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Healthier You
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2015
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surgical centre
The new Interior Heart & Surgical Centre (IHSC)
opened to patients on September 28, at Kelowna
General Hospital.
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Here are some tips on how you can tell if you or your child has
a cold or influenza (the flu).
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New signs remind patients, visitors, and staff that Interior Health
buildings and grounds are completely smoke-free.
Flu shots are safe, effective and free for those at high risk
of getting the flu.
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Training tomorrow’s family doctors,
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Nutrition combined with exercise is a powerful way to bolster
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If you are planning a holiday celebration, be sure to include
healthy food and healthy activities.
Recruiting doctors to live and work in communities –
particularly in rural areas – has long been a challenge. But
family doctors are increasingly being trained right here in
our backyard.
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Not only is Vitamin D important for healthy bones and teeth, but
research suggests it may also play a role in reducing the risk of
many chronic diseases.
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WELCOMEmessage
Greetings from
Interior Health
Healthier You
Volume 1, Issue 1 – Fall 2015
On behalf of Interior Health and its Board
of Directors, welcome to the inaugural issue
of Healthier You.
published by:
These are exciting days for health care
and we are pleased to share some of the
highlights in this new magazine, which is
produced in partnership with Glacier Media
and distributed throughout our region.
By Erwin Malzer,
Interior Health Board Chair
Where can you find Healthier You?
Look for Healthier You
in our Interior Health
facilities, as well as
doctors’ offices, walkin clinics, pharmacies
and other community
settings throughout
the Central and South
Interior. We are
committed to sharing
stories and insight into
health-related issues
that matter to you.
With the launch of this publication our aim
is to include helpful information about the
complex health issues that matter to you, as
well as inspiring stories about our staff and
patients. For example, in this issue you will
find useful health information on how to
combat cold and flu season and stay healthy
over the holidays.
We have also included a feature about the
new $381 million Interior Heart and Surgical
Centre, which opened this September. We
are absolutely thrilled to have a facility of
this calibre to serve patients from every
corner of Interior Health. Centrally located
in Kelowna, this state-of-the-art integrated
critical care facility, supported by a full range
of clinical supports, offers the highest level of
medical care ever seen in the Interior.
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If you are one of many people in the
province wishing we could train more of
our own doctors, you’ll be interested to read
about the University of British Columbia’s
training programs for family physicians,
based here in the Interior.
Ellyn Schriber
Newsmedia Features Manager BC
[email protected]
There is no question that health care is
important to each of us, whether we are
staying healthy, living with illness, getting
better, or coping with end-of-life issues. At
Interior Health, our mission is to promote
healthy lifestyles and provide quality health
services in a timely, caring, and efficient
manner – for all residents of the Central and
Southern Interior, at all stages of life.
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Protect our air
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our
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New signs remind patients, visitors, and staff that Interior Health
buildings and grounds are completely smoke-free. Some of the
signs feature actual patients, Ian and Sandra, who volunteered to
be on the signs because clean air is essential to their health and
recovery. Their powerful stories demonstrate why providing a
smoke-free environment is an important part of health care.
Ian Scoular lives with emphysema
and Hepatitis C, yet he still goes
out of his way to help other people.
That’s one reason why you will spot
his face on the smoke-free posters
around Interior Health facilities.
“It’s good to put myself out there so
people can see who they need to protect,” he
explains.
Ian knows first-hand the problems cigarette
smoke cause for people with compromised
lungs. He was diagnosed with emphysema in
2006 after suffering with pneumonia for six
months.
“People also don’t realize how things
like second-hand smoke will bother your
condition. We already struggle with pollution
and car exhaust every day.”
Despite his debilitating illness, Ian tries to
keep up his activity level. He bowls once a
week with friends he met through Interior
Health’s Breathe On lung health program
and he attends two churches, both of which
have helped him find peace.
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Sitting in the small mobile home unit where
he lives, he points to a dragon tattoo on
his arm, noting it as the cause of his other
health battle. Twenty-five years ago, he got
the tattoo from a man who ran his business
out of a home. Around the same time Ian
was diagnosed with emphysema, he learned
he also had Hep C, likely caused by unsterile
tattoo equipment.
