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From yesterday, at Saanich Peninsula ER.
Poor public health management on a poster. Surgical masks are better than no masks but they're not strong enough protection against airborne contagious illnesses. If people wait for symptoms to start wearing masks in hospitals - it's already too late. Many airborne contagious illnesses are asymptomatic so people who don't feel sick/look physically sick are still more than able to infect others. Stop the fast public spread of more contagious airborne illnesses by wearing at least an KN95 or N95 mask in every medical setting & anywhere you're indoors with a bunch of strangers.

#WearAMask #AirborneInfectionProtection #AirborneInfections #StopTheSpread #CovidIsNotOver #PreventativeHealth #PutYourMaskOn #MaskUp #Hospitals #medical #PublicHealth #IslandHealth #StopEugenics #VIHA #BCHealth #BCPoli #BonnieHenrySocialMurderer #StopSocialMurders #AbleistsSuck #AntiAbleism

I'm attending.

Event info:

Experts from #UVic and #IslandHealth discuss safety, evidence, and patient impact of #ArtificialIntelligence (AI) in #healthcare and #research.

Free & open to everyone, but registration is required.

In-person event.
Virtual Option: Zoom link sent after registration.

Moderated #PanelDiscussion with Audience Q+A
Refreshments provided.

Panelists:

Dr. Elizabeth Borycki, University of Victoria

Dr. Andre Kushniruk, University of Victoria

Christopher Picard, Island Health

Graham Payette, Island Health

These panelists bring expertise from research, clinical care, and health systems to explore how AI can be used safely, ethically, and effectively in real-world healthcare.

Moderators:

Dr. Jodie Gawryluk, University of Victoria

Cindy Trytten, Island Health

Hosted by Island Health and the Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health at the University of Victoria.

Email [email protected] for questions or media inquiries.

#BCHealth #AI #Medical #HealthCareWorkers #MedicalPatients #HealthCareSystems #PublicHealth #MedicalCare #Educational #VictoriaBC #YYJ #CommunityHealthCare #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #AccessibleEvent

This is more ongoing #PublicHealth failures & lack of honest accountability. Zero mentions that almost all BC hospitals have lost a lot of staff from long covid & others have quit from being overworked in unsafe work environments. Our governments are still using deflection/gaslighting & lying about public health services. Quality of care is directly affected by unsafe hospitals environment & understaffing. Only fools would still believe #BCNDP or #IslandHealth - they are liars & complicit in #SocialMurders.

"The quality of care is not expected to change at West Coast General Hospital, Island Health says. The closure is temporary until more specialized staff are available for the ICU. There is no set re-opening date with the health authority saying the closure will be in place until adequate staffing levels are in place."

Read more at: https://albernivalleynews.com/2025/11/19/port-albernis-hospital-icu-faces-abrupt-temporary-closure

#BCpoli #Medical #Health #Covid #GovernmentLies #BCgovernment #CDNpoli #Hospitals

‘That’s the system working’: Island Health explains rare Chemainus rabies scare

Island medical health officer explains why the rabies test was wrong and the response was right After a…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #CA #Canada #IslandHealth|publichealth|Science|Veterinarians|Kittens|catrescue|rabies|testing
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/143066/

‘That’s the system working’: Island Health explains rare Chemainus rabies scare

Island medical health officer explains why the rabies test was wrong and the response was right After a…
#NewsBeep #News #Health #CA #Canada #IslandHealth|publichealth|Science|Veterinarians|Kittens|catrescue|rabies|testing
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/141547/

Overheard in the ER: 4 nurses have come in for treatment as they are sick themselves....
lots of coughing people in here... #flu #Covid #RSV #IslandHealth #covid19bc

Encouraging news from Island Health in the face of their staffing shortages: "Progress made towards returning south island operating rooms to full capacity" https://www.islandhealth.ca/news/news-releases/progress-made-towards-returning-south-island-operating-rooms-full-capacity #islandhealth #yyj

Global News BC: Victoria General Hospital’s acute care ward experiencing COVID-19 outbreak https://globalnews.ca/news/10006089/victoria-general-hospital-covid-outbreak/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VictoriaGeneralHospita #IslandHealth #bccovid #Health #COVID #News

Global News BC: B.C. man among hundreds left waiting in pain due to Victoria operating room closures https://globalnews.ca/news/9948534/victoria-operating-room-closure-surgery-delays/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #VancouverIslandHealthAuthority #surgeriespostponed #SurgicalWaitTimes #MinistryOfHealth #surgerycancelled #SurgeryPostponed #IslandHealth #surgerywait #HealthCare #hipsurgery #Surgery #Health

The Tyee: Life’s a Beach — Until You Get E. coli https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/23/Life-Is-A-Beach-Until-E-Coli/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #E.colibeachcontamination #BCPremierMikeHarcourt #SandyBeachBowenIsland #WillowsBeachVictoria #Enterococcibacteria #FernandoLessa #HealthCanada #IslandHealth #FalseCreek #e.coli

Global News BC: Port Hardy closes ER amid nurse shortage from ‘short notice, unexpected sick calls’ https://globalnews.ca/news/9900853/port-hardy-emergency-department-closure/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #vancouverislandhospitalclosure #EmergencyDepartmentClosure #vancouverislandhospital #EmergencyRoomClosure #PortHardyERclosure #porthardyhospital #VancouverIsland #IslandHealth #HealthCare #Diversion #Hospital #Health

#IslandHealth wastewater #SARSCoV2 signal and estimated new #COVID19 infections updated to 7/13.

