Advance Care Planning in Long Term Care
I started working with Advance Care Planning (ACP) about a year and a half ago. While my position includes promoting ACP, I’m also a nurse consultant with the palliative care team, which means I mee...
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The Boon Docs excuses
About the Boon Docs The Boon Docs is a comic about practicing medicine in a small town. It’s about raising chickens and having sheep instead of a lawnmower. It’s about being nice to you...
“Urine good hands with us!”, say Robson Valley medical technologists
Technologists from McBride Hospital and Valemount Health Centre recently worked together to prepare for accreditation. They also took a minute to create some fun signage to mark National Medical Labor...
Public dental health: A career that makes a difference
I’ve been working in dental prevention since I was 16 and I was extremely fortunate that my career found me. One of my childhood Girl Guide leaders worked at a dental office and called my mother to ...
I came for… I stayed because… with Robyn Turner
I’ve recently noticed that many of the conversations I’ve had with multiple Northern Health staff have uncovered a common theme! These staff members were anticipating coming to the North for a sho...
Prince Rupert radiologist Dr. Giles Stevenson presented with prestigious award
The Canadian Association of Radiology has presented Prince Rupert radiologist Dr. Giles Stevenson with the Distinguished Career Award, an award that honours individuals who have made significant contr...
