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Our Vision is High-Quality & Sustainable Health Care, Every Day, Every Time, for Everyone in BC. Collection notice: https://hqbc.ca/smcn

Our work leads to better health care for British Columbians. Using evidence-informed strategies, we advance person- and family-centred care, shift culture and improve clinical practice to support high-quality care for every person in our province. Collection notice: http://ow.ly/nUPY50BifZV

03/12/2026

Join us for one, two or all three webinars and hear from speakers from BC Emergency Health Services, Island Health, NOHS - North Okanagan Hospice Society, Northern Health, Provincial Health Services Authority - PHSA and Vancouver Coastal Health.

This three-part BC Quality Awards Webinar Series features the teams behind BC’s 16th Annual Quality Award-winning initiatives, sharing improvement work from community, clinical and hospital settings across BC.

Learn more and register here: https://hqbc.ca/4tQtd2K

03/11/2026

New perspectives can lead to better results.

The Interactive TRIZ activity from ATTIC helps teams explore, through role-play, how behaviours, communication and team dynamics shape outcomes, then work together to imagine a more reliable, safe and effective system in their own setting.

Find this activity and more on ATTIC: https://hqbc.ca/4bj2KlB

03/09/2026

Sharing Concerns: Principles to Guide the Development of an Indigenous Patient Feedback Process identifies nine core principles that lay the foundation for a safe, accessible and meaningful process for Indigenous patients and families to share their experiences and feedback in BC’s health system.

Together, these principles support processes that are culturally safe, accessible and responsive.

Explore the principles and download the full guide: https://hqbc.ca/4m3E0RH

03/05/2026

We recently brought together more than 100 people from across BC to explore hospital-associated deconditioning and frailty and its impact on older adults. The conversations were honest, insightful and grounded in lived experience across the system, guided by the powerful question "What Matters to You?".

Our Rapid Insight Report captures what we learned, including how quickly deconditioning can begin in hospital, what matters most to patients and care teams, and where there are opportunities to strengthen person-centred, holistic care.

Learn more and download the report: https://hqbc.ca/4uuCfmn

03/03/2026

Learn how hospital teams improved patient experience, with insights into their approach and what they learned along the way.

Join us on March 26 for Improving Patient Quality in Hospitals, part of the BC Quality Awards Webinar Series.

Explore the work these award winners did to transform the experience of patients in hospitals, featuring award-winning work that:

• Brought authentic Indigenous recipes and local ingredients into patient meals to support cultural connection and healing.
• Expanded food skills programming within hospital-based recovery settings.
• Eliminated thousands of unnecessary preoperative blood tests annually.
• Reduced patient travel, carbon emissions and health system costs while maintaining safety.

Learn more and register today: https://hqbc.ca/3OKSVp1

03/02/2026

Attention post-secondary students interested in health care quality improvement: applications for our Summer Student Internship Program close on Wednesday, March 4, 2026.

This four-month paid internship offers hands-on experience supporting real quality improvement initiatives across BC.

Learn more and apply today: https://hqbc.ca/4rC7xpt

Not a student? Please share this opportunity with someone who would be a great fit.

02/27/2026

Explore how teams redesigned clinic-based care, including the successes and challenges they encountered.

Join us on March 25 for Innovation in Clinical Care Delivery, part of the BC Quality Awards Webinar Series.

Hear how award-winning teams are redefining what care looks like in a clinic setting, both in person and virtually, featuring award-winning work that:

• Improved postpartum follow-up.
• Expanded access to specialized care closer to home across northern and coastal communities.
• Delivered virtual clinical pharmacy services to rural and remote settings.
• Strengthened medication safety by identifying discrepancies and omissions.

Learn more and register today: https://hqbc.ca/46w5oDc

02/26/2026

The BC Health Quality Matrix reflects years of collaboration across British Columbia and a shared commitment to improving care for people and communities.

Explore the Matrix and how it supports quality across BC’s health and wellness system: https://hqbc.ca/3JXSGVh

02/25/2026

See how community partnerships helped teams move ideas into action, and hear reflections on what worked and what didn’t.

Join us on March 24 for Innovative Approaches with Community, part of the BC Quality Awards Webinar Series.

Discover how award-winning teams combined their expertise with that of community partners to design care that puts patients first, featuring work that:

• Reduced assessment wait times.
• Expanded outreach services across rural communities.
• Brought hospice care directly into people’s homes.
• Reimagined paramedic response to deliver the right care, at the right time and in the right place.

Learn more and register today: https://hqbc.ca/3ZWyUyk

02/23/2026

Applications are now open for the Health Quality BC Summer Student Internship Program!

If you’re a post-secondary student interested in health care quality improvement, this is your chance to gain hands-on experience while contributing to real improvement initiatives across BC.

Learn more and apply today: https://hqbc.ca/4rC7xpt

Not a student? Please share this opportunity with someone who would be a great fit.

02/20/2026

We're excited to announce that the Quality Forum is returning in 2027 – and we can't wait to see you!

Mark your calendar for March 9 to 11, 2027 and start thinking about the projects you want to share when the call for abstracts opens this spring.

Learn more about the Quality Forum: https://hqbc.ca/46j886O

02/19/2026

Hear from the teams behind BC’s award-winning quality improvement work!

Join us March 24 to 26 for a three-part webinar series featuring real examples of work improving care for patients, families and care teams across BC in community, clinical and hospital settings.

You’ll leave with practical insights on moving ideas into action, what worked and what didn’t, and the lessons learned along the way.

Learn more about each session and register today: https://hqbc.ca/4tQtd2K

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