The VA Provider Digital Health (DHC) Committee meets monthly; members work to identify digital changes that would be most helpful to providers. VPSA provides sessional funding to the nine physician representatives on the committee for time spent in meetings and doing other committee work. The following is a summary of the committee’s July 9th meeting. Telephone and verbal orders Members of the Nursing Professional Practice team gave an update on … Read More
Mentorship program encourages leadership diversity
Diversity at leadership levels makes for stronger organizations. To ensure our health-care system is better able to address the challenges it is facing, we need voices with different ideas and approaches. Seven VPSA members participated in the third annual VCH EDI Physician Leadership Mentorship Program, an initiative of the VCH EDI Medical Staff Committee, as both mentors and mentees. Their experiences show that our health authority supports new and emerging … Read More
Mapping planetary health initiatives
The VA/VC Medical Staff Planetary Health Committee invites physicians, nurse practitioners, and other medical staff who are leading planetary health initiatives that impact the VA and VC communities of care to complete a form that intends to map these various projects. The goal is to identify and connect existing sustainability efforts, build a network of green champions, and establish a knowledge exchange forum to share learnings and amplify impact across … Read More
The potential health risks of wildfire smoke
We’re well into wildfire season and our VA/VC Medical Staff Planetary Health Committee wants us to know the risks so we can protect our health and that of our patients. We turned to VMDAS/VPSA member Dr. Emily Brigham for advice. She’s a respirologist at Vancouver General Hospital as well as an associate professor in the respiratory division at the University of British Columbia and a research scientist at Vancouver Coastal … Read More
VA Provider Digital Health Committee June meeting summary
The VA Provider Digital Health (DHC) Committee meets monthly; members work to identify Cerner changes that would be most helpful to providers. VPSA provides sessional funding to the nine physician representatives on the committee for time spent in meetings and doing other committee work. The following is a summary of the committee’s June 11 meeting. Goals of Care Informatics teams from VCH, PHC, and PHSA are working closely with Regional … Read More