Nov 9, 2017 | Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA), Projects & Initiatives
Welcome to the final installment of our four-part Patient’s View Miniseries! Parts I-III of this miniseries shared how three agencies of the Provincial Health Services Authority engaged Langara College of Nursing students to implement Patient’s View in a...
May 4, 2016 | Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA), Mental Health
More than forty teams from across BC are participating in Releasing Time to Care (RT2C), an initiative developed by the National Health Service (NHS) in England to empower frontline staff in leading change that will improve patient care. The BC Patient Safety &...
Apr 14, 2016 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
Preventing patient falls and fall-related injuries is top of mind for many healthcare providers, but especially among those who care for the elderly and other vulnerable populations prone to falling. For these patients, just one bad fall can be life-changing, so...
Apr 6, 2016 | Data Analysis, Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
When we first launched BC PSLS Publications in 2013, we were curious to see how healthcare leaders and staff would use these reports to improve patient safety in their organizations. As we’ve evolved our analytics platform, we’re impressed by those around the...
Mar 31, 2016 | Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
A colonoscopy is a medical procedure used to screen for colon cancer. It’s recommended for people with a personal history of colon polyps (benign growths that can turn into cancer), a family history of colon cancer, or a positive Fecal Immunochemical Test (FIT)....
Mar 16, 2016 | Conversations With Leaders, Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
Victoria Schmid joined Island Health as Quality and Safety Director in September 2015 after five years in a similar role with the Saskatoon Health Region in Saskatchewan. We met in her office at Royal Jubilee Hospital where she shared her views on IHealth and how the...
