Sleep smarter: essential tips for rest and recovery
Quality sleep is essential for you to stay energized, focused, and at your best. Discover tips for improving your sleep and try simple techniques like progressive muscle relaxation and calm breathing to get the restful night you deserve.
Join your peers using the Well-Being Index
More than 55 members have signed up for the Well-Being Index (WBI) to check in on their well-being, track their progress, and access resources. Plus, your input helps shape better resources for our local FP community. Haven’t joined yet? Sign up today using invitation code: DIVISIONSWBI. Read more
Keep the good vibes up
Have a colleague who made your day? Give them a shout-out on our Cheers for Peers platform here to keep the good vibes up.
ICYMI: Physician Health & Wellness resources
Check out the Physician Health & Wellness Hub for resources. Available to you on an ongoing basis: Mindful Mondays: Next virtual session 8 – 9 pm on April 14 Dips for Docs: Saturday, March 15, at 9 am at Fenn Beach South Island Physicians Walking Group: Next walk Saturday, March 15, 0am – 11:30 am (Mount Work, meet […]
Event: BC Substance Use Care Update
This accredited virtual learning day by the BC Centre for Substance Use in collaboration with UBC is designed to support all who provide substance use and addiction care in BC. Stay up-to-date with best practices and find out what has changed in the last year in a rapidly shifting landscape. Date: Thursday, May 22 Time: […]
Newsflash February 27, 2025
This edition features results from our vasectomy poll, better communication from Community Health Services coming, an opportunity to join local burnout research, and much more. Find the Newsflash here
Vasectomy poll: what we heard
Thank you for participating in the poll. Of 107 respondents across the Victoria and South Island Divisions, 100% are not currently performing the procedure. Both Divisions are working to identify a process for training for those interested. We have also raised your billing concerns with BC Family Doctors, which is advocating for improvements to the provincial […]
Better communication from Community Health Services coming
The Victoria Division’s Care Transitions Committee and Island Health collaborated to improve information flow from CHS to FPs through automated, regular reports distribution. This process is similar to the one for discharge summaries and other documentation. To better meet FP information needs, CHS clinicians will now use the Provider Communication Note in PowerChart to share […]
Interested in supporting local research on mindfulness benefits?
Dr. Mark Sherman (BCALM) and Dr. Jane Gair (UBC) secured a grant for Island-wide research on addressing burnout in health professionals through mindfulness. Consider joining their in-person engagement session on Saturday, April 12th, 8am – 12pm at UVic. Hourly compensation and parking reimbursement available. You can RSVP by March 1 to [email protected]. Read more
Join the 50+ members on our Well-Being Index
More than 50 members signed up for assessing, tracking and supporting their well-being on the WBI app. You can still join here (invitation code: DIVISIONSWBI). Bonus benefit: anonymous aggregate data will help us create targeted offers for you, our FP community. Read more
