Upcoming Events

VPSA provides members with opportunities to connect at its various events. Check out these events to engage with your colleagues.

November 7: 7 to 8 am – Breakfast with LeadersChief Operating Officer, Vancouver Community, and Vice President, Employee Engagement, Laura Case and Senior Medical Director, Vancouver Community, Dr. Rolando Barrios.
 
Location: Paetzold Multipurpose Room at VGH.
Breakfast included.
RSVP by November 1: vpsa.rsvp@gmail.com

November 15: noon to 1 pm – Unique Lives in MedicineDr. Joanna Mereu is a physician locum at GF Strong who has also worked with the SpiNepal initiative. This is a charitable group within the UBC Department of Orthopaedics that works closely with the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre near Kathmandu.
 
Location: GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre.
Lunch included.
RSVP by November 9: vpsa.rsvp@gmail.com

December 2: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm – Facilitating Meetings WorkshopEvery minute you spend in a meeting is time not spent with a patient, so make sure the meetings you run are productive, efficient and useful for all. This Physician Leadership Institute course from CMA’s Joule™ will teach you how to lead worthwhile meetings that engage participants. The workshop provides participants with 6.5 CPD credits and is offered at no cost to VPSA members.
 
Location: Paetzold Multipurpose Room at VGH.
Breakfast and lunch included.
Register by November 21: vpsa.rsvp@gmail.com

December 5: 7 to 8 am – Breakfast with LeadersAssociate Senior Medical Director, Vancouver, Acute, Dr. Marcel Dvorak. Come and hear about Marcel’s journey from spine surgeon to executive MBA and Associate Senior Medical Director at Vancouver Acute. What challenges and opportunities does he face in his role? What is his perspective on successful physician engagement?
 
Location: Rennie Family Board Room, Acute Access Centre at VGH.
Breakfast included.
RSVP by November 30: vpsa.rsvp@gmail.com

December 17: 5:30 to 7 pm - VMDAS Quarterly Meeting and VPSA AGM
Location: Round Room, Sassafras Cafeteria at VGH.
Dinner included.
RSVP by December 12: Frances.Perry@vch.ca

January 17: noon to 1 pm – Unique Lives in MedicineFamily physician Dr. Dan Ezekiel will share tales from his adventures in Antarctica.
 
Location: Paetzold Multipurpose Room at VGH.
Lunch included.
RSVP by January 11: vpsa.rsvp@gmail.com

January 31: 5:30 to 7 pm – 2019 VCH Medical Staff of Honour InducteesJanuary 31: 5:30 to 7 pm – 2019 VCH Medical Staff of Honour Inductees We recognize physicians who have provided exceptional leadership and clinical and academic service that has profoundly benefited the residents of British Columbia.
 
By invitation only.

 

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