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Commitment: Short-term
Connection method: Virtual
Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland, Patient partners across BC
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The PQI initiative is a 10-month training program that runs from September to May, helping physicians develop practical QI skills through hands-on QI projects. Patient Partners may participate in project team meetings, provide one-on-one feedback, review materials, help identify patient priorities and barriers to care and contribute patient perspectives to project design, evaluation and interpretation of findings.
This year’s projects focus on topics including:
• Mental health and substance use care
• Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care
• Primary care access and preventive screening
• Supported housing and community health services
• Geriatric and trauma care
• Functional neurological disorder
• Thyroid, breast cancer and orthopedic care
• Palliative care
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Hospital at Home services
• Hospital care and patient safety
Each physician leads a unique improvement project. Patient partners are encouraged to apply asap & indicate projects that align with their interests or where they have relevant lived or living experience as a patient, caregiver or family member.
Recruitment will happen on an on-going basis until all projects are filled.
List of Quality Improvement Project Titles:
• Improving Completion of Withdrawal Management Care Plans
• Improving Access to Pre-Surgical Medical Assessment and Optimization
• Standardizing Symptom Assessment in Palliative Care
• Expanding Access to Hospital at Home Services
• Improving Timely Access to Primary Care Appointments
• Increasing Access to Oncoplastic Breast-Conserving Surgery
• Reducing Wait Times for Thyroid Nodule Biopsies
• Reducing Low-Value Laboratory Testing in Critical Care
• Supporting Vaginal Birth for Low-Risk First-Time Pregnancies
• Improving Care for Frail Older Adults Following Trauma
• Increasing Preventive Screening Completion in Primary Care
• Reducing Missed Appointments and Loss to Follow-Up
• Improving Access to Integrated Mental Health Support
• Improving Recognition and Diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder
• Reducing Medication and Packaging Waste in Community Care Settings
• Improving Timely Access to Brain Wave (EEG) Testing
• Reducing Unnecessary Urinary Catheter Use in Hospital
• Improving Community Transitions and Referrals for Substance Use Care
• Optimizing Antibiotic Use in Critical Care
• Supporting Early Transition from IV to Oral Antibiotics for Bone and Joint Infections
• Strengthening Physician Engagement in Medical Leadership and Improvement
Level of Engagement
This opportunity is at the level of Involve on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.Eligibility
- Willing & comfortable to share health care experiences in a group setting
- Specific health care experiences [details below]
- Comfortable using technology to attend online/virtual meetings
- An interest in improving health care services
- The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
- Experience in one of the following areas: • Mental health and substance use care • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) care • Primary care access and preventive screening • Supported housing and community health services • Geriatric and trauma care • Functional neurological disorder • Thyroid, breast cancer, and orthopedic care • Palliative care • Pregnancy and childbirth • Hospital at Home services • Hospital care and patient safety
Health Care Partner Contact Information
Leslie Chan Quality Improvement Leader, Medical Quality Leadership & Practice | Vancouver Coastal Health (604) 317-2873 leslie.chan@vch.caInterested?
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