#Victoria #Comox #Courtenay #Nanaimo

So basically, heads up Saanich people: don’t have a medical emergency between 10:00 pm and 7:00 am until September (so effing stupid)
https://globalnews.ca/news/9817468/saanich-bc-hospital-er-closure-summer/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #overnightERclosuresSaanich #saanichpeninsulahospital #IslandHealthAuthority #BChospitalclosures #Saanichhospital #BCERclosures #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #PortMcNeill #ERclosures #PortHardy #Health

Global News BC: Lack of staff forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for rest of summer https://globalnews.ca/news/9817468/saanich-bc-hospital-er-closure-summer/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #overnightERclosuresSaanich #saanichpeninsulahospital #IslandHealthAuthority #BChospitalclosures #Saanichhospital #BCERclosures #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #PortMcNeill #ERclosures #PortHardy #Health

Global News BC: ‘More humanity’: B.C. family urges change after man ends life hours after hospital discharge https://globalnews.ca/news/9691746/bc-suicide-hospital-discharge-change-needed-mental-health/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #mentalhealthandaddictions #royaljubileehospital #JenniferWhiteside #b.c.mentalhealth #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #MentalHealth #Depression #Suicide #Health

The Tyee: How ‘Walk with Me’ Lifts People Up (in News) https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/05/10/Walk-With-Me-Lifts-People-Up/ #bcnews #TheTyee - via @[email protected] #CreeksideCommunityRecreationCentre #ComoxValleytoxicdrugcrisis #SharonKarstenWalkWithMe #ChristopherHauschildt #ElderBarbWhyte #IslandHealth #TaraMahoney #FalseCreek #AndrewMark #WalkwithMe

Global News BC: Port Hardy Hospital emergency department to shutter on Saturday due to limited staff https://globalnews.ca/news/9643567/port-hardy-hospital-emergency-department-closure-april-22-2023/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PortHardyemergencydepartmentclosure #PortHardyhospitalclosure #porthardyhospital #BCEDclsoures #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #EDclosures #ERclosures #PortHardy #Health

#BritishColumbia #HealthAuthority on #VancouverIsland is #testing new #technology inside #washrooms to help #SaveLives of people using #IllicitDrugs .
#IslandHealth has installed #MotionDetecting #sensors that track how long a person has occupied the bathroom & whether they are moving at six locations which have been identified as #HighRisk spaces for #DrugPoisoning .

https://globalnews.ca/news/9561362/island-health-overdose-detector-trial/amp/

#VIHA #OpiodCrisis #StopTheStigma #HelpDontJudge #overdoses #VictoriaBC #yyj #vanisle #VancouverIsland

Global News BC: Island Health testing overdose detecting sensors in select washrooms https://globalnews.ca/news/9561362/island-health-overdose-detector-trial/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #overdisedetector #OverdoseCrisis #OverdoseSensor #toxicdrugdeath #drugtoxicity #IslandHealth #OpioidCrisis #drugdeaths #toxicdrugs #Overdose #Health

Global News BC: Island Health, province, and Port Hardy, B.C. doctor seemingly at odds regarding health-service issues https://globalnews.ca/news/9479500/island-health-province-and-port-hardy-b-c-doctor-seemingly-at-odds-regarding-health-service-issues/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #IslandHealthemergencydepartments #NorthVancouverIsland #BChealthcarecrisis #BCMinistryofHealth #IslandHealthcare #Dr.AlexNataros #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #NorthIsland #PortMcNeill #AdrianDix #PortHardy #BC

Global News BC: Northern Vancouver Island physicians call for resignation of region’s top doctor https://globalnews.ca/news/9466409/northern-vancouver-island-doctors-toxic-workplace/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #NorthernVancouverIsland #ToxicWorkEnvironment #Workplaceleadership #IslandHealth #HealthCare #Physician #Health #Doctor

Global News BC: Port Hardy Hospital emergency department closed overnight for 18-day holiday stretch https://globalnews.ca/news/9370972/port-hardy-hospital-emergency-department-closed-overnight/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #PortHardyemergencydepartment #EmergencyDepartmentClosures #PortHardyERclosure #porthardyhospital #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #PortHardy #Health

100 #drivers #volunteer with #VancouverIsland #Toyota #4x4 & #IslandHealth Staff #Transportation Facebook group, readied themselves to spring into action.
Founded in 2019, the group connects #Winter -ready volunteer drivers w/ #healthcare workers in need of transportation.
https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/volunteer-drivers-vancouver-island-snow-healthcare-workers-free-rides

Global News BC: More closures for North Vancouver Island emergency rooms https://globalnews.ca/news/9324566/north-vancouver-island-emergency-rooms-closures/ #globalnews #britishcolumbia #news #CormorantIslandHealthCentre #NorthVancouverIsland #portmcneillhospital #VancouverIsland #BChealthcare #IslandHealth #BChealth #Canada #Health

Hey folks in the Vancouver Island Health Region - if someone needs a Covid booster, do they seriously have to wait until they until they get notified by Get Vaccinated system & there’s no walk-in system? And how long do ppl typically wait before they get “the call” for an appointment because it has been over a week now. There is no indication online of what to expect. Seems ridiculous. #bchealth #victoriabc #yyj #islandhealth