Winners & Runners-Up
Here are the incredible honourees of our BC Quality Awards over the years. While there are so many projects working to improve BC health care quality, the winners and runners-up are exemplary of the dedication, leadership and passion the drives health care improvement. The achievements of these individuals and teams have touched thousands, making a significant impact in the lives of the patients and families of BC.
Click on the links below to read full profiles of the winners and runners-up!
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Getting to the Right Place: Implementation of Triage and Transportation Guidelines in Fraser Health
BC Emergency Health Services, Trauma Services BC
Improving Support for Families Experiencing Perinatal Loss
Population and Global Health | BC Women's Hospital + Health Centre
Michelle Peltier
Patient and Family Engagement Advisor | BC Women's Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
A Collaborative Approach to Improving Medication Safety in Acute Care
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
Betty Murray
Patient & Family Partner, Providence Health Care, & Patient Partner, Patient Voices Network
Bruce Forster
Professor & Head, Department of Radiology, & Academic Director, Office of Education Innovation, UBC Faculty of Medicine
Investigating Over-Infusion Pumps to Keep Patients Safe
Vancouver Coastal Health & Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering
Bob Bluman
Executive Medical Director, Continuing Professional Development, University of British Columbia
Derek Smith
Facilities Maintenance Generalist, Honeywell at North Island Hospital, Comox Valley Campus
Garry Knoll
Family Physician; President, Board Chair and Physician Lead, Prince George Division of Family Practice
Child & Youth Mental Health and Substance Use (CYMHSU) Collaborative
Shared Care Committee (Doctors of BC & Ministry of Health)
Elizabeth Brodkin
Executive Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Control, and Medical Health Officer, Fraser Health
Cheryl Ward
Interim Director, Indigenous Health & Provincial Lead, San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training, Provincial Health Services Authority
Gina MacKenzie
Provincial Director of Clinical Operations, Psychosocial Oncology Practice Leader, Counselling and Psychiatry Services, BC Cancer Agency
Guy Fradet & Carol Laberge
Medical Director & Cardiac Surgeon, Cardiac Services and Program Director, Cardiac Services, Kelowna General Hospital
Michelle Dungo-Sales
Respiratory Therapist, Core Wards & Bronchoscopy, St. Paul’s and Mount Saint Joseph Hospitals
Mobile Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing for Aboriginal Communities
Tuberculosis Services for Aboriginal Communities, BC Centre for Disease Control, & First Nations Health Authority
Rapid Access to Consultative Expertise
Providence Health Care, Shared Care Committee, & Vancouver Coastal Health
Releasing Time to Care at Squamish General Hospital & Richmond Hospital
Squamish General Hospital & Richmond Hospital
Transitioning Patients To and From the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver General Hospital
BC Cancer Agency & Vancouver General Hospital
Emergency & Health Services Commission’s Clinical Education Development Team
Emergency & Health Services Commission
A Changing Culture
Emergency Department, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority
A Walk In Crisis Counselling Team
Vancouver Island Health Authority, Nanaimo Walk-in Crisis Counselling Clinic
Andrew Penn
Director of the Stroke Rapid Assessment Unit (SRAU) Victoria General Hospital, Vancouver Island Health Authority
BC Mental Health and Addictions START Program
Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, FPSC – BC Mental Health & Addictions Services, Provincial Health Services Authority
BC Provincial Renal Medication Reconciliation for all Dialysis Patients in BC
BC Provincial Renal Agency
Admission Medication Reconciliation Program (Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospital): Vancouver Island Health Authority
Royal Jubilee and Victoria General Hospital
B.C. IHC Quality Assurance Program For Breast Cancer Biomarker Assessment: Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority