VCH’s Interim Regional Medical Director, Medical Staff Wellness, Dr. Fahreen Dossa and VPSA Operations Director Andrew Pinfold presented an overview of the results of the recent physician wellness survey at VCH’s December Medical Staff Forum. These high-level results will be broken down where confidentiality allows into regional, departmental and divisional results that will be shared with the appropriate parties over the next few months. Dr. Dossa emphasized that medical staff … Read More
Power in numbers: MSA presidents create new council
VCH MSA presidents have formed a Presidents Council as a forum to share ideas and collaborate on initiatives that benefit all medical staff working at VCH. The council plans to also include PHC in future meetings. Presidents from all nine medical staff associations will be represented on the council, which will work closely with its health authority partners as well as Doctors of BC. The first meeting of the Presidents … Read More
New Planetary Health Committee members advocate for change
Two new physicians have joined the Vancouver Acute/Vancouver Community (VA/VC) Medical Staff Planetary Health Committee. Drs. Richard Cook and Jay Slater join committee chair Dr. Matthew Bennett and Drs. Rashmi Chadha, Kelly Lau, Harpinder Nagi, and Tyler Smith as VPSA representatives in promoting the committee’s work. The group’s mandate is to educate, engage, and empower medical staff to become planetary health leaders in their professional lives with the goal of … Read More
VMDAS and VPSA board members confirmed at AGM
Your medical staff association and VPSA board of directors remain unchanged as confirmed at our December 16 joint annual general meetings. The 2024 AGMs were the most highly attended since VPSA was formed in 2017, with 212 members registered in person and online. The VMDAS board consists of Drs. Ka Wai Cheung (president), Michael Nimmo (vice president), Adam Meneghetti (treasurer), Eric Yoshida (secretary), Debra Miller (member at large), and Alison … Read More
December leaders’ meeting begins annual review process
VMDAS/VPSA board and staff meet regularly with VCH senior leaders to develop a collaborative relationship between medical staff and the health authority. The December meeting included follow ups on items from November’s meeting as well as the launch of the Doctors of BC Facility Engagement annual review. Two concerns raised by members were also addressed. Complex Pain and Addiction Services patient initiative VA Vice President Michelle de Moor followed up … Read More