How do you count what you can’t see? Dr. Laura Cowen, a statistician at the University of Victoria, is working with a team of Island Health experts to do just that when it comes to “hidden” COVID-19 cases. The team will estimate the number of undiagnosed cases using statistical models drawn from wildlife ecology. “By […]
BC is in the midst of two public health emergencies: the COVID-19 pandemic and the worsening drug overdose crisis. People who use illicit drugs face a higher risk of COVID-19 infection, complications, and mortality due to underlying health conditions and in some cases living conditions which make public health measures such as physical distancing, hand-washing […]
To empower research that moves from the lab bench to the bedside, Island Health is establishing a Vancouver Island COVID-19 Biobank in collaboration with the BC Cancer Agency, UBC Faculty of Medicine, and other health authorities. The biobank will gather data and biological specimens like blood and plasma samples from COVID-19 patients across the region. […]
The pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) at Victoria General Hospital provides the highest levels of care for our youngest and most vulnerable patients. For children and their parents, needing care in the PICU can be a stressful and overwhelming experience. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, PICU patients’ visitors were severely restricted in […]
The Hospital at Home project is putting a new twist on the old adage that home is best. Research shows that at home – and in their community – is the best place for many patients to receive care. Hospital at Home is an innovative new model that provides acute care to patients in the […]
Tom Siemens and his wife, Terri, at VHF’s 2019 Annual Visions Fundraising Gala (Please Note: This article is no longer current. You can find an up-to-date listing of VHF’s Board of Directors here.)
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