He’s optimistic he will be eligible for new
treatment to beat the deadly liver disease. It’s
the same optimism you see in Ian’s face on
the smoke-free posters as he asks anyone who
might light up a cigarette or cigar on Interior
Health grounds to think again and help him
breathe clean air.
Five years ago, Sandra Philibert led an
active, energetic life. She worked full time,
she went roller blading, she walked, and she
was an involved grandma to a little girl.
Then Sandra was diagnosed with interstitial
lung disease and today her face is on Interior
Health’s Smoke-Free poster, appealing for
people to help her breathe by keeping her
air clean.
Her health condition has so keenly brought home to her the
need to keep the air – particularly around health facilities –
smoke-free that despite severe anxiety, she volunteered to be the
face of patients who rely on the goodwill of others to breathe
more easily.
Mentally, it’s difficult to adjust to chronic poor health and then
the depression kicks in, she adds. It’s easier to cope when you are
not struggling to breathe.
“That’s why I wanted to be on the poster. Second-hand smoke
is so tough for any of us to handle.”
“People also don’t realize how
things like second-hand smoke
will bother your condition. We
already struggle with pollution
and car exhaust every day.”
Sandra Philibert and Ian Scoular are
helping to remind everyone that all IH
property is smoke-free.
– Ian Scoular
In early 2014, Sandra spent five weeks in Royal Inland Hospital
in Kamloops and St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver fighting for
her life after she went into respiratory failure.
“When I emerged from hospital, it felt like I started a different
life. I was always so healthy. I was involved in the Parents
Advisory Committees at my kids’ schools for 22 years. I was
always out and about.
“Now my lungs are very, very sensitive. I don’t like to be out
of my house. I feel secure here. Even odors like perfume or
deodorant can put me in bed for two days.”
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powerful way
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A strong immune system is the body’s
best defense against colds and flu,
and good nutrition is key to building
your body’s defenses. Use these tips
from Interior Health’s Public Health
Dietitians to help fight common bugs
by filling your diet with healthy foods:
Load up on fruits and vegetables. They
contain powerful antioxidants, vitamins and
minerals, which will build up your immune
system to help fight off illness. Choose brightly
colored or dark green fruits and veggies for
the most antioxidants. Aim for seven to eight
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stress can disrupt this healthy balance of
“friendly” versus “bad” bacteria, leaving us
more vulnerable to sickness. You can help
restore healthy digestive flora by eating foods
that naturally contain good bacteria and/or by
taking a probiotic supplement. Probiotics can
be found naturally in fermented foods such as
yogurt, buttermilk, miso, tempeh, and fresh
sauerkraut.
Vitamin D is also thought to play an
important role in strengthening the immune
system. Health Canada recommends 400-800
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Of course nutrition is only part of the
solution. Exercise is also a powerful way to
bolster your immune system. Among the many
benefits of exercise is stress reduction. Stress
takes a significant toll on our immune system
so it’s important to take time for yourself. Get
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healthy holiday
Celebrations
The holidays
are around
the corner,
and so are
celebrations
with friends,
family and
coworkers. But
all that eating
and drinking
can take a toll.
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If you are planning a holiday celebration,
be sure to include healthy food and
healthy activities. These ideas from
Interior Health’s Public Health Dietitians
can help make your holiday celebrations
both healthy and fun:
Christmas sandwiches:
Cut sandwiches in the shape of gingerbread men, snowmen,
and bells (try soft fillings like salmon, egg salad, or peanut
butter and jam spread thinly). Don’t forget to ask if guests have
allergies.
Snowman pizza:
Use whole wheat English muffins or pitas as the pizza crust.
Top with tomato sauce and shredded cheese. Arrange two or
three pizzas to resemble a snowman. Decorate with chopped
vegetables, pineapple, ham, cooked chicken, and black beans.
Rice pudding:
This is a traditional Christmas Eve dessert
in Sweden.
