Interior Health Renal Program 2010-11 Year in ... - BC Renal Agency
Interior Health Renal Program 2010-11 Year in ... - BC Renal Agency
Interior Health Renal Program 2010-11 Year in ... - BC Renal Agency
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<strong>2010</strong>-<strong>11</strong> <strong>Year</strong> <strong>in</strong> review
IH <strong>Renal</strong> Network Becomes a<br />
<strong>Program</strong><br />
• April <strong>2010</strong> the IH <strong>Renal</strong> Network officially became one<br />
program report<strong>in</strong>g to VP Tertiary Services<br />
• A small change on paper with a big impact<br />
operationally.<br />
• Changes <strong>in</strong> Management<br />
• New Vascular Access Assistant KGH<br />
• New Nephrologists at PRH and RIH<br />
• External Review
Celebrate <strong>Program</strong> Successes<br />
• PRH renal team won a Patient Quality Award for the<br />
Involved Care Unit<br />
• Angela Romyn was recipient of the CANNT Amgen<br />
Novice Researcher Award for her upcom<strong>in</strong>g master’s<br />
thesis work<br />
• Karen Forsberg received a CRN<strong>BC</strong> Award of Excellence<br />
<strong>in</strong> Nurs<strong>in</strong>g Practice<br />
• Alietha Mart<strong>in</strong> co-authored and published a paper <strong>in</strong><br />
the Canadian Journal of Nurs<strong>in</strong>g Research<br />
• Congratulations to our RNs for obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g their CNEPH<br />
and to our newly graduated LPN’s
Facilities and Equipment<br />
• The past year has seen the <strong>in</strong>stallation of new RO<br />
systems <strong>in</strong> Invermere, Grand Forks and Kamloops. The<br />
RIH RO be<strong>in</strong>g the first “heat clean” system <strong>in</strong> IH<br />
• Renovation to the Invermere CDU<br />
• Grand Forks CDU was relocated and 1 chair added<br />
• New Artis Mach<strong>in</strong>es for KGH, VDU, RDU and KBRH<br />
• 2 additional Belco Mach<strong>in</strong>es for RIH
• MedRec: Mary Lou Lester<br />
• Advance Care Plann<strong>in</strong>g<br />
Projects<br />
• PD Curriculum Development: Hilary DaCosta<br />
• CKD Curriculum development: Lianne Berst, Karen<br />
Forsberg and Alietha Mart<strong>in</strong><br />
• LPN Curriculum Development and roll out: April<br />
O’Brien, Laurie Bates and Christ<strong>in</strong>e Topley<br />
• Transplant Referral Process: Dawn Pethybridge<br />
• Biomed Standardization: Janise Galvey
Other News<br />
• Establishment of VA rounds at PRH and RIH<br />
• Participation <strong>in</strong> Métis Wellness events <strong>in</strong> Cranbrook<br />
and Kamloops: education and screen<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• All sites participated <strong>in</strong> World Kidney Day<br />
• Alietha Mart<strong>in</strong> will be tak<strong>in</strong>g a 1 year sabbatical …<br />
welcome to Julie Lover<strong>in</strong>, tak<strong>in</strong>g over the NP role.<br />
• <strong>Renal</strong> page on established on InsideNet (Cl<strong>in</strong>ical Care)
What’s next for 20<strong>11</strong>-12<br />
• Cont<strong>in</strong>uation of Projects:<br />
• MedRec, ACP and Biomed Standardization<br />
• Cont<strong>in</strong>ue to work on standardization, best practice<br />
guidel<strong>in</strong>es, policies and procedure manuals for HD, CKD<br />
and Transplant<br />
• New Projects:<br />
• 1 st Nations Screen<strong>in</strong>g project (PIC)<br />
• RIH PD Multiple Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g Project<br />
• Vascular Access Outreach (Kootenays)<br />
• Spread of Involved Care (VDU)
~You must be the change you wish to see <strong>in</strong> the world~<br />
Mahatma Ghandi
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