Approved Projects - Medical Staff Association of Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre

May 2021

Damage Control Sugery
Project Lead(s): Harvey Dhillon
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,944
Breast Policies & Protocols Update
Project Lead(s): Amarjit Bajwa
Status: Approved
Funding: $9.472
ER Flow Improvement – Zone 2 (Phase 2)
Project Lead(s): Julien Payrastre
Status: Approved
Funding: $9,988

ER Pediatric LOS/LWBS – Zone 4 (Phase 2)
Project Lead(s): Julien Payrastre
Status: Approved
Funding: $4.969
BIRADS 3: Classification & Current Use
Project Lead(s): Ellen Vessie
Status: Pending
Funding: $ TBA

March 2021

HSMR Chart Reviews (Second Phase)
Project Lead(s): Jonathan Burns
Status: Approved
Funding: $9,538
Retained Hemothorax Guidelines
Project Lead(s): Harvey Dhillon
Status: Approved
Funding: $5,144
HSMR Qi Project
Project Lead(s): Jonathan Burns, Michael Newton
Status: Approved
Funding: $39,643
Grand Rounds/Medical Rounds 2021-22
Project Lead(s): Jennafer Wilson; James Dueckman
Status: Approved
Funding: $36,915
Eat, Sleep, Console (OBGYN)
Project Lead(s): Kara Aiton
Status: Approved
Funding: $9,888

Trauma Team Shared Clinic
Project Lead(s): Dave Dhat
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,286
Pediatric Short Term Stay
Project Lead(s): Bik Grewal
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,951
Joint MSAs Clinical Retreat – MMH & ARHCC
Project Lead(s): Gaurav Bahl, President
Status: Approved
Funding: $45,000
ER Pediatric LOS/LWBS – Zone 4 (Phase 1)
Project Lead(s): Julien Payrastre
Status: Approved
Funding: $7,195
Covid Team Wellness
Project Lead(s): Gaurav Bahl
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,500

October 2020

Mobility Quality Improvement Project
Project Lead(s): Hina Qamar
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,015
Improving HSMR at ARHCC
Project Lead(s): J. Burns, M. Newton
Status: Approved
Funding: $9,328
Improving Access to ASD Management
Project Lead(s): Akash Sinha
Status: Approved
Funding: $6,500
Creation of Graduated Care Clinic
Project Lead(s): Euiseok Kim
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,769
Internal Medicine Unit Planning
Project Lead(s): Euiseok Kim
Status: Approved
Funding: $5,089

ER Physician Punjabi Training
Project Lead(s): Julien Payrastre
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,246
Admission Postural Vitals on ACE Unit
Project Lead(s): Derek Chan
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,198
Physician AGP/Covid Resuscitation Practice
Project Lead(s): Michael Yatscoff
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,665
Pediatric C-Spine & Blunt Abdominal Trauma
Project Lead(s): Harvey Dhillon
Status: Approved
Funding: $8,626
Cardiac MRI Service Learning & Engagement
Project Lead(s): Amarjit Bajwa
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,385

May 2020

Artificial Intelligence (AI) on Call
Project Lead(s): Andy Neitzel
Status: Approved
Funding: $9,846
Preceptor Appreciation
Project Lead(s): Dr. Holden Chow
Status: Approved
Funding: $1,050
Dept of Medicine, GIM Engagement Project
Project Lead: Dr. Peter Chang
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,226
ARHCC Grand Rounds
Project Lead(s): Dr. Jennafer Wilson and Dr. James Dueckman
Status: Approved
Funding: $29,600
Oncology Innovation & Research Collaboration
Project Lead: Dr. Jenny Ko
Status: Approved
Funding: $5,839
Rapid Access Fund – Helmet CPAP in Critical Care
Project Lead: Dr. Neil McLean
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,941

Obstetrics & Medical Imaging: Dine & Learn
Project Lead: Dr. Jennifer Kenyon
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,408
Urology Engagement
Project Lead: Dr. George Vrabec
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,769
Physician Financial Wellness and Literacy
Project Lead: Dr. Akash Sinha
Status: Approved
Funding: $1,536
Prostate Cancer – Transition of Care
Project Lead: Dr. George Vrabec
Status: Approved
Funding: $7,949
SKY-COVID Online Stress Reduction Program for Frontline Care Providers
Project Lead: Dr. Ryan Punambolam
Status: Approved
Funding: $9,729
Resident Support Project
Project Lead: Dr. Hardeep Aujla
Status: Approved
Funding: $32,000

COVID-19 Response Funding @ ARHCC

The resource documents listed below is to reiterate the MSA/PES Board support towards COVID-19 efforts and a repository for distributed communications to MSA members. The following includes the PES Working Group endorsement of the COVID-19 project, guidelines to support Local Department Heads and their department efforts, and related process for accessing current Facility Engagement funding from SSC, Doctors of BC for COVID-19 related engagements at ARHCC.

Departments seeking additional funding, the Project Activity Intake form has been included below for further planned engagements beyond the current funding allocation threshold.

