elective surgical patients, … Read More