Staff and public information for the Vancouver General Emergency Department
Developed in collaboration with Vancouver physicians and staff, this interactive forum on how we’re achieving breakthroughs in care with high-tech help attracted more than 400 participants from across Vancouver Acute and Community Services — and beyond.
Find out more about the All-Staff Forum and the Innovation Fair!
The VGH emergency department was featured in VCH news after hosting the fourth mega-simulation, bringing together multiple services, clinicians, and staff. These simulation sessions work to provide insight to areas in communication and process that we can improve as a team.
At a recent Emergency Department (ED) Education Day at VGH, the team met not one, but two, former trauma patients: Bjorn Morris and Mike Svereloh.
Read more about their patient stories here: VCH News: Patient Stories
VGH ED Physicians share their stories to raise funds for the Emergency Department. Read more here: Double Your Impact
The Noni MacDonald Award recognizes an article in the Paediatrics & Child Health journal that has positively affected paediatric medicine. This year’s prize goes to the lead author, Dr. Jeff Brubacher of the article published in the May 2016 issue of the journal, titled “The impact of child safety restraint legislation on child injuries in police-reported motor vehicle collisions in British Columbia: An interrupted time series analysis”.
Congratulations to all of the People First Winners!
Award of Excellence in Innovation:
Award of Excellence in Teamwork and Collaboration :
Award of Merit in Teamwork and Collaboration :
Tomorrow is “What Matters to You?” Day in the VGH ED.
“What Matters to You?” Day started in Norway in 2014, with the simple goal of encouraging meaningful conversations between patients, caregivers, and families, and their health care providers.
On June 19, 2017, health care providers in the VGH ED are being challenged to add one simple question to every patient interaction, in order to improve care. That question is, “What matters to you?” Anyone who works with patients in health, social, or community care is invited to participate.
Congratulations to DEM faculty members Dr. Jeff Brubacher and Dr. Kendall Ho for each being granted one of the 11 inaugural 2017 Health Professional-Investigator Awards from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). This success is a major achievement, both for Drs. Brubacher and Ho, and for the DEM as a whole. The MSFHR Professional-Investigator Award provides funding to support exceptional health professionals focused on answering questions derived from their practical experience and clinical expertise.
Dr. Brubacher was recognized for his study titled: “Health related quality of life following road trauma: An emergency department inception cohort study”.
Dr. Kendall Ho was recognized for his study titled: “TEC4Home: Telehealth for emergency-community continuity of care connectivity via home monitoring”.
The recipients of this award represent health professions ranging from emergency physicians to midwives and psychologists across BC. More information on this award, and well as a full list of the 11 recipients, is available on the MSFHR website.
VCH released their list of People First Award winners. Many of our colleagues were nominated and selected for awards in multiple categories. Congratulations to everyone who was recognized!