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First and second dose COVID-19 vaccinations
January 19, 2021Date: January 18, 2021 To: All staff and medical staff From: Lori Korchinski, Director, COVID-19 Vancouver Acute Emergency Operations Centre Dr. William Henderson, Chief Medical Officer, COVID-19 Vancouver Acute Emergency Operations Centre Dr. Meena Dawar, Medical Health Officer, Richmond Juan Gabriel Solorzano, Executive Director, Population Health Cc: Dr. Patricia Daly, Vice-President, […]
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COVID-19 Vaccine updates
January 18, 2021VCH Virtual Medical Staff forum: COVID-19 Vaccine updates You are invited to participate in a virtual medical staff forum on Wednesday, Jan 20 from 5:30-6:30PM Host: Dr. Chad Kim Sing, Associate VP of Medicine, Quality & Safety, co-VP Pandemic Planning Panelists: Dr. Ross Brown, COVID-19 Immunize BC Operations Centre, Co-VP Pandemic Planning Dr. […]
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Provincial Health Officer province-wide orders extended until Feb. 5
January 8, 2021By order and direction of the Provincial Health Officer (PHO), all events and social gatherings are suspended to significantly reduce COVID-19 transmission related to social interactions and travel. The order is in effect from November 19, 2020 at midnight to February 5, 2021 at midnight. More information on the restrictions can be found here.
Read MoreCOVID-19 staff vaccine update – Priority access for staff clinics
January 8, 2021Date: January 7, 2021 To: All VCH and PHC staff and medical staff From: Dr. Patricia Daly – Vice-President, Public Health & Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health Leanne Heppell – Chief Operating Officer, Acute Care & Chief of Professional Practice & Nursing, Providence Health Care Dr. Ron Carere, Vice President, Medical Affairs, Providence […]
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Medical Staff forum: COVID-19 Vaccine updates
January 7, 2021You are invited to participate in a virtual medical staff forum on Friday, Jan 8th from 1:45-2:45PM Host: Dr. Chad Kim Sing, Associate VP of Medicine, Quality & Safety, co-VP Pandemic Planning Panelists: Dr. Ross Brown, COVID-19 Immunize BC Operations Centre Director/Incident Commander, co-VP Pandemic Planning Dr. Patty Daly, Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. […]
Read MoreCOVID-19 vaccine – Frequently asked questions & reminders for staff and medical staff
December 22, 2020As you may know, there is a great amount of interest in this vaccination campaign. To help ensure that the clinic is able to immunize as many long-term care staff members as possible without disruption, we ask that you not share details of the clinic publicly and refrain from posting images or information on social […]
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New infection protection and control training available online now
December 8, 2020PICNet has refreshed the Orientation for Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) modules. Login to Learning Hub to register.
Read MorePublic Health Order – extended until Jan 8/21
December 8, 2020Today, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry extended the province-wide restrictions until midnight of Jan. 8, 2021. This includes the orders on events and social gatherings, physical activities and gyms, sports and extracurricular activities. More detailed information can be found on the BC Ministry of Health website here
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It’s the last medical staff forum of 2020!
December 8, 2020Join us Thursday, December 10 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Virtual Medical Staff Forum (Physicians, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Dentists). Together, let’s rewind our year while looking towards the future. Topic: Pandemic & PPE UpdateSpecial Segment: You! Recognizing your hard work & contributions this year Panelists: Dr. Penny Ballem, Dr. Ross Brown, Dr. Patty Daly, Vivian Eliopoulos, Dr. Chad Kim Sing, Dr. […]
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Virtual visitation tools for clinicians
December 1, 2020VIRTUAL CARE Virtual visitation tools for clinicians Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we know there has been an increased desire from medical staff to use tools that enable virtual visits where clinically appropriate. The following is an overview of the Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) approved tools available: ZoomZoom is a tool used widely within VCH for […]
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