New Companion Guide and Pamphlet How do we know when we’ve achieved cultural safety? When both sides leave feeling content. This is one answer shared as we met with Indigenous patient partners during a recent project to develop resources about culturally safe patient engagement. It was co-created with Indigenous patient partners based on conversations at…
Every $1 invested into our organization to lead this work resulted in $112.50 in savings to the health care system. Date October 21, 2021 Topics Council Updates, Sepsis Share this page Vancouver, BC – A study recently released in the medical journal Critical Care Medicine estimates that BC’s health care system prevented 1,153 people from acquiring sepsis in hospital or…
Vancouver Coastal Health’s Virtual Health Team adapted the Matrix into a yes/no checklist that’s used to highlight the dimensions of quality that are impacted by the introduction of virtual health.
12,000+ votes were cast to determine the best improvement tools, methods and methodologies Date September 17, 2021 Topics Partners Share this page With over 12,000 votes on 16 polls from people in 31 countries, the health care improvement community on Twitter recently decided the bronze, silver and gold medalists in this year’s Improvement Method Olympics. Read…
September 13 is World Sepsis Day Date August 31, 2021 Topics Sepsis Share this page World Sepsis Day is a global call to action for increasing public awareness and knowledge of sepsis in an effort to reduce the morbidity and mortality associated with the condition. It’s a show of support and solidarity with those who’ve lost…
Nick joined our Analytics & Strategic Initiatives team as a Health Data Analyst for his co-op program this summer. Date August 24, 2021 Topics Council Updates Share this page Nick To is a health information science student at the University of Victoria. He joined our Analytics & Strategic Initiatives team as a Health Data Analyst for his…
We’re excited to introduce you to two new team members who are joining us through our new Clinician Fellowship in Health Care Quality program! Mike Bergunder, a Métis emergency physician, joins us having completed a residency in rural family medicine through the University of Alberta, and a fellowship in emergency medicine through UBC. He’s currently working as…
“What Matters to You?” in action at Royal Inland Hospital Kidney Clinic Date June 8, 2021 Topics Partners, Patient Engagement Share this page International “What Matters to You?” Day is a chance for honest, open conversations between patients and care providers. At the kidney clinic at Kamloops’ Royal Inland Hospital, Lianne Berst and her team are…
Asking “What Matters to You?” to Improve Physician Quality Date June 8, 2021 Topics Partners, Patient Engagement Share this page The Measurement System for Physician Quality Improvement aims to make data accessible to support both physician quality improvement and health system planning decisions. Ultimately, the goal is improving the experience of care for patients. The involvement…
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We specifically acknowledge and express our gratitude to the keepers of the lands of the ancestral and unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations, where our main office is located.
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