ARHCC PES Funding Support – Covid-19 EA Communication
Guidelines for ARHCC PES Rapid Access Project Funding – COVID Rapid Access ARHCC PES Funds Application process
ARHCC MSA/PES Rapid Access Funding – COVID Rapid Access_Request form
Project Intake Form 2020 – PES_Activity_Intake_Form_Final_2020

Department Engagement Stimulus Initiative Approved Funding

Cardiology – $5,000
Emergency – $5,000
Hospitalists Group – $5,000
Medical Oncology – $5,000

Neurology – $5,000
Pediatrics – $5,000
Radiation Oncology – $5,000

March 2019

Physician Lounge Upgrade
Project Lead(s): Dr. Bik Grewal; Physician Lounge Committee members: Dr. Akash Sinha and Heather Eaton
Status: Approved
Funding: $60,000
Oncology Innovation and Research Collaboration – Renewal Application
Project Lead(s): Dr. Fred Hsu
Status: Approved
Funding: $10,000
Physician Engagement – Community and Hospital Physicians

Project Lead(s): Dr. Caroline Cook, Dr. Sukhdeep Sidhu
Status: Approved
Funding: $7,000

UBC Family Practice Residency Program Scholar Day at ARHCC
Project Lead(s): Dr. Holden Chow
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,400
Integrated Palliative Approach to Care in Home and Community (iPAC-HC)
Project Lead(s): Dr. Neil Hilliard
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,800

October 2018

Abbotsford Regional Physician Senior Executive / Administrative Team Leadership Retreat Day
Project Lead(s): Dr. Jenny Ko
Status: Approved
Funding: $12,354
Abbotsford International Airshow
Project Lead(s): Dr. Caroline Cook, Dr. Sukhdeep Sidhu
Status: Approved
Funding: $6,500
Interdepartmental Social Event between the department of Emergency Medicine and department of Surgery
Project Lead(s): Dr. Julien Payrastre
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,200
Hospitalists and Oncologists Forum Series – Additional Funding Request
Project Lead(s): Dr. Zulfiquar
Status: Approved
Funding: $8,000

Physician Wellness Session – Staying Humane
Project Lead(s): Dr. Julien Payrastre
Status: Approved
Funding: $150
Physician Mock Code Blue Training ERP
Project Lead(s): Dr. Payrastre, Dr. Yatscoff
Status: Approved
Funding: $4,500
Physician Psychological Summit
Project Lead(s): Dr. Richard Egolf
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,602

June 2018

Optimizing Breast Cancer Care
Project Lead(s): Dr. Thao Phuong Nguyen
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,000
Rapid Access In-Patient Oncology
Project Lead(s): Dr. Gaurav Bahl
Status: Approved
Funding: $24,381
Abbotsford Regional Physician Senior Executive / Administrative Team Leadership Retreat Day – additional funding request
Project Lead(s): Dr. Jenny Ko
Status: Approved
Funding: $12,354

Medical Imaging and Obstetrics Dine and Learn
Project Lead(s): Dr. Christine Nunweiler, Dr. Jennifer Kenyon
Status: Approved
Funding: $10,000
Radiology and the Emergency Department – We Should Talk!
Project Lead(s): Dr. David Melnychuk, Emergency; Dr. Christine Nunweiler, Diagnostic Radiologist and LDH.
Status: Approved
Funding: $10,000

September 2017

Abbotsford Regional Hospital Physician Utilization Summit
Project Lead(s): Dr. Davinder Dhat
Status Approved
Funding: $3,433.98
FLAG Proposal for Rapid Evaluation of Patients with Chest Xrays Concerning for Malignancy
Project Lead(s): Dr. Jenny Ko
Status: Approved
Funding: $23,250
Women in Medicine
Project Lead(s): Dr. Caroline Pon; Dr. Shivani Gupta
Status: Approved
Funding: $20,000
SIMS Group
Project Lead(s): Dr. Phil Shaw; Dr. Michael Yatscoff
Status: Approved
Funding: $20,000 x 3 (Oct, April, Dec)
ARHCC Grand Rounds
Project Lead(s): Dr. Justin Boparai, Dr. Deep Sidhu
Status: Approved
Funding: $20,000
ARHCC Project Stimulus Initiative
Project Lead(s): Dr. Fred Hsu
Status: Approved
Funding: 5,000 per department

ARHCC – Recognition of Teaching Ceremony
Project Lead(s): Dr. Holden Chow
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,000
Hospitalists and Oncologists Forum Series
Project Lead(s): Dr. Zulfiqur
Status: Approved
Funding: $6,000
ER Docs, Hospitalist, Family Doctors Engagement Event
Project Lead(s): Dr. Golf
Status: Approved
Funding: $500
SIMS Group
Project Lead(s): Dr. Shaw, Dr. Yatscoff
Status: Approved
Funding: $79,102
Health and Wellness for Palliative Physicians – Hiking and Food
Project Lead(s): Dr. Shuel
Status: Approved
Funding: $2,000

April 2017

Abbotsford Simulation Groups SIMS
Project Lead(s): Dr. Shaw, Dr. Yatscoff
Status: Approved
Funding: $20,000 + $1,500
Accelerating the Oncology Triage Process
Project Lead(s): Dr. Gaurav Bahl `
Status: Approved
Funding: $20,000 + $1,500
Abbotsford Regional Physician
Senior Executive Team Leadership Retreat Day
Project Lead(s): Dr. Jenny Ko
Status: Approved
Funding: 16,000 + 1500
Oncology Innovation and Research Collaboration
Project Lead(s): Dr. Hsu
Status: Approved
Funding: $15,100 + $1,500

Improve Management of COPD in ARHCC
Project Lead(s): Dr. Dave Williams
Status: Approved
Funding: $3,000 + $1,500
Meditation CME Workshop
Project Lead(s): Dr. Aravind Ravindran
Status: Approved
Funding: $10,000
ARHCC Physician School Outreach
Project Lead(s): Dr. Holden Chow
Status: Approved
Funding: $20,000 + $1,500