Quality Forum 2023

June 6 – 8 | Vancouver, BC

Connect • Energize • Achieve

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Watch the Livestream

If you can’t make it to Quality Forum 2023, you’ll be able to watch sessions from the conference via livestream on our website! No registration is required – just go to BCPSQC.ca when the session you want to watch is set to begin.

We’ll be broadcasting all three plenary presentations, Health Talks, the debate and several breakout sessions as they happen. Check the schedule below and mark your calendars! All times are in PT.

Tuesday, Jun 6

Health Talks & Quality Awards Ceremony | 1800 – 2130

Health Talks is our annual evening event at the Quality Forum, where eight speakers will take to the podium to share their hopes for health care using the PechaKucha 20×20 format – showing 20 photos for 20 seconds each. It’s sure to be creative, inspiring and full of new perspectives.

The event starts with a ceremony to recognize the winners of our BC Quality Awards, which celebrate the people and projects making health care better.


Wednesday, June 7

Territorial Welcome | 0800 – 0830

Our theme this year is Connect • Energize • Achieve.

Plenary Presentation | Jim Easton | 0830 – 915

Breakout Session A | 930 – 1030

  • A5: Nothing About Me, Without Me
  • A6: Take Me Home, Discharge Road

Breakout Session B | 1100 – 1200

  • B5: Next Stop: Supporting Patients Through the System
  • B6: Mental Health Care Takes a Village

Low-Carbon, High Quality Care: A Call to Action | 1300 – 1345

Breakout Session C | 1400 – 1500

  • C5: It’s Easier Than You Think to be Green

Breakout Session D | 1530 – 1630

  • D3: Adopting Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence to Reduce Adverse Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients
  • D4: Conversation Corner: Communicating Effectively about Goals of Care

Thursday, June 8

Plenary Presentation | Cormac Russell | 0815 – 0915

Breakout Session E | 0930 – 1030

  • E4: Dying with Dignity: Innovations in End-of-Life Care
  • E5: Lifelong Learning: Indigenous Cultural Safety & Humility

Breakout Session F | 1100 – 1200

  • F5: New Technology for Old Challenges
  • F6: Our New (Virtual) Reality

Breakout Session G | 1315 – 1415

  • G8: Honouring Traditions: Indigenous-Led Approaches to Quality

Plenary Presentation | Sheri Fink | 1430 – 1530


Key Contact

qualityforum@bcpsqc.ca or 604.668.8210