Vegetable Christmas tree:
Arrange broccoli florets on a platter in the
shape of a Christmas tree. Decorate with
cherry tomatoes and red and yellow peppers.
Fruit punch:
Skip the soda. Mix together your favourite
100 per cent fruit juices and add sliced
strawberries and kiwi. For some fizz add
carbonated water.
Apple tea:
Add apple slices, cinnamon, nutmeg or
cloves, and vanilla to warm water. Steep for
five minutes, strain and enjoy.
Plan celebrations to include a variety of
activities, games, and crafts for all to enjoy,
so eating, drinking, and time on the couch
are not the only activities. For example,
bundle up and have a sledding party, sing
Christmas carols, or take a walk around the
neighbourhood to look at all the lights.
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What began as a long-term project to
bring full cardiac surgery services to the
Interior of B.C. for the first time in history,
is now a state-of-the-art integrated care
and surgical facility. The new Interior
Heart & Surgical Centre (IHSC) opened to
patients on September 28,
at Kelowna General Hospital.
A key component of the IHSC is the cardiac surgery program
– the first such program outside of Victoria and the Lower
Mainland – which decreases the need for patients to travel long
distances away from family and friends to receive life-saving
care. Although it is now housed within the new facility the
program originally began in 2012 at KGH and has benefitted
more than 1,500 patients from every corner of the region. For
example, more than 600 patients a year have open heart surgery
in Kelowna – patients that previously would have had to travel
outside of the Interior.
(above) The new Interior Heart & Surgical
Centre (IHSC) at Kelowna General Hospital.
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In addition to cardiac surgery,
the centre provides: urology;
vascular; thoracic; gynecology;
ear, nose and throat; orthopedics
and orthopedics trauma;
plastics; neurology; and other
general surgeries. There is also
a highly specialized hybrid
operating room equipped with
an advanced medical imaging
device that enables minimally
invasive surgery, which is less
traumatic for patients.
Also located in the IHSC are
new pre- and post-operative,
day surgery, and post-anesthetic
recovery bays, and a cardiac
surgery intensive care unit.
On the third floor, a brand new
medical device reprocessing
(MDR) department is bathed
in natural light, delivered
through large windows and
skylights. MDR is where the
decontamination, inspection,
maintenance, assembly,
disinfection and sterilization,
and storage of reusable
instrumentation and patient
care equipment happen. This
important work is completed by
specially trained staff.
A new maternity unit, located
on the top floor of the IHSC,
opens in spring 2016. The
new maternity unit replaces
the hospital’s existing labour
and delivery unit and features
expanded private and semiprivate spaces, and an upgraded
neonatal intensive care unit. It
will also have its own dedicated
C-section operating room.
Dr. Guy Fradet, medical director of the
Interior Health Cardiac Surgery Program,
performs heart surgery.
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“I was on call on the second
day the IHSC was open and
had to perform two emergency
surgeries that evening,” said
Dr. Mike MacLeod, head of
general surgery at KGH. “I
was pleased to see how well
the staff was adapting to their
new surroundings, and I was
proud to be in the new IHSC.
The patients seemed reassured
by the attentive staff, and
the state-of-the-art facility.
Everything went so well.”
– Dr. Mike MacLeod
Dr. Mike MacLeod, head of
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“I am so proud of our project team for their years of
dedication and hard work on the new surgical centre,” says
Norma Malanowich, chief project officer and corporate
director capital planning at Interior Health, who is
overseeing the IHSC project. “It takes an incredibly multitalented team of professionals to complete a project of
this size.”
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The days continue
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We need calcium to build strong, healthy bones
and our bodies need vitamin D to absorb calcium.
Not only is Vitamin D important for healthy bones
and teeth, but research suggests it may also play a
role in reducing the risk of many chronic diseases.
Before taking vitamin
D supplements, consult
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our skin from cancer-causing sun rays. Protecting
our skin is important, but it does make it more
difficult for our skin to make enough vitamin D.
