A small sample of VMDAS and VPSA members responded to our recent survey regarding our Checkup e-newsletter. We thank those members who offered their feedback and we are now taking actions to address your suggestions. We were pleased to learn that 53 per cent of respondents read their Checkups every week, with a further 19 per cent reporting that they read them most weeks. Overall, 54 per cent were satisfied … Read More
Access digital short stories and bolster your resilience
Once upon a time (recently, actually), VPSA’s Community Building & Wellness (CB&W) Task Group approved funding for Short Story Disc, a digital service from which VMDAS members can download unlimited content for free on their smartphone and take story reading to a whole new level. The service offers bites of literature in one-, three- or five-minute reading times. There’s access to thousands of fiction and creative non-fiction works written by … Read More
Visual cognitive aids now accompany VGH emergency tracheostomy packs thanks to VPSA-funded project
Before joining the Anesthesiology Department at VGH, Dr. Shamir Karmali worked in the UK as a critical physician and anesthesiologist. It was standard practice there for visual cognitive aids to accompany the emergency tracheostomy pack of all patients who had a tracheostomy or laryngectomy. Dr. Karmali believed adopting such a practice here would enhance patient safety. To achieve this goal, he applied for and received funding from VPSA’s Small Steps, … Read More