– 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
VMDAS quarterly meeting summary
Members gathered in person and online May 26 for VMDAS’s most recent quarterly meeting. Interim Vice President of Medical and Academic Affairs Dr. Chad Kim Sing and Executive Director, Medical and Academic Affairs Rose Harrison talked about the transformation of their portfolio. Interim Regional Medical Director of Wellness Dr. Fahreen Dossa and VPSA Director of Operations Andrew Pinfold discussed the VA and VC results of the 2024 VCH physician wellness … Read More
Profiling our task groups and committees: Selection Committee
VPSA’s Selection Committee members play a vital role in ensuring transparency and representation from as many sites and specialties as possible on the association’s other task groups and committees. These members review expressions of interest, conduct a selection process, and recommend candidates. The committee assesses applicants and nominees based on applicable criteria and/or requirements. The role of the committee chair rotates among its members and includes a representative of the … Read More
VGH lunch spotlight: VCH’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
Many of us know little about the work done in other departments and divisions. We tend to operate in silos, but our work can benefit from knowing more about what is happening in other areas. To address this, VA’s Manager, Provider Strategic Initiatives & Engagement, Laura Mc Evoy is working with various programs to highlight their work during VPSA’s monthly physician lunches. A PowerPoint presentation prepared by VCH’s Antimicrobial Stewardship … Read More