Supporting primary care teams, APPLAUD provides practical approaches to alcohol use disorder care, shared learning with peers and clinical experts, and tools you can adapt and use in your setting. Learn more and apply: hqbc.ca/3YQZ8Sk

Help keep people organized and projects moving at Health Quality BC, supporting work that improves the quality of care across BC. We have two permanent roles to fill, Administrative Assistant and Project Coordinator, Quality Forum. Apply by January 23: hqbc.ca/49JhHgd

Join us in February and explore how small shifts in the way we track and design improvements can create co-benefits for patient care, clinical teams and the environment. We’ll highlight real examples and share simple, practical tools to help you get started. hqbc.ca/4aYjiRD

Project Leads: Our 2026 Summer Student Internship Program is now accepting project proposals. Learn more and submit your project today: hqbc.ca/49Ymhrd?utm_... Submissions close January 30, 2026.

Join us January 14, 2026, to learn about the BRAID Model, a community-driven approach to building trust and understanding around complex health topics. Hear how BC teams are using it to support confidence in HPV vaccination. hqbc.ca/4inpW5i

Get your Quality Academy questions answered! Join an upcoming information session on January 16 or 21, 2026, from 12:00–12:45 PT. Hear directly from our team and learn how the program can help you advance your quality improvement skills. View session details: hqbc.ca/48HrDq3

Improving care for people living with AUD includes using practical tools. The APPLAUD Patient Care Pathway is one example of the hands-on resources primary care teams use throughout the APPLAUD Action Series to strengthen real-world AUD care. Learn more: hqbc.ca/4o3OZvu

🎉 New year, fresh perspectives on patient safety. Our CPSW webinar series brought together voices from BC and around the world to explore what safer care looks like today, and how shared learning can move us forward. As the year begins, revisit the recordings: hqbc.ca/4jo7xG3

“Links Yule Love” brings together a mix of stories, ideas and perspectives to read, watch and listen to from the past year. We hope you find something meaningful in the collection as you look ahead to the year to come. hqbc.ca/493ajvK~~ Wishing you a bright and safe start to 2026!

Stay connected to the latest health care quality work from Health Quality BC and our partners by subscribing to Health Quality BC’s newsletter. Join thousands of health care professionals already subscribed. hqbc.ca/3MPQsJc

Happy holidays from all of us here at Health Quality BC! To wrap things up, we are sharing our annual “Links Yule Love”, a collection of reads, watches and listens that inspired us in 2025. Enjoy. hqbc.ca/493ajvK~~

Teams already bring creativity, experience and insight to their work. The Random Idea activity from ATTIC helps teams generate new ideas by making unexpected connections and approach familiar challenges in new ways. hqbc.ca/4rXFuRN

🎉 Celebrating People and Projects Improving the Quality of Care in BC 🎉 👉 Meet the 16th Annual BC Quality Awards winners and runners-up: hqbc.ca/48znows

Quality Academy applications are now open! If you’re looking to strengthen your ability to lead meaningful improvement in your organization or community, the next cohort begins April 2026. Applications are open until February 2, 2026. Learn more: hqbc.ca/48HrDq3

This week marks the anniversary of the In Plain Sight report. We encourage you to explore the updated Sharing Concerns resource, now with new examples of action and recommendations to strengthen culturally safe Indigenous patient feedback. hqbc.ca/48tj8yQ

Our next Quality Café is happening January 14, 2026 and will spotlight the BRAID Model, a community-driven approach that helps make complex health topics clearer, more relatable and more trustworthy. Learn more and register today: hqbc.ca/4inpW5i

We’re looking for an organized, innovative individual passionate about improving health care quality across BC. Learn more and apply today to join our team as a Project Coordinator: hqbc.ca/4oeJkmo

Happening Wednesday, November 26! Learn practical tools and tips for mapping processes in virtual environments so your teams stay clear, connected and engaged. Register today: hqbc.ca/3WLQL9z

The APPLAUD Action Series returns in 2026 to support primary care teams across BC and Alberta in strengthening care for people living with Alcohol Use Disorder. Learn more and apply by January 23, 2026: hqbc.ca/4o3OZvu

Reducing potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use in LTC supports safer, more person-centred care. It can also help maintain mobility and awareness, which is timely during Falls Prevention Month. Learn more and register: hqbc.ca/3LKdUHc

Substance use health touches every community in Canada. As we face ongoing challenges, Anchoring Hope reminds us that evidence, compassion and collective action can lead to better outcomes for everyone. Explore tools and guidance: hqbc.ca/4o2l3jx #NAAW2025

BC long-term care homes: Join the It Starts With Asking Why AUA in LTC Action Series to enhance care and improve the quality of life for residents, families and staff. Learn more and register by December 12, 2025: hqbc.ca/3WRqUgv

Today, we remember. Across BC and Canada, we honour the courage and sacrifice of all those who have served our country. We encourage you to explore resources and the stories of those who have served: hqbc.ca/47PCYnD #RemembranceDay

Our Executive Director of Health System Improvement, Allison Muniak, joins Leading Quality to share how human factors thinking helps shift from individual blame to system improvement, and why listening to those closest to care builds safer systems.

