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About The Council provides system-wide leadership to efforts designed to improve the quality of health care in British Columbia. Through collaborative partnerships with health authorities, patients, and those working within the health care system, we promote and inform a provincially-coordinated, patient-centred approach to quality.
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Advance the Patient Voice Building a foundation of patient- and family-centred care is a priority within British Columbia’s health care system. To achieve this goal, we engage patients, caregivers and the public by bringing together diverse voices, ideas, experiences, expertise and evidence to improve the quality of care. Learn about our work to advance the patient voice.
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Home LTC+ Acting on Pandemic Learning Together: Six Promising Practices

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LTC+ Acting on Pandemic Learning Together: Six Promising Practices

Date: November 3, 2021
Filed under: Long-Term Care, Pandemic Response and Surge Capacity, People in the Workforce, Preparation, Presence of Essential Care Partners, Prevention, Providing Quality and Culturally Safe Care,

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute’s report Reimagining Care for Older Adults: Next Steps in COVID-19 Response in Long-Term Care and Retirement Homes identified practices in six key areas that could reduce the risk of another wave of
COVID-19 or mitigate its effects. This document offers a summary.

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Promising Practices (6)