Author: UBC Abbotsford-Mission Family Practice Residency Program

Learn more here!
(Thank you Dr. Jennifer Ross for sharing!)

“‘Suicide is the second leading cause of death in youth and mental health concerns are among the most disabling diseases in high-income countries,’ said lead author Dr. Quynh Doan, an emergency room physician and investigator at BC Children’s Hospital, and associate professor in the University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Pediatrics.

‘Youth don’t always see their doctors on a regular basis, so we want to take advantage of every interaction we have with them to assess their mental health,’ added Dr. Doan.

‘We wanted to create a reliable self-assessment tool that could not only identify problems early, but also suggest support services without affecting the flow of busy emergency departments.'”

More on New self-assessment tool for youth 93 per cent accurate in identifying mental health issues via BC Children’s Hospital. Learn more about the MyHEARTSMAP program.

#MyHEARTSMAP #InnovationInMentalHealth

Each month CHES distributes a collection of medical education article abstracts to members. “We thank Dr. Gisèle Bourgeois-Law who has created these summaries for the education community at the Island Medical Program. While these articles have a medical education focus, we are using this opportunity to explore the value of such an initiative to our larger CHES community. Article themes include topics such as: feedback and mindfulness, those by local/BC educators, those relevant to a distributed medical program, and those with new ideas. Our aim is to include a variety of quantitative and qualitative research articles, review articles, and concept articles, some of which contain an interesting editorial or commentary. This summary is not meant to be comprehensive, nor to include everything of potential interest.”

If you would like to nominate an article for future inclusion or have any questions, please email us at ches.communications@ubc.ca.

“The Waverly has been under the intense scrutiny of Fraser Health for several months, particularly since December when the retirement residence was deemed ‘high risk.’ Since then no further admissions are allowed at the Young Road facility, and there are more than half a dozen empty beds.

The employee said she left because the demands on staff at the Waverly became too much to bear, leading to multiple employees quitting or going on stress leave.

The Waverly is a Retirement Concepts facility owned by a Chinese holding company, Anbang Insurance Group, which itself was taken over by the Chinese government in February 2018 after the company’s founder was sentenced to 18 years in prison for fraud.”

More on Former employee of Chilliwack senior care home calls working there ‘a horror show’ via Chilliwack Progress.

More on Founder of Chinese company with billions in B.C. assets gets 18 years for fraud: Anbang’s holdings, including the Bentall Centre and 20 retirement homes, now under Chinese government control via CBC.

Save the date for our upcoming Preceptor Retreat.
More info to follow in the coming weeks!

Our new Direct Observation tips poster has just been released. It was created by one of our Faculty Development Initiative Grant teams led by Drs. Fiona Manning & Brenda Hardie and designed by our brilliant Lindsay Gowland. You can also find this under our Preceptor Resources.

The hack disrupting clinical education.
Learn more here.

Our Assessment & Evaluation faculty have updated the Preceptor Field Note Guide. I’ve also posted this under Preceptor Resources.

2020 Medical Education Day for Health Professionals & 16th Webber Lecture

Date: Friday May 8^th, 2020
Time: 8:30am – 2:30pm (registration and breakfast from 8:30am – 9:00am)
Location: University Golf Club, 5185 University Blvd, Vancouver, BC V6T 1X5
Theme: Teaching clinical reasoning across the continuum of medical training.
Webber Lecturer: Rose Hatala, MD, MSc

Click here to register.

A play inspired by conversations with families during a province wide study on pregnancy and childbirth in British Columbia

“Over the past 5 years, the Women’s Health Research Institute partnered with the Birth Place Lab and communities across British Columbia to collect information about their preferences and experiences during pregnancy and childbirth. In the Changing Childbirth in BC Study, people filled out an online survey or joined a focus group. They spoke of caring, supportive, and exceptional care, and also of discrimination, disrespect, and mistreatment that they encountered in the health care system.

The Changing Childbirth in BC Study invites you to a performance inspired by the thousands of stories families shared about their experiences of pregnancy and birth. Afterwards, join us for a Talk Back session! Bring your ideas on how to improve health care for parents and babies in BC.”

Learn more here to participate and attend.