Institute for Healthcare Improvement Open School: UBCO Chapter

10/13/2021

Calling all students! Want a chance at inspiring change in BC’s health care system – in under seven minutes? wants to hear your hopes for health care and you could win the chance to share them at Health Talks at Quality Forum! https://bit.ly/2YlovQD

Have a hope for health care that you want to share? wants to hear your ideas in any format, including a poem, song, video and more! The winner will have the chance to present their hope at Quality Forum 2022 during Health Talks. Learn more and apply by November 15: https://bit.ly/2YlovQD

09/02/2021

Want to learn more about quality improvement and attend a prestigious (online) conference for free?

Apply now for the annual Healthcare Improvement Scholarship at https://forms.gle/nTgAvpBjgBNwhyt5A

05/12/2021

Awesome Event Warning: May 27-28 IHI Insight Conference.

Insight Conference is a collaboration between the University of British Columbia's and University of Toronto's IHI Open School chapters.

Our goal is to unite students and professionals for an exploration of what matters most in healthcare assessment and quality improvement. Keynote speakers and workshop events will delve into our expectations of healthcare, the consequences of our current systems and policies, and ideas that could solve the challenges Canadians face today.

Our Keynote Speakers include Dr. Kedar Mate, President and CEO of IHI (the Institute of Healthcare Improvement), and Dr. Danielle Martin, EVP and Chief Medical Executive of Women’s College Hospital.

The conference will span two days, with keynote addresses on each day, and breakout sessions with many talented and knowledgeable speakers.

Each day will span from 9:00 - 2:15 PM PST and 12:00 - 5:15PM EST.

Sign up for a valuable networking and learning experience about the Expectations, Disparities and Solutions for our healthcare system.

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Our mission is to educate Canadian students and professionals through meaningful events that explore critical topics that affect healthcare.

02/12/2021

The Early Detection Research Group, BC Cancer Kelowna is currently seeking interested undergraduate or medical students for paid summer studentships this summer. These positions are funded by UBC’s Summer Student Research Program (https://www.med.ubc.ca/current-learners/summer-student-research-program/).

We expect to apply for funding for about 7 separate students/projects this year in the following areas:

1. Deep Learning Applications in Oncology for CT Scan Segmentation
2. Deep Learning for Differential Diagnosis and Early Detection of Lung Cancer
3. Improving Lung Cancer Wait Times
4. Radiomic-based Features for Predicting Radiation Pneumonitis Development
5. Validation of Artificial Intelligence models for identifying breast cancer in screening mammograms
6. Validation of Volumetric Breast Density as a Risk Factor for Breast Cancer
7. Image Data Curation for Artificial Intelligence Applications

For more information and how to apply, please see our website at: http://earlydetection.ca/student-opportunities/.

02/12/2021

The Case for Quality: Lessons, Legacies, and Landmines - Dr. Cheryl Ward and Jeanette Edwards:

About the Presentation: Quality and Learning are foundational to all service areas, yet there are subjective and varied understandings of quality and its dimensions. Typically organizations adopt principles which align with their vision and goals, yet fail to adequately address issues of racism, discrimination, and equity by embedding them in quality and learning. Jeanette Edwards and Cheryl Ward ask, "Why shouldn't racism, discrimination and equity be fundamental to all aspects of quality and safe service delivery?" In this session, they will explore the critical development and application of quality principles.

When: March 23, 2021 at 1100-1200

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About the Presentation: Quality and Learning are foundational to all service areas, yet there are subjective and varied understandings of quality and its dimensions. ​ Typically organizations adopt principles which align with their vision and goals, yet fail to adequately address issues of racism,...

02/12/2021

American Society for Quality Control (Montreal) - Can Continuous Improvement Impact the Reduction of Systemic Racism in Healthcare?

How systemic racism and our personal bias’ impact our patients and communities. You will walk away from this thoughtful session with some meaningful strategies that the continuous improvement professional may use to influence the reduction of systemic racism in healthcare and communities.

When: February 24, 2021 at 1530-1800

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Racism is not always easy to talk about – even in the health and care sector.

02/12/2021

Then and Now: Shaping the future of Black Canadians through lessons of past and anti-racism will feature a panel discussion based on pre-selected questions from network members from across the province. This 90-minute event will focus on Black history in BC and the impact of anti-Black racism.

When: Friday February 19, 2021 at 1600-1730
Register at BIT.LY/3AQMOGG

12/19/2020

It’s Contest Time: Share Your Hopes for Health Care!

Want a chance at inspiring change to BC’s health care system – in under seven minutes? You could be a featured speaker and deliver a PechaKucha presentation about your hopes for health care at Health Talks, which is part of this year’s virtual Quality Forum 2021 hosted by the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council.

Health Talks is an evening event on February 25 where six speakers will share their hopes using the PechaKucha 20x20 presentation style. This means that they show 20 images for 20 seconds each while they’re talking. It's a great way for health care professionals to hear new perspectives about our health care system.

And the Council is looking for one BC student to be a part of it.

Who can enter? All BC students. Medical school, post-secondary, high school, elementary school – it’s all good! Individuals and teams (featuring a maximum of three people) are welcome.

What do we mean by "your hope for health care"? Your hope can be anything: an improvement you'd like to see in the health care system, a big vision for the future, a change in beliefs or values - it's your hope.

How do you enter? That's up to you! Submit an essay, poem, video, infographic, short story – those are just a few suggestions. Whatever format you choose, just send us your entry by January 6.

What will you win? The winner will be one of six speakers to deliver a PechaKucha presentation at Health Talks and will receive one complimentary registration to the Quality Forum.

Learn more about the virtual events and enter the student contest by January 6 at QualityForum.ca. If you want some inspiration, check out previous winners here.

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11/21/2020

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10/18/2020

Incredible story...

A summer job with a nurse in Great Whale River inspired Minnie Akparook to pursue the same profession. She eventually practised nursing for two decades in Canada’s North. But the journey to reach that goal also took 20 years.

10/15/2020

UBCO's latest video (1:41): https://youtu.be/ofl9I4LsFh8

Learn how students, faculty, alumni and partners are turning vision, cooperation and courage into meaningful results by visiting ok.ubc.ca/okanagan-stories/

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10/08/2020

Thank you, post-secondary students of BC! 🥳

Your passion for high quality health care is seen and appreciated. The applications will be reviewed soon and the recipients of this year's scholarships will be announced later this month.

Until then, be kind, be calm, be safe! (B.Henry)