Staff and public information for the Vancouver General Emergency Department
Over the holidays, the EPs were surprised by an outpouring of cheer from our fantastic nurses!
Our own emergency radiologists celebrate 15 years at VGH today. To celebrate, they’ve helped pay for a new CT scanner that they hope will contribute to patient care.
See Dr. Savvas Nicolaou discuss it here: VGH radiologists in the Vancouver Sun
Changing our framework for looking at capacity in the ED can lead to innovative solutions.
http://emergencymedicinecases.com/emergency-physician-speed-and-productivity-solutions/
Our own Dr. Dave Pledger heads this week’s VCH News!
On October 15th, the 2015 Update on ACLS was released. Every 5 years ILCOR (International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation) reviews the evidence behind basic and advanced cardiac life support principles and the guidelines are updated. These include algorithms for BCLS, ACLS, and management of MI and stroke.
The full update can be found in the November 3rd edition of Circulation, but the group at BoringEM have put together an infographic summarizing the changes.
2015-AHA-Guideline-Update-Infographics-Complete-Set
Medical simulation comes to our distributed site in Victoria.
Our own Dr. Kendall Ho supervised a project which has just been written up in the BC Medical Journal and the Vancouver Sun. Students developed a communication tool that patients or physicians can use to reduce the potential for drug interactions with traditional Chinese herbs and medications.
The BCMJ article can be see here:
And the full story can be read here:
The communication tool can be seen here:
An interesting commentary on the utility of using patients seen per hour to manage ED workflow.
http://emergencymedicinecases.com/emergency-physician-speed-how-fast-is-fast-enough/
Thanks to all those who helped to organize the very successful VGH Emergency Department BBQ! Staff from all disciplines came together to share burgers, snacks, games, and an amazing surprise BBQ-themed dessert!
New skills and competitive spirits were discovered through activities like Spike Ball, bocce ball, and hooping.
Thanks to everyone for coming out and spending time together outside the ED. See you next year!
