Queen's University Health Quality Programs

06/17/2024

Check out this Cinq à Sept Research Talk by PhDHQ student Wiley Chung, "Unleashing the Power of Teamwork in Healthcare."

"Unleashing the Power of Teamwork in Health Care"This talk was sponsored by The Southeastern Ontario Academic Medical Organization(SEAMO)https://www.seamo.ca...

05/06/2024

Happy ! Health Quality programs celebrates nurses' unwavering advocacy and person-centered care. Nurses, your dedication impacts individuals, communities, and drives quality improvement and patient safety worldwide. Thank you for all you do.

01/25/2024

With the submission deadline a week away (Feb. 1), we know last minute questions might arise as you put the finishing touches on your MScHQ application. Our website's FAQ pages are a great resource for getting quick and timely answers to all your application and program inquiries.

MScHQ:https://ow.ly/1B0850Quvf0
Application FAQs: https://ow.ly/bV0Z50QuveZ

12/20/2023

Happy holidays! is closed Dec. 22 to Jan. 1. The HQ team wishes you a safe and joyous winter break❄️

Don't forget, the deadline to apply for fall 2024 program admission is Feb 1. Our staff will reply to all application inquiries sent over the university's closure in early January.

11/22/2023

Tomorrow, Nov. 23 ⏰ Explore how innovative curriculum designs can support and promote practice-ready nurses for the health care world. Join the Gerri MacEwen Memorial Lecture in Nursing with Dr. Shelley Cobbett & Dr. Mary van Soeren for a conversation on preparing and educating tomorrow's healthcare leaders.
🔗Register:

In the post-pandemic world, healthcare professionals face unprecedented uncertainty and labour shortages, impacting schools, educators, and healthcare leaders. They must quickly prepare and educate tomorrow's workforce without optimal strategies.

11/20/2023

Join an interprofessional community dedicated to advancing quality, reducing risk and promoting safety in healthcare. is hosting admissions webinars this week and next, where you can learn more about our degrees and the application process. Our online-based programs seamlessly blend theory and practice, empowering you to lead team-based approaches in quality improvement and patient safety.

🗓️Nov. 21 (PhD) & Nov. 27 (MScHQ)
🔗Reserve your spot: https://ow.ly/izNU50Q9Fuy

11/17/2023

Congratulations to the newest health quality graduates in our PhD and MSc programs. We wish you all the best as you continue to advance quality, reduce risk, and promote safety in healthcare. 👏🎓

11/13/2023

Nov. 12 - 18 is 🩺 are VITAL to creating safe, happy and healthy communities. This week (and every week!), let's celebrate and appreciate the impact of these expert clinicians and the diverse variety of services they provide within our healthcare system.

10/26/2023

On Nov. 6, Sonia Hsiung, Director, and Yordanos Woldemariam, Senior Project Manager, from the Canadian Institute for Social Prescribing, are joining us for a conversation on transforming health education through social prescribing. Learn more and register for this lunchtime talk here: https://ow.ly/IKov50Q0OBu

10/14/2023

Fewer than 50% of Canadians get palliative care in the last month of their lives. Globally, 56.8M individuals need these services. Yet compassionate, accessible palliative and end-of-life support remains out of reach for many.

This World Hospice and Palliative Care Day, we contemplate the intersection of personal experience and policy-making when it comes to these necessary health services...and why it's so essential Canadians have universal and equitable access to palliative care.

In her deeply personal 5à7 Research Talk, Queen's Nursing and Health Quality researcher Dr. Katie Goldie highlights how just four approaches can improve timely access at all entry points to healthcare. 📺 Watch her research talk: https://youtu.be/uC7_jWe8ryI

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"The Gift of a Better Death"This talk was sponsored by The City of Kingstonhttps://www.cityofkingston.ca/Dr. Katie Goldie Assistant Professor, School of Nurs...

10/10/2023

Ontario is now offering more services in every region of the province through the Ontario Structured Psychotherapy (OSP) program for adults with depression and anxiety.

To learn more about the program and how to get assessed, visit: ontariohealth.ca/getting-health-care/mental-health-addictions/depression-anxiety-ontario-structured-psychotherapy

08/18/2023

"Only students with the lived experience of disability can speak with authority about school system supports and restraints on their educational aspirations."

Collaborating with the University of Gondar and funded by the Mastercard Foundation, Queen's University School of Nursing & Health Quality Programs researchers are partnering with students with disabilities to turn experience into action, with the goal of creating more inclusive access to higher education in Ethiopia.📚⬇️
https://nursing.queensu.ca/stories/research/listening-voices-students-improve-access-higher-education