This Tuesday—April 22—is Earth Day, a time to demonstrate support for environmental protection. The theme for Earth Day 2025 is Our Power, Our Planet. VPSA member and former VA/VC Medical Staff Planetary Health Committee member Dr. David Smith is one of our planetary heroes who is using his “power” to shape climate-medicine initiatives in the VGH ED. Dr. Smith was inspired by the UK’s Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s GreenED … Read More
Senior leaders discuss areas of collaboration
VMDAS/VPSA board and staff meet regularly with VCH senior leaders to develop a collaborative relationship between medical staff and the health authority. The April meeting included updates on this month’s resident appreciation event, measures to prevent workplace violence, ways to show appreciation for our Vancouver Community colleagues, information on the new VA Provider Digital Health Committee, and an overview of VPSA’s plans for 2025/26. Resident recognition The third annual Resident … Read More
VA Provider Digital Health Committee meetings underway
The new VA Provider Digital Health Committee has begun meeting monthly. Members include a VPSA representative, eight VPSA members, our chief and assistant medical information officers, one of the VA senior medical directors (the committee’s executive sponsor), the manager of Provider Strategic Initiatives, and staff representing VCH Clinical Informatics. The January meeting was an opportunity for the members to introduce themselves and to review the group’s objectives. The February and … Read More
Profiling task groups and committees: VA Provider Digital Health Committee
This is a new VCH committee reporting to the Vancouver Medical Advisory Committee (VMAC); it came about in part through VPSA advocating for a digital health committee during the implementation of CST/Cerner. VPSA will be summarizing minutes from the monthly meetings and posting them to its website. Committee members are dedicated to shaping the delivery of health care through the integration of innovative digital tools, technologies and practices. The committee … Read More