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when the sun is low in the sky, we don’t make
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Cold and flu
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It’s the time of year when sneezing,
coughing, and runny noses become more
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can tell if you or your child has a cold or
influenza (the flu).
A cold is usually a milder illness than
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influenza can make you feel ill for a few
days to weeks.
Influenza is also more serious and can cause other
health problems, like pneumonia. Visit HealthLink
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Influenza spreads easily from person to person
through coughing, sneezing, or having face-to-face
contact. The virus can also spread when a person
touches tiny droplets from a cough or a sneeze on
another person or object and then touches their own
eyes, mouth or nose before washing their hands.
An infected person can spread the influenza virus
even before feeling sick. An adult can pass along the
virus from about one day before, to five days after
symptoms start. Young children may be able to spread
the virus for a longer period of time.
Prevention is the best medicine. Here are a few tips to
help you and your family stay healthy:
et a flu shot! When everyone in your family (above
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six months of age) gets the flu shot, it helps protect
those who are too young to get vaccinated or have
compromised immune systems. Flu shots are free for
many people including young children (6-59 months)
and their families.
ash your hands, wash your hands, and wash your
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hands! Especially after coughing, sneezing or wiping
your nose, your child’s nose, or being in contact with
someone who is ill.
ough or sneeze into your elbow or a tissue and teach
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children to do so too.
S tay home if you are sick. If your children are sick with
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eep babies away from people who have a cold or flu
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whenever possible.
void sharing toys that kids place in their mouths until
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the toys have been cleaned, and avoid sharing cups,
utensils, or towels until they have been washed.
For more information on the flu vaccine
and to find a free flu clinic near you, visit
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give it
a shot!
Importance
of flu shot
Public Health staff are
gearing up for seasonal flu
clinics across the region.
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Elinor and Wilson Smith, along with their mother
Sydney Folk, will be getting their annual flu shots this
fall. Families with young children are among those
for whom the vaccine is free.
The leaves are changing colours, a signal for Penticton resident and busy
mother Sydney Folk to plan to get the influenza vaccine for herself and her
family this season.
She first received the vaccine when she was pregnant with her first child five
years ago. Since then, the shot has become an annual tradition for her and her
two young children.
“I think it’s important because I have a lot of people in my life who are
immunosuppressed and it’s important to me to keep them as healthy as
possible. It’s especially important over the holidays when there is lots of travel
and visits. I’d hate to miss out on family time because of the flu,” Sydney says.
“Plus, practically speaking, I can’t afford to get sick and miss work.”
All forms of influenza, or ‘the flu’, are highly contagious. Influenza is also the
leading cause of preventable death due to infectious disease in Canada – each
year about 3,500 Canadians die from influenza complications. Seniors, infants
under two, and people with chronic illness are most at risk.
Those who are not eligible for the free seasonal flu shot may still get
vaccinated at many pharmacies, private travel clinics, doctor’s offices or walkin clinics for a fee. Also, check with your employer to see if vaccines are being
offered at your workplace.
Individuals are required to have either had a flu shot or wear a mask when
visiting patients during the flu season (from the beginning of December to the
end of March). By following this policy, you will help protect your loved ones
– the people you are visiting – from getting a potentially serious illness.
To find a flu clinic near you, visit the Flu Locator at www.immunizebc.ca,
or contact your local Public Health Centre. To learn more about this year’s
influenza vaccine, visit www.interiorhealth.ca.
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season and their household
contacts.
• Visitors to hospitals, health
centres, and residential care
facilities.
• People who work with live
poultry.
• Health-care and other care
providers in facilities and
community settings who are
capable of transmitting influenza
disease to those at high risk of
influenza complications.
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or service in potential outbreak
settings housing high risk
persons (e.g., crew on ships).
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community services (first
responders, corrections workers.)
• Inmates of provincial correctional
institutions.
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Training
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Recruiting doctors
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communities – particularly
in rural areas – has long
been a challenge. But family
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being trained right here
in our backyard.
