Fraser Health physicians honored

Issue: BCMJ, vol. 59, No. 9, November 2017, Page 472 News

Each year, Fraser Health recognizes employees, physicians, and volunteers who go above and beyond to improve patient care and services in local communities with their Above & Beyond Awards.

Each year, Fraser Health recognizes employees, physicians, and volunteers who go above and beyond to improve patient care and services in local communities with their Above & Beyond Awards.

This year, Fraser Health celebrated several individuals and teams. Among the winners were two individual physicians at sites across Fraser Health:
• Dr Richard Merchant, an anesthesiologist at Royal Columbian Hospital, won for his pioneering work in the development of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocol.
• Dr John Hwang, National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Champion at Royal Columbian Hospital, won for fostering a patient-participation approach to improving postsurgical outcomes that has seen results.

Three teams recognized with awards also included physicians:
• Drs Joan Fujiwara, Anthony Oshun, Christine Lammerse, Marietta Van Den Berg, and Hemlata Joshi were recognized as members of the Fraser Health Eating Disorders Programs team at the North Delta Mental Health Office. This team joined together to improve client outcomes through an innovative family therapy approach.
• Drs Grace Park and Amir Behboudi were members of the Right Care, Right Place team, a partnership between Fraser Health, Doctors of BC, and the White Rock/South Surrey Division of Family Practice. Members joined forces to reduce unwise patient uses of the Peace Arch Hospital Emergency Department.
• Drs Heywood Choi, Laura Stewart, and Kenneth Anquist were members of the Pediatric Diabetes Transition team at Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. Together they developed a new model to successfully transition older youth to adult diabetes care.

In addition, Doctors of BC’s own Clare O’Callaghan, communications manager, was recognized for her collaboration with the Right Care, Right Place team.

To read more about all of the award recipients, visit http://news.fraserhealth.ca/News/September-2017/Announcing-the-2017-Above-and-Beyond-Award-recipie.aspx.

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