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The last complete Accounts Payable cheque run for the 2012 calendar year will be Wednesday, December 19, 2012. Please ensure that any cheque requisitions that need to be processed prior to December 31, 2012 are received in the Accounts Payable Department by Thursday, December 13, 2012.

Employees who subscribe to the Employer Transit Pass Program (EPP) will see increased deductions from their paycheques beginning on their December 14 pay.

Five schools in VCH are currently participating in Farm to School, a program to improve the health of school-aged children by increasing access to locally grown, nutritious, safe, and culturally appropriate foods in schools.

VCH Research has just launched its new site – better designed to serve researchers, trainees, VCH staff and health professionals who are interested in getting involved and learning more about our research enterprise, and raise public awareness of the breadth and value of our research at Vancouver Coastal Health.

We are very pleased to announce that Dr Andrew Krahn has accepted the new role as Lead Physician for Heart Rhythm Services (including electrophysiology and device implants) in the Regional Cardiac Program.

VCH Medical Health Officer Dr. Réka Gustafson co-authored an editorial this week in Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) along with world-renowned HIV/AIDS scientist Dr. Julio Montaner and Barbara Sibbald, a CMAJ editor.

We’re just 6 months away from our next People First: Safety & Engagement Survey!

The VGH Smoking Cessation Clinic is available to both patients and staff who are struggling to quit smoking. The clinic offers an evidence- based approach delivered by a physician or nurse trained in tobacco dependence treatment. Referrals are accepted from throughout the out-patient system but are not mandatory…..clients can self-refer! Simply call 604-875-4800 (and select option 2) to make an appointment.