VMDAS/VPSA board and staff meet regularly with VCH senior leaders to develop a collaborative relationship between medical staff and the health authority. The June meeting saw a variety of issues discussed including the formation of a new VPSA committee, reviews of recent joint events, and plans for upcoming opportunities. Establishing a local VPSA EDI committee VPSA is planning to create a local EDI committee to tackle concerns that impact the … Read More
Members gather for VC Appreciation and Networking event
Members enjoyed another great evening at our annual VC Appreciation Event at VanDusen Botanical Garden in early June. The event was an opportunity to network with colleagues across Vancouver Community as well as Vancouver Acute and hear from leaders about VC’s important work. Family physician Dr. Junella Lee, a member of VPSA’s Community Building & Wellness Task Group, welcomed attendees and noted that the evening was dedicated to fostering connections. … Read More
The goal of realizing health-system performance improvement
If there’s been one constant in Rose Harrison’s career, it’s been the aspiration to improve health-care systems and—ultimately—patient care. VCH’s executive director of Medical and Academic Affairs made the case for just that at VPSA’s most recent Dinner with Leaders event on June 9. The session was organized by our Community Building & Wellness Task Group and hosted by Dr. Fahreen Dossa. Ms. Harrison outlined her career path, which was … Read More
Getting to know our community of care: Tertiary mental health beds at VGH
– Submitted by the Willow Tertiary Mental Health team Our hospital wards opened in 2012 in response to the closing of Riverview Hospital. We now provide inpatient treatment for 100 patients spread over five secure wards. Our beds are in the Willow Pavilion (WP2,3,4,5) and Segal Building (Segal 4). We specialize in providing mental health treatment for patients with refractory psychiatric diagnoses often with comorbid substance use and complex medical … Read More
VA Provider Digital Health Committee May 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 May 14 meeting. Goals of care Goals-of-care documentation is a challenging workflow that requires the use of a … Read More