Latest posts tagged with #BCHealth on Bluesky
In training, someone's always watching.
After training, no one is.
Dr. Lawrence Yang reflects on how that shift shapes anxiety, responsibility, and fear of practice data.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/qhujxxhubm
#familyphysicians #bchealth
Access to data isn’t enough.
Value comes when insight can be used in real practice.
Chris Carvalho joins the HDC Board with a focus on adoption, sustainability, and scale.
Read more: https://f.mtr.cool/eipbcxcbtn
#Healthcare #bchealth
Excited for this as someone who bounced between 3 hospitals and 4 health regions during active #cancer treatment
#canada #surreybc #vancouver #bcpoli #bchealth
New Surrey hospital reaches construction milestone
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
Federal Court Dismisses BC Health Executive's Employment Insurance Appeal
Read more: 👇
www.thecanadareport.ca/featured/bc-health-execu...
#bchealth #employmentinsurance #federalcourt #vaccinepolicy #canadiannews #legalappeal #healthcareexecutive
Wrap around services are missing in many supportive housing places in the Okanagan, BC. #bcpoli #bchealth #cdnhealth #homelessness
VGH forecasted this diversion of care 15 months ago.
Why didn't the Ministry of Health resolve the issue in time, and why were vulnerable pregnant patients and frontline clinicians given just 24 hours’ notice?
#bchealth
People in B.C. now have coverage for menopausal therapy and even more diabetes medication.
This builds on our #BCPharmaCare expansion, including becoming the first jurisdiction in Canada 🇨🇦 to provide free prescription birth control.
👉🏾 news.gov.bc.ca/33403
#BCHealth
Big news! 🎉 BC PharmaCare National Pharmacare Plan launches this Sunday, March 1st. Over half a million British Columbians living with diabetes will be supported, as well as approximately 160,000 people with menopausal symptoms.
#BCPharmacare #DiabetesBC #MenopauseMatters #Womenshealth #BCHealth
Curious what doctors are using HDC Discover for?
Here’s a snapshot of recent search trends in HDC Discover:
• Metabolic syndrome
• Hypertension
• Diabetes & HbA1c
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
What does your data say?
#bchealth #patientsafety #QualityChat #Healthcare
One for all (Globe & Mail, Letters Feb 22). Fix stewardship of primary care medical records, then apply technology
#bcpoli #cdnpoli #bchealth #cdnhealth
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/lett...
"I have to say, one of the things that struck me straight away was the kindness of the Canadian people...at how respectful and receptive people are. It's just really been a delight from start to finish so far. I'm really happy to be here"
Good to hear!
#bchealth
#bcpoli
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Heading to the 61st Annual Family Practice Review?
Stop by the HDC booth to explore how data insights make QI easier and help you to spot trends that matter for your patients.
#FamilyMedicine #PrimaryCare #QualityImprovement #HDCDiscover #CdnHealth #BCHealth
If you’re 25–69 and have a cervix, learn more about the BC Cancer Cervix Screening Program and order your free self-screening kit today: screeningbc.ca/cervix
Together, we can eliminate cervical cancer in BC. #BCHealth #HPVScreening
For the past two years, people aged 25–69 with a cervix can order a free HPV self-test to do at home — safe, accurate, and private. Screening's never been this easy or accessible. #HPVScreening #BCHealth
On #WorldCancerDay, we’re highlighting the power of early detection.
Check your cancer screening trends in HDC Discover:
• Breast Cancer
• Cervical Cancer
• Colorectal Cancer
Small reviews → timely follow-ups → better outcomes.
#bchealth #CancerAwareness #EarlyDetection
BC sets a record year for organ transplants in 2025 — with 575 life-saving transplants made possible by 232 donors. Proof that this generosity saves lives and gives families hope. 💙
#OrgansSaveLives #BCHealth #OrganDonation
radionl.com/2026/01/28/b...
A new BC Ombudsperson update shows that safeguards under the Mental Health Act are applied inconsistently across B.C., with significant variation between health authorities.
Read the report: bcombudsperson.ca/investigativ...
#MentalHealthAct #BCHealth
The BC Ombudsperson’s new report finds progress, but ongoing gaps, in safeguards for people involuntarily admitted under B.C.’s Mental Health Act.
Read the report: bcombudsperson.ca/investigativ...
#BCHealth #MentalHealth #PatientRights
The CMPA Nominating Committee has selected 8 nominees for the 2026 Council Elections!
See the physicians who are nominated and learn about the value they could bring to CMPA:
🔗 ow.ly/G4if50XWXaJ
#CMPACouncil #LeadersInMedicine #BCHealth #ONHealth #QCHealth #NLHealth #PEIHealth #NSHealth
WESTERBY -- A society, with a strong foundation, benefits even those who never need to stand on it -- from a purely financial standpoint, prevention costs less than crisis response
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2026/01/west... #bcpoli #bchealth #bcedu #FoodSecurity #bchousing
ONCE AGAIN ... ER services will be unavailable at the #100MileHouse hospital. This closure will be from 7am to 8pm tomorrow (Mon Jan 5)
www.interiorhealth.ca/media/tempor... #bcpoli #bchealth #SouthCariboo #IHA
Just over 3wks after #Fraserhealth warned of a “temporary” shortage of OB/GYN physicians at Peace Arch Hospital, Monday morning the maternity ward began a 2nd three-day closure over the holidays
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/12/peac... #bchealth #bcpoli #BCConservatives #WhiteRock
Peace Arch Hospital Maternity Ward Shut Down for 72 Hours ... Again
acuriouslookatpoliticsinbc.blogspot.com/2025/12/peac... #bcpoli #bchealth #BCConservatives
No fix yet for BC's expensive drugs for rare diseases program 5 months after Premier Eby called for change ... & changes after his govt came under heavy criticism for its handling of Charleigh Pollock case from Vancouver Island
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/n... #bcpoli #bchealth #bchealthcare
I love this idea and I have a friend whose husband is there. It seems to have helped him be less angry at his situation
#canada #vancouver #langleybc #bchealth
CBC News : Inside a B.C. ‘dementia village' that researchers hope could reshape long-term care
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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🇨🇦 🚨 CROWDED ERs: DELIRIUM, BEDSORES, AND HALLWAY MEDICINE 🚨 🇨🇦
B.C. hospitals are operating at over 100% capacity, forcing doctors to treat patients in bathrooms and ambulance bays.
Michelle Gamage & Tyler Olsen report...
#BCHealth #Hospitals #Healthcare #Emerg #ER
A BC woman says she feels abandoned by the health care system, as the province in which she lives is the only one in Canada not to fund what she calls a “life-changing” medication.
globalnews.ca/news/1158259... #BCpoli #BCNDP #BChealth #BCHealthcare
#PortAlberni hospital-based doctors and ICU physicians are no longer admitting new patients at West Coast General Hospital due to a staffing shortage
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/h...
#bcpoli #bchealth #bchealthcare
