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Did you know that our security operations centres received more than 209,500 healthcare security related calls in 2011?

UBC Hospital MS Clinic will be leading a new national CCSVI treatment trial called Phase I/II Interventional Clinical Trial of Balloon Venoplasty for CCSVI (Chronic Cerebrospinal Venous Insufficiency) in Multiple Sclerosis patients. Led by Dr. Tony Traboulsee, medical director of the UBC Hospital MS Clinic along with Dr. Marc Girard, a Montreal neurologist, the study will begin patient recruitment after November 1st at sites in Vancouver and Montreal.

On October 18, thousands of British Columbians will “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” in The Great British Columbia ShakeOut, the largest earthquake drill in BC history!

Nursing Education and Research Rounds (NEARR) presents: “What We Can Learn about Disaster Preparedness and Response: Experiences fromConcepcion,Chile.” with Norma Sorensen, manager, Residential Services,Mt.Tolmie Hospital,Victoria, BC.

Two new practice leadership teams were launched on October 1, 2012. Each team will provide professional practice support for physiotherapists and support personnel across primary, home and community, acute, rehabilitation and residential care settings from urban to rural sectors of our health authority.

Since B.C.’s Smoking Cessation Program launched a year ago on Sept. 30, 2011, thousands of orders for smoking cessation products have been placed through HealthLink BC. 21,695 orders for free Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) were placed by residents in VCH’s region.

Lower Mainland Consolidation (LMC) Business Initiatives and Support Services (BISS) manages the Housekeeping vendor contracts. We want to know, how clean is your work area?

Following this year’s audits of reprocessing practices, the Reprocessing Practice Improvement Program (RPIP) developed a brochure “Satellite Area Staff Guide to Reprocessing Basics”.

Join us for a morning with Materoa Mar, of Maori and Irish descent, the Director of Compass Health, which supports three Primary Health Organizations across New Zealand. Materoa will share her knowledge on the New Zealand experience, and address the health inequalities and improving the relationship between community-based and hospital-based physicians for the benefit of patients.

Health Minister Dr. Margaret MacDiarmid has announced an investment of $48 million to support the ongoing work of the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research (MSFHR). This is great news for BC researchers – including those at Vancouver Coastal Health, many of whom are current and past recipients of MSFHR funding.