Ernie Ellis does not have an exceptional story — he has not published a book or attained national or international fame. However, he is exceptional as a shining example of someone who is using their voice to better their own community. He has come up against a number of personal hardships, but, as his nominator…
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. Coping with the end of life is often a difficult process for people and their families….
Wise words from his father inspired Chad Dickie to become a determined advocate for patient-centred care. Chad says that his father instilled in him the importance of giving back to his community and beyond. By turning that advice into real change, Chad has made a difference for dozens of health care initiatives. Chad is a…
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. What does high-quality end-of-life care look like? There is abundant evidence that having early conversations with…
This award was formally named “Getting Better”. 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. When it took three months from discovering a lump in Liz Ewart’s breast to the diagnosis of her breast…
This award was formally named “Getting Better”. 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. The nephrology team at BC Children’s Hospital provides care for the province’s youngest patients with kidney problems. The health…
Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH) had been trying for more than a decade to reduce the time it took for patients to receive diagnoses after submitting tissue samples. That’s when Carolyn Shiau led a completely different approach and engaged her team along the way. When a physician takes a biopsy or performs a surgical operation, a…
Bob Bluman has been envisioning, developing and delivering continuing professional development (CPD) for over 35 years, merging his experience as an educator, clinician and forward thinker. In leading UBC’s Division of CPD he has forged partnerships, translated scientific discoveries to the point-of-care and rejected cookie-cutter approaches to adult learning. Each year UBC CPD develops and…
When Trudy Adam lost a patient to suicide in 2015, she recognized that her team at BC Children’s Hospital’s Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatry Unit could be working more collaboratively to monitor their patients’ well-being and to manage risk. At the time, risk management was handled primarily by psychiatrists, with some opportunity for input from other members…
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