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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

06/04/2026

Join us June 17 for our next Quality Café: Enhancing Quality Through Structured Communication: A Human Factors Perspective.

This session will explore how human factors principles and structured communication tools can strengthen teamwork, support shared understanding and improve patient safety across health care settings.

Learn more and register today: https://hqbc.ca/4flsxgP

06/03/2026

Know someone whose work should be highlighted at Quality Forum 2027?

Share this post with colleagues, partners or teams who may have innovative care ideas or successful project outcomes to share.

A small nudge from you could help someone recognize that their work is worth putting forward.

The deadline to submit an abstract is Friday, June 19, 2026.

Learn more: https://hqbc.ca/493yQBG

06/02/2026

Happy International “What Matters to You?” Day.

Today is an opportunity to recognize the difference it can make when we ask what matters most to the people we care for, work with and support.

But this question is not just for today. Asking “What matters to you?” throughout the year can help create more meaningful conversations, stronger relationships and more person-centred care.

Learn more and find resources to keep the conversation going: https://hqbc.ca/4o2pxZ6

06/01/2026

June is National Indigenous History Month.

It is an opportunity to learn about, honour and celebrate the distinct histories, cultures, traditions, resilience and contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples in British Columbia and across Canada.

This month, we encourage you to be curious and intentional in your learning. Attend local events, seek out Indigenous-led resources, listen to Indigenous voices and learn more about Indigenous Peoples and histories in your area.

Every learning journey is personal. Approaching it with openness, humility and respect can help create space for deeper understanding.

05/28/2026

The application deadline has been extended to Friday, July 3, 2026 for the Navigating Hospital-Associated Deconditioning & Frailty Collaborative.

BC’s acute care system is facing growing pressure. In the last five years, there has been a 14% increase in older adults occupying alternate level of care beds and a nearly 200% increase in people waiting for long-term care.

Hospital-associated deconditioning can contribute to this pressure by leading to loss of function, longer hospital stays and delayed discharge. It is complex, but preventable.

Through the Collaborative, acute medicine and ALC units will receive tailored support from quality improvement and clinical experts, along with curated resources to support change at their site. This work will help improve how hospitals support older adults, while also strengthening care outcomes and access and flow across the system.

Learn more and apply: https://hqbc.ca/4txV9ah

05/27/2026

The deadline to share your work at Quality Forum 2027 is coming sooner than you think: Friday, June 19, 2026.

Share your work on any topic related to improving quality in BC health care. It could be about how you made care better for patients, families and communities, or how you redesigned systems and processes to create a better place to work - or anything in between!

Whether your work is fully implemented or still in the early stages of development, we want to hear from you.

Submit your abstract: https://hqbc.ca/493yQBG

05/26/2026

Happening next week: From Awareness to Impact: Shaping “What Matters to You?” in BC.

“What Matters to You?” can help create more meaningful conversations between people receiving care and those providing it.

On June 2, join Health Quality BC for an online event focused on how WMTY can become a more consistent part of everyday care in BC.

We’ll explore what is working, what is getting in the way and what supports could help move WMTY from awareness into sustained practice.

Register now: https://hqbc.ca/42sFLAS

05/22/2026

Better feedback helps teams learn, adapt and improve.

The Throw Me Some Feedback activity from ATTIC uses a simple, hands-on throwing game to help teams experience how the quality of feedback shapes results.

Across three short rounds, participants move from no feedback, to limited cues, to open coaching. The debrief then helps teams connect the experience to how they give and receive feedback and support at work.

Find this activity and more on ATTIC: https://hqbc.ca/4dK4buP

05/19/2026

Happening tomorrow, May 20 at noon PT: Small Shifts, Big Ideas: An Introduction to Liberating Structures for QI.

Join us to learn how Liberating Structures can enhance quality improvement projects and help teams generate ideas and solve complex problems.

https://hqbc.ca/4w60IyT

05/15/2026

Could your team benefit from structured support to improve care for older adults at risk of hospital-associated deconditioning and frailty?

The Navigating Hospital-Associated Deconditioning & Frailty Collaborative is for interdisciplinary teams working in an acute medicine or alternate level of care unit in a BC hospital.

Participation is free and no prior quality improvement experience is required.

Participating teams will learn, test changes, and measure progress with the support of HQBC coaches and expert clinical faculty.

Applications close Monday, June 1, 2026 | 1600 PT.

Learn more and apply: https://hqbc.ca/4txV9ah

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