Monday, September 30 is both Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. It is an important date for health-care providers to acknowledge. The day honours the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. Orange Shirt Day is an Indigenous-led grassroots initiative intended to raise awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of residential schools. The orange … Read More
Bringing members’ interests to September leaders meeting
VMDAS/VPSA board and staff meet regularly with VCH senior leaders to develop a collaborative relationship between medical staff and the health authority. Issues raised by members were brought to the September meeting along with updates on other matters. VA/VC medical staff orientation event VCH’s Manager, Provider Strategic Initiatives & Experience, Vancouver Acute Laura McEvoy reported on the inaugural VCH medical staff orientation event, which will happen September 16. The intent … Read More
President’s update
Dear members, I hope everyone enjoyed the summer and that you were able to take some time to rest and rejuvenate. Summer is my favourite season, and I love the feel of warm sunshine. We are looking forward to sharing ongoing work with you on member wellness, EDI, planetary health, Indigenous cultural safety, CST, quality improvement, and substance use initiatives. With respect to wellness, a big thank you to the … Read More
Moving towards a plant-forward diet: A pathologist’s perspective
About five years ago Dr. Tyler Smith and his family started to make a concerted effort to include more plant-based protein in their diets. It was a matter of the stars aligning. Dr. Smith has familial hypercholesterolemia anemia. He takes medicine for this inherited condition and attends the Healthy Heart Cardiac Prevention Clinic at St. Paul’s Hospital. It was there that a dietician reviewed his eating habits. “She flagged that … Read More
Recruiting underway for next VCH Physician Leadership Mentorship Program
Over nine months in 2023/24, eight pairs of VCH physicians met as part of the VCH Physician Leadership Mentorship Program that is supported by the Facility Engagement Initiative. The program, which aims to assist aspiring or new/emerging physician leaders from equity-deserving groups, received great reviews from both mentees and mentors and is now recruiting for its next cohort. Interested physicians can learn more and apply here. Mentors for this cohort … Read More