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You have until October 30th to submit your nominations for the “Commuter of the Year’ award.

The signs are everywhere, leaves on the ground, bumper-to-bumper traffic and monsoon rains. Winter is nipping at our heels, and so are norovirus and the flu.

Take A Shot campaign urges parents and youth not to take a chance on meningitis and encouraging youth aged 12 to 24 to be vaccinated.

“I encourage everyone to participate in an earthquake safety practice session that will literally take just two minutes of your time.”

PICNet is hosting a video contest for Infection Control Week (Oct 20-26) – enter to win an iPad mini!

Do the VCH Library survey by Friday October 11 and enter to win a $50 Starbucks gift card.

Nuclear Medicine is a medical imaging specialty that uses radioactive materials (radioisotopes) in the diagnosis and treatment of disease.

Chronic diseases represent an increasing burden for both the patients and health care system.

Congratulations are in order for Medical Health Officer Dr Réka Gustafson and Senior Medical Director Dr Rolando Barrios for co-authoring a study in the prestigious peer-reviewed journal The Lancet Infectious Diseases.

At VCH we are deeply invested and engaged in quality and safety—that’s what I see in the 2013 People First Survey (Gallup) results.