Deadline tomorrow for Tag You’re It!
Health care providers and other staff members who have regular in-person contact with patients, clients and families are being provided with new magnetic or pin-on name tags as standard equipment.
This is what the new tags look like.
Distribution of the tags began in May 2016 as part of Professional Image—First Impressions Count, guidelines for maintaining a professional image at work. The guidelines aim to improve the patient/client experience through better identification of health care providers. More
Send in your photo and win!
Have fun with your new name tag by entering the Tag You’re It photo contest before Friday, September 2. Send us a photo of you, or you and your work friends, with your name tags on and we’ll enter you into a contest for these prizes:
Best Selfie (photo of just you)
- $25 Visa gift card
Best Buddy (photo of you and a work buddy)
- Two $25 Visa gift cards
Best Groupie (photo of more than two, less than 15) EXTRA POINTS for including various disciplines (physician, allied, nursing) in your groupie!
- Coffee and treats for up to 25 people delivered to your work area
Look who’s in the contest already!
Below are some of selfies, besties and groupies we’ve received so far.
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- Vista eating disorder program
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- Rachel and Torri, Pacific Spirit CHC.
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- Staff at Kiwanis Care Centre with RCC Ewa Pawlak
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- Joanne Henderson, George Pearson Centre
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- Cindy Bouvet, Older Adult Mental Health Team
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- Operational Stress Injury Clinic team
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- Kiwanis Care Centre, Seymour Trail
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- Multi-disciplinary team from Pacific Spirit Community Health Centre.
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- L to R: Joyce Paul (rehab assistant), Sybille Gossland (Administrative/Reception), Linda Froedyma (Occupational Therapist), Christine Morrison (Physiotherapist), and Airan Felzien (Physiotherapist).
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- Left to right: Milagros – RN, Joanne – Rehab Assistant, Jo-Anne – Manager, Malinder – LPN, Stephanie – Secretary, Shannon – Secretary, Dobson – Rehab Assistant, Matthew – LPN
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- Kim Butler, OT, Richmond Public Health.
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- L to R: Gaynel (clinical nurse educator), Ewa (RCC), Hana (RCC), Juliet (RN)
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- Kiwanis CC Seymour Trail East team.
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- Left to right: Leila, registered nurse; Fabio, physiotherapist; Spela, rehab assistant; Cathy, occupational therapist.
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- Allied health team from GF Strong.
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- L to R: Sek, LPN; Janet, RN PCC; Doris, RN Educator; June, LPN; Roselin, RN PCC.
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- Karen (left) and Carman
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- Nigel Kam, on IP SCI at GF Strong
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- Occupational Therapists and Rehabilitation Assistants at GF Strong
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- This group has the name tag concept well in hand. But who are they?
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- Inpatient spine unit at GF Strong. Left to right: Dianna Mah-Jones, Carley Gabbot, Rachel Abel, Nigel Kam, all OT’s!!
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- Gibsons Public Health team.
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- Manjit Bains (left) with Kamaljit Parmar, VGH CP8.
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- From left: Alison RCA, Juliet RN, Zurayda RCA, Cecilia RCA, Karen LPN, Adriane LPN (Kiwanis Care Centre)
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- Julieta and her Bestie Madalena, a volunteer at Rio Olympics 2016 (Kiwanis Care Centre)
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- Constance Roy, ICU, Powell River General
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- Natasha right) and Pauline, Speech and Language Service at Three Bridges Community Health Centre
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- Kathy and Carman
How to enter
- Take a selfie, bestie or groupie with name tags on.
- Email your photo to news@vch.ca before September 2.* (Include work location or program).
- We pick the best photos from each of the three categories above.
- Winners announced in VCH News on September 8.
*By emailing your photo you agree to have your photo published on vchnews.ca which could be shared via social media.
I didn’t receive a name tag, can I still enter?
Sorry, only staff with in-person contact with patients, clients or family members receive name tags. Watch VCH News for other prize draws and contests.
Learn more
- View the guidelines: Professional Image—First Impressions Count
- Read Questions & Answers about Professional Image at VCH
- Check the Professional Image page on VCH Connect
- Discuss the guidelines with your manager.
- Questions: professionalimage@vch.ca
Brenda
We could join if we had our name tags!
Rennie Brown
Sorry to hear you haven’t received your tags yet in your area. I believe the ordering information has been sent out to managers. Maybe check with professionalimage@vch.ca to see if the ordering info has gone out to your area.