This award was formally named “Coping with End of Life”. Our Excellence in Quality category names changed in 2020 to reflect the updates to our BC Health Quality Matrix. Visit our Categories and Criteria page to find out more. In 2011, staff at the Hawthorne Seniors Care Home formed a team to enhance end-of-life care,…
Cancer patients are at risk of significant mental health issues, including depression and suicidal thoughts. Through her work at the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA), Gina has made significant contributions to improving the care of patients across the province in regard to their mental health needs, ensuring that those in distress receive the counselling and support…
Morbidity and Mortality (M&M) Rounds are an excellent platform for clinicians to review colleagues’ cases and learn from their experiences. But to be effective, they require engagement, thoughtful case selection, and a plan for disseminating the learning outcomes. In 2006, M&M Rounds at the Providence Health Care Heart Centre were held up to twice a…
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We would like to acknowledge that we are living and working with humility and respect on the traditional territories of the First Nations peoples of British Columbia.
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.
We also recognize Métis people and Métis Chartered Communities, as well as the Inuit and urban Indigenous peoples living across the province on various traditional territories.