Date Published: March 26th, 2019
Shelly & Gene have been operating Oliver-based Covert Farms since 2004 and they received a BC/Yukon Outstanding Young Farmer award for their work in 2010. Recently they turned their attention to organic winemaking….
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Occupational therapist Valerie Pagdin shares the story of her most difficult client and the importance of listening and building partnerships in health care (and in farming).
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Colin Easton, creator of “The Stranger Project,” talks about living with (not suffering from) depression, and his hope that we take the time to truly listen to and connect with others.
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Inventor Barbara Alink wanted to help people with mobility issues stay physically active and socially engaged in their communities, by creating a new vehicle for social change.
Date Published: March 23rd, 2018
Candy Tran is a nursing student at BCIT, and shares her experience with mentorship and relationships that have nurtured her as a future health care provider. Her hope for health care is that professionals will take the time to support students to grow, achieve excellence, and discover their capacity as…
Date Published: March 26th, 2019
Jeff is driven by his passion for cultural humility and belief in culture change through compassion and inclusion. Much of his time as a family physician has been spent working in partnership with First Nations communities and he provides care as a member of the health and wellness teams in…
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Physician Ray Markham illuminates the global connections in health care, through his work breaking down silos and building medical capacity in Zimbabwe, the second poorest country in the world.
Date Published: March 26th, 2019
Lauren navigated BC’s health care system first as a transgender youth and now as a transgender adult. She hopes that by speaking about her experiences and discussing her hopes and dreams for trans health care in BC that physicians will advocate for change.
Date Published: December 31st, 2018
Are providers treating their patients as whole and complete, or like broken machinery? Kasim Al-Mashat shares his story of healing with the help of laughter and mindfulness.
Date Published: March 5th, 2019
This session featured three different presentations: Safety Passport: Promoting Patient Safety for Health Care Providers Improving Patient Safety Reporting in Pre-Hospital Care Safety Learning System: Learning from Every Death…
Date Published: March 26th, 2019
Nadine currently resides in Prince George, where she provides surgical oncology care for those that call rural and remote Canada home. Her work involves a variety of audiences and knowledge users including governments, provincial health authorities, national medical organizations, health research funding bodies, and several universities to achieve identified and…
Date Published: March 5th, 2019
This session featured three different presentations: Humanizing the Hospital Front Entrance Experience Through Co-Design Collaborative Development of a Primary Care Network in Burnaby, British Columbia Simulation-Based Mock-Up Evaluation of a Universal Operating Room…
Date Published: March 26th, 2019
The care that Pauline received for a ruptured appendix when she was six years old inspired her to become a nurse, and now it continues to push her to improve care experiences for her patients. Recently this has included organizing and performing in magic shows which have raised over $20,000…
Date Published: March 5th, 2019
This session featured three different presentations: Building a Nation Supporting Indigenous Voices in Health Care Improvement: Guided by Indigenous Advisors The Fraser-Salish Cultural Safety Initiative…
Date Published: June 12th, 2020
Four great speakers argued for and against this important – and divided – motion related to improving the quality of care in BC’s health system!…
Date Published: March 5th, 2019
This session featured three different presentations: Enhancing Early Diagnosis & Culturally Sensitive Support & Care of Dementia Frail Elderly Preoperative Assessment Clinic: From an Idea to Reality #UnitGoals: Building a Dementia-Friendly Culture in Hospital…
Date Published: March 26th, 2019
Jeff has worked in Penticton since 1990 as a full-service general practitioner and recently began speaking to groups throughout the province about alcohol use disorder and how people with this disorder can be cared for differently.
