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DOM MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | APRIL 13, 2022
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FEATURE - DID YOU KNOW?
Administrative Professionals' Week is April 25-29
Did you know that the Department of Medicine has 78 administrative staff supporting 204 physicians, 143 Internal Medicine and subspecialty residents, and 7 fellows?
This month, we celebrate Administrative Professionals' Week: April 25-29, 2022. Wednesday, April 27th is officially Administrative Professionals' Day. We would like to give a huge shout-out to our amazing team of administrative professionals who have continued to support the department and face the challenges of COVID over the past two years. Whether it was keeping schedules updated, adapting live sessions to Zoom, or simply offering words of encouragement and support, your presence and can-do attitude played an integral role in delivering quality patient care. The DoM management team sends a big thank you to all administrative professionals in the Department of Medicine for their dedication and hard work. We value and appreciate you.

Please take a moment to say “thank you” to your administrative team for all they do!
To further recognize the work of our administrative team, we encourage you to nominate a colleague for one of the DoM Administrative Awards. The deadline for all DoM awards has been extended to Monday, May 2, 2022. Winners will be announced at an awards event in June.

Congratulations to last year’s Administrative Professional Award recipients!
Administrative Professionals' Week Activities – April 25 - 29

Stay tuned: for more information about fun activities planned for the week!
Save the date: Friday, April 29, 2022, 12:15 – 1:00 pm
KUDOS
QEII Redevelopment Project
Dr. Christine Short, is a leader with many roles. In addition addition to Department Head, Dr. Short is also Senior Medical Director of the QEII Redevelopment Project.

The QEII Redevelopment Project:
  • includes the expansion of the QEII Halifax Infirmary Campus
  • includes the new Bayers Lake QEII Community Outpatient Centre
  • also includes the Hants Community Hospital and Dartmouth General Hospital projects (now complete)
  • is one of six Health Infrastructure Redevelopment (HIR) projects for Nova Scotia Health.

Dr. Short discusses the Bayers Lake QEII Community Outpatient Centre in the recent Winter 2022 Road to Redevelopment newsletter. You can find the newsletter on the NSH intranet.

Bayers Lake Community Outpatient Centre, January 2022
Future QEII Health Sciences Complex
Catalyst Grant
Gold-Headed Cane Awards
Faculty of Medicine
The newest recipients of Dr. G.W. Archibald Gold-headed Cane Award in the Humanities are:

2020 - Dr. Andrew Lynk, Pediatrics
2021 - Dr. Thomas Baskett, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
2022 - Dr. Monika Dutt, family physician in Cape Breton
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia
The newest recipients for the Gold-headed Cane for Professionalism in the Practice of Medicine are:

2020 - Dr. David Brake, Cape Breton
2021 - Dr. Robert Oliver, Dartmouth, NS
2022 - Dr. Lisa Barrett, Dr. Heather Scott, Dr. Volodko Bakowsky and Dr. Deborah Straub
The awards will be presented on May 6th at the upcoming dinner gala.
GI Genius at Dartmouth General Hospital
N.S. hospital will be first in Canada to screen for...

A Nova Scotia hospital will be the first in Canada to use equipment powered by artificial intelligence that can detect colorectal cancer more quickly, saving lives in the process. The Dartmouth General Hospital is expecting the arrival of a GI...

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Doctors Nova Scotia Achievement Awards 2022
NOTICES / REMINDERS
DoM Committee Vacancies 2022-23 due April 20
The Department of Medicine is seeking interested individuals for the vacancies noted below:

For self-nominations – please submit your name.

If you are nominating a colleague – please discuss with them so they are aware of the nomination and submit their name.

Submit:

by Wed, April 20
Awards & Recognition Committee
– Department member New Brunswick

Clinical Fellowship Committee (CFC)
– AFP Member - Full-time

Clinical Systems and Innovation (CSI) Committee
– Department member-at-large (3 positions)

Education Committee
– Department member-at-large

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee
– Department member-at-large; can be admin staff

Executive Committee
– Representative, Community-based
– Representative, Institution-based

Financial Management Committee (FMC)
– AFP Member - Part-time
– Division Head (2 positions)

Nominating Committee
– Department member-at-large

Promotions Committee (calendar year)
– Associate professor (starts 1-Jan-2023)
– Professor (starts 1-Jan-2023)

Quality Improvement Steering Committee (QISC)
– Department member-at-large

Research Committee
– Department member-at-large

Resident Research Committee
– Department member-at-large

Simulation Committee
– Simulation Instructor (2 positions)


All positions above have a 3-year term with an option to renew. All positions above are from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2025 unless noted.
DoM Quality Day abstract submissions due April 26
Department of Medicine award nominations due May 2
Upcoming deadlines
(April 8 deadline extended to May 2)

Staff
  • Administrative Assistant Award - due May 2
  • Program Administrator Award - due May 2
  • Team Lead Award - due May 2

Faculty
  • Brian M. Chandler Lifetime Achievement Award in Medical Education - due May 2
  • DoM Achievement Award - due May 2
  • Clinical Excellence Award - due May 2
  • Excellence in Medical Education Awards - due May 2
  • Excellence in Leadership Award - due May 2
  • Excellence in Quality & Innovation Award - due May 2

Residents
  • Outstanding Consultant Trainee Award - due May 2
  • Outstanding Resident Award PGY 1, 2, 3 Core IM - due April 14
  • Resident Research Excellence Awards - due April 27
  • Resident Research Publication Awards - due April 27
Organ and Tissue Donation Month
We'd like to recognize our Department members for their leadership in Organ and Tissue Transplant:

  • Heart - Dr. Miroslaw Rajda
  • Liver - Dr. Kevork Peltekian / Dr. Tasha Kulai
  • Lung - Dr. Meredith Chiasson
  • Renal - Dr. Tammy Keough-Ryan
Organ and tissue donation at Canadian Blood Services

Includes - Life Education Portal - 2022 Toolkit

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Green Shirt Day 2022 continues legacy that inspired a nation

Green Shirt Day honours Logan's legacy and the story that inspired a nation to register and talk about organ donation.

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Cannabis - Accredited Learning Modules
Cannabis accredited elearning modules developed for physicians, nurse practitioners, other healthcare providers and healthcare students.

EVENTS
COVID-19
As of April 7, 2022
Daily reporting ended March 4, 2022; now reported weekly

Please note:
"The COVID-19 dashboard, active since January 2021, will be updated weekly until the end of April 2022, at which point it will be archived." ~ News release March 31

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