Tomorrow, November 8, is National Indigenous Veterans Day. It’s a day to honour the service and sacrifices of approximately 12,000 First Nations, Métis and Inuit people who served in uniform. We encourage everyone to explore and reflect on their stories: hqbc.ca/4nUpfC0

Process mapping helps teams see how work happens and uncover opportunities for change. Join our next Quality Café on Nov 26 to learn practical ways to make virtual mapping sessions clear, engaging and productive. Register today: hqbc.ca/3WLQL9z

November is Fall Prevention Month! We all have a role to play in preventing falls and supporting safer homes and care environments for everyone. Learn more and access resources from the Fall Prevention Month website: hqbc.ca/49vwiNK #fallpreventionmonthca

It's National Pain Awareness Week. An estimated 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain, which may result from an underlying health condition or exist as a condition on its own. Learn more about chronic pain and the experiences of those who live with it: hqbc.ca/4oQFnFk. #NPAW2025

The final session in our Canadian Patient Safety Week webinar series takes place tomorrow. Learning from Others: Patient Safety Improvements in BC highlights three projects improving safety for patients, families and care teams. hqbc.ca/4nLznxq

Do you excel at managing schedules, conducting research and supporting budget reconciliations? If so, apply by November 7, 2025, to join our team as a Program Assistant. Learn more and apply today: hqbc.ca/3JyefMa

Tomorrow, join us for the second session in our Canadian Patient Safety Week webinar series. Improving Patient Safety: A Global Perspective features Ross Baker, Peter Lachman, Ulfat Shaikh and Kris Vanhaecht, sharing evidence and insights on safer care. hqbc.ca/4ha0D6d

It’s Canadian Patient Safety Week. Join us for Advancing Patient Safety in BC, where we will introduce BC’s Patient Safety Strategy: Your Care, Our Commitment, the first provincial strategy of its kind in Canada. hqbc.ca/4okqIBU

The first comprehensive provincial patient safety strategy in Canada, BC’s Patient Safety Strategy: Your Care, Our Commitment, provides a shared direction for improving safety through learning, trust and collaboration. Learn more: hqbc.ca/48QitsW #CPSW2025 #PatientSafety

Hear how three projects from across BC achieved measurable improvements in patient safety through innovation, collaboration and practical lessons that strengthen care for patients, families and care teams. hqbc.ca/4nLznxq

Reusable surgical gowns at Peace Arch Hospital are helping reduce waste and support safe, sustainable care. Through our Low-Carbon, High-Quality Care Collaborative, teams like Peace Arch are showing how small changes can make a big difference. Read their story: hqbc.ca/43tjNOT

Rural health professionals are more than providers, they’re neighbors, mentors, lifelines. Watch their stories & share yours! #RuralHealthWeek @rccbc.bsky.social

Join Ross Baker, Ulfat Shaikh, Kris Vanhaecht and Peter Lachman for a global conversation on the latest evidence, pressing issues and opportunities shaping patient safety around the world. hqbc.ca/4ha0D6d #CPSW2025

Apply to take part in a Virtual Co-Design Event on November 19, 2025, that brings together patients and families with lived experience, clinicians at point-of-care or those who have a role supporting seniors in the hospital or community. Learn more: hqbc.ca/3VNGRDQ

Join Devin Harris, Chair, Christina Krause, CEO, and Claire Snyman, Patient Partner, as they share their perspectives on where patient safety efforts are headed, what’s being learned and how this work is shaping care now and into the future. hqbc.ca/4okqIBU #CPSW2025

Happening tomorrow! Discover how the science of human factors can help strengthen resilience and improve teamwork and communication even in times of uncertainty. Join us to learn practical, evidence-based strategies for building stronger, more connected teams. hqbc.ca/46uQ6O4

We’re bringing together local and global voices in a three-part webinar series celebrating Canadian Patient Safety Week, October 28–30. Learn more and register: hqbc.ca/4n5SEJ2

Every voice matters in shaping health care. Patients, families, providers and communities all play a role. But what does meaningful engagement really look like in your work? Read our new blog that explores this question: hqbc.ca/48VVNYf

Congratulations to our latest Quality Academy grads! This talented cohort joins our esteemed Quality Academy alumni who are leading quality improvement projects across the province. Thank you for your commitment to improving the quality of health care!

Today's the National Day of Action on Planetary Health. In BC, we know the realities of climate change and we know our health system has an opportunity to reduce its impact. See how we're advancing sustainable, high-quality care: hqbc.ca/48hSwlS

Learn how to implement practical solutions to address #climatechange in health care. Register for the Oct. 6 webinar hosted by David Suzuki and other health care leaders: ow.ly/pesZ50WXvcA @cape-acme.bsky.social @drmelissalem.bsky.social @courtghoward.bsky.social#climatechange#MedEd #Med#MedEd

Today is National Seniors Day. A time to celebrate the older adults in our lives and reflect on how they receive quality health care. Apply to join our Virtual Co-Design Event Nov 19 to help shape actions that support seniors during hospital stays. hqbc.ca/3VNGRDQ

Tomorrow is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and Orange Shirt Day. It is a time to reflect on what these days of recognition mean and to acknowledge more work is needed to eliminate Indigenous-specific racism and advance true reconciliation. Learn more: hqbc.ca/46tCQJM

Explore the DEPTH framework, a way to maintain the transformative power inherent to the concepts of Truth and Reconciliation. hqbc.ca/4gFsX06

Next week @cnibfoundation.bsky.social is hosting a free virtual session on welcoming guide dog teams in health care spaces. Health care professionals and anyone curious about the important role guide dogs play are welcome. Learn more and register here: hqbc.ca/427ZvtL

Every year on September 30, we recognize and honour Orange Shirt Day as part of our ongoing commitment to cultural safety and humility. Explore three ways you can support Orange Shirt Day here: hqbc.ca/46CmVJg