Members of the Kamloops Integrated Treatment Team are providing a new model of flexible, discreet and person-centred substance use treatment. Left to right: Loyd Suel, Avery Foster, Shawna Calhoun and Jen Howes.
People in Vernon will have access to new and expanded mental health and substance-use services as government continues to build a comprehensive system of care throughout British Columbia.
Through Interior Health, the Province will add four new services and expand four others, as well as recruit 19 full-time equivalent workers to provide substance-use and mental health supports in Vernon and nearby communities.
Interior Health is pleased to announce that the new Cranbrook Urgent and Primary Care Centre has hired more health-care professionals and extended its hours of operation.
Name: Randine Mariona (she/her/hers)
Job Title: Mental Health & Substance Use Clinician
Years of Service: 11 years
Worksite: North Shore Health Science Centre
Community: Kamloops
Ancestral Territory: Tk’emlúps te Secwe̓pemc
Advice to live by: “What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Patients with infections requiring intravenous (IV) antibiotic treatment can now receive care at a new outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) clinic at Kelowna General Hospital. The clinic, which opened in February, is located on the second floor of the Dr. Walter Anderson Building at KGH and is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
On March 11, B.C.’s provincial health officer lifted some COVID-19 public health orders. Masks must be still be worn in health-care facilities.
All nursing roles share the same end goal of caring for the health of people.
Nursing informatics is the practice and science of integrating nursing information and knowledge with technology in order to enhance health-care delivery. This benefits patients and their families, as digital health technologies enable health-care teams to provide quality care in an accessible way.
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Integrated Treatment Teams offer non-judgmental, discreet and flexible substance use treatment and support in your community. Treatment can include both counselling and medications, and can be provided online or in-person depending on your goals and preference.
One of the most important and unique aspects of the team’s approach is the support provided by peers – people with personal experience with substance use who are there for you to provide advice or just listen. People like Patrick and Jessica.
Medical Health Officer Dr. Carol Fenton
We know that representation matters in health care. Women hold a number of key leadership roles at IH including CEO, members of the IH board of directors, and chiefs of staff. In addition, 1,091 of the physicians with privileges at IH health-care facilities are women.
But, even with women taking an increasing role in leadership, gender bias can still be an issue.