The University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine’s Rural
Training Program, originally launched in 1982, prepares doctors who
have completed medical school and are interested in working in nonurban communities. There are now 18 sites in communities across the
province, training tomorrow’s family doctors.
This year the Kootenay Boundary Family Medicine Residency Program
began training residents across several communities including Trail,
Nelson, Grand Forks, Nakusp, Fruitvale , Salmo and Castlegar.
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(above) Kamloops Family
Practice Residency
Program participant
Dr. Harpreet Ghuman checks
on a young patient.
photo credit: Laurel
Thompson.
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This year UBC’s Family Medicine Residency Program began training
medical residents throughout the Kootenay Boundary region.
“They will have a truly genuine rural medical training
experience as part of one of the two most remote sites in the
Province, the other being in Fort St. John. Residents will have
the opportunity to train in a regional referral hospital in Trail,
and in smaller community hospitals in Nelson, Grand Forks
and Nakusp,” says Kootenay Boundary Family Practice Program
Site Director Dr. Cheryl Hume. “They will be trained by
experienced and very competent rural physicians and the hope
is that by exposure to the rewards of living in and practicing
medicine in remote rural areas, they too will one day consider
rural practice.”
In addition, the UBC Family Practice Residency Program
opened in Kamloops in 2014. Although not specifically for rural
practice, training in Kamloops opens up options for physicians
who may not otherwise consider working outside of major
urban centres.
“It’s important to train doctors throughout the province,” says
Dr. Selena Lawrie, site director of the family medicine residency
program in Kamloops. “The residency program not only helps
meet the needs of under-resourced communities, but sites such as
Kamloops provide an ideal training ground for young doctors.”
The city’s professional medical community exposes residents
to diverse clinical settings and a wide variety of patient
experiences over the course of their residency.
“One of the beautiful things about training in a community
like Kamloops is that, unlike in some large urban centres, many
doctors still do everything. They still provide obstetrics, palliative
care, hospital care, and we have a regional hospital with a busy
trauma centre. It’s great for training residents who are really
looking to experience the full scope of practice in a mid-size
setting,” says Dr. Lawrie.
a resident in Kamloops. “The incredible thing about Kamloops
is that it has both amenities and assets of a larger city with the
charm and friendliness of a small town. I’ve also felt incredibly
spoiled having Sun Peaks just 45 minutes away for skiing and
some of the best mountain bike trails out there to explore!”
To date, more than 200 residents have graduated from the
Rural Training Program, 70 per cent of whom are practicing in
rural communities in B.C., Canada, and even internationally.
Next July, the Kamloops site will join those sites training
International Medical Graduates. These are doctors who have
completed medical school outside of Canada and the U.S., who
will sign return of practice contracts, increasing odds that they
will continue to practice in the Interior.
“It gives our Interior Health communities a buzz. Prior to our
residency, many people didn’t know about Kamloops or the
Okanagan, or the smaller communities in the Kootenays. Now,
the new young doctors of tomorrow are given the opportunity
to learn about these communities and develop contacts here.”
“Our hope is that people will come to our community and
choose to stay. Some of the residents come from across Canada,
so they may or may not stay. However, many of them have roots
here in the Interior. By giving them an opportunity to complete
their training here, we allow those roots to deepen,” adds Dr.
Lawrie.
Residents are linked with a primary preceptor and may
work in the hospital, a health centre, an office, in remote
communities or in more urban settings. They may be in
residential care or work with home-care clients and staff.
Kamloops currently has six doctors completing their final
training. The program will soon expand to include eight
doctors.
“The medical community here in Kamloops has been
overwhelmingly positive and welcoming,” says Dr. Lawrie. “It
is truly a win-win for the community and these residents who
want to do full scope family practice. They are excited to be here
and we are excited to have them.”
“I could not have imagined a better start to a brand new
program… We have had both patients and preceptors welcome
us whole heartedly,” says Dr. Harpreet Ghuman who is currently
“It’s very interesting and it’s a real privilege to be a rural
doctor,” says Dr. Hume. “It’s a demanding job and it takes
someone who has an adventurous spirit.”
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