The Doctor is In: Recommendations for expanding in-person care in community-based physician practices This document, offered by Doctors of BC, summarizes and compiles the guidelines from the Provincial Health Officer, the CPSBC, WorkSafeBC and BCCDC. It’s a one-stop source … Read More
COVID-19 Resources for Physicians
Information on infection prevention and control can be found on this VCH webpage. Resources for both healthcare providers and the public are provided. A VCH COVID-19 Physician Communication platform has been launched on Slack to provide physicians with a … Read More
Tell Us – What can RHPS do for you?
Members of the MSA are being asked to share their thoughts on how the Richmond Hospital Physician Society could best meet and advocate for their needs to support their work at Richmond Hospital. The information gathered through the online … Read More
Physician Leadership Scholarships Available
Scholarships are available to specialist physicians and general practitioners who are interested in learning leadership and quality improvement skills. The Physician Leadership Scholarship Fund is an initiative of the Specialist Services Committee (SSC) in partnership with the Shared … Read More
Physician Led Quality Improvement (PLQI)
2020/2021 cohort intake applications now open Seize this opportunity to lead quality improvement from a physician perspective! PLQI is an initiative of the Specialist Services Committee, Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care and is designed to address gaps … Read More
Connecting the Past and Present
Have you noticed the newest addition to the Richmond Hospital atrium? It’s about 10 steps from Starbucks and next to the Green Zone elevators… A simple yet elegant plaque to recognize the retired physicians and surgeons who have contributed … Read More
Recognizing Teachers of the Year
Dr. Nam Nguyen (left) and Dr. Nancy Austin (right) have been awarded the ‘Teacher of the Year’ award, presented by Dr. Matthew Kwok (centre) of the Richmond Medical Education Committee. Dr. Matthew Kwok, as the Site Director for … Read More
Richmond Hospital Physician Society Executive for 2019/2020
The RHPS Executive (Dr. Ashok Krishnamoorthy, Dr. David Li, Dr. Kenneth Hughes and Dr. Sreedharan Amarjothi Nagendran) provides oversight and leadership for physician facility engagement activities at Richmond Hospital in conjunction with the RHPS Working Group and in collaboration … Read More
oneVCH Survey
From Mary Ackenhusen, President & CEO, Vancouver Coastal Health: In 2017, we reached out to staff and physicians to complete an organizational health survey to understand how we could better support you. More than 11,000 of us shared our … Read More
RHPS AGM News
On September 25, 2019, physicians attended the RHPS Pulse Check, the MSA AGM and then finally, the RHPS AGM. Past President Dr. Sherri Caswell led the AGM business, which included the Director and financial reports for the year. Three … Read More