Announcing the 2019 Quality Award Winners & Runners-Up!

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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.
Improve Care We lead and support work that aims to improve quality of care in numerous clinical areas. Access tools and supports to drive and sustain improvements, including collaboratives and communities of practice.
Sharpen Your Skills From one-hour webinars and one-day workshops to intensive professional development programs, we offer a range of learning opportunities for a wide variety of audiences. Find out how you can build your skills and knowledge to advance quality of care with our upcoming learning opportunities!
Improve Culture Culture influences how we work together as a team in health care: our dedication to safety, how we communicate and, ultimately, how well we care for patients. Learn how we are working with health care partners and patients to improve culture and care and why this work is so important!
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.
Resources We collect and share resources for improving quality of health care in British Columbia. Access our collection of innovative tools and up-to-date information.
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BCPSQC Program Sub-Topic: QF Plenaries

A Quality Debate: Does Accountability Hinder Improvement?

Date Published: January 3rd, 2019

Lakshman Swamy: Joy and Burnout on the Front Lines

Date Published: January 3rd, 2019

Jim Easton: Change to Secure Our Health Care Systems for the Next Generation

Date Published: January 3rd, 2019

Cheryl Mitchell: Creating a Culture Where Ideas Grow

Date Published: January 3rd, 2019

A Quality Debate: Do We Need Discipline or Innovation to Achieve Improvement?

Date Published: December 31st, 2018

A Quality Debate: Is Technology Putting the Art of Medicine at Risk?

Date Published: March 26th, 2018

Camila Lajolo: Tales from the Field – What Disasters Can Teach Us About Resilience

Date Published: March 23rd, 2018

Michael West: Compassionate & Collective Leadership for High Quality Health Care

Date Published: March 23rd, 2018

Tim Omer: Empowered Citizen “Health Hackers” – We Are Not Waiting!

Date Published: March 23rd, 2018

David Matear: Health Care Response in the Fort McMurray Wildfires – Managing the Beast

Date Published: March 21st, 2018

Lisa Schilling: Accelerating Learning & Spread

Date Published: March 21st, 2018

Tiffany Christensen: Partnering with Patients – A Bed’s Eye View

Date Published: March 21st, 2018