MSES & MDSA Newsletter - November 2025 | The final issue of the year. We'll be back with more great content in January! | Upcoming All-Staff Meeting | MDSA All-Staff Meeting, Teams Tuesday December 2, 2025, 5:30p - 7:00p Our next MDSA All-Staff meeting will include updates on a few important topics with guest presenters. An invitation was sent out to all MDSA members. If you haven't seen it, or you would like to change your contact information send us an email. You can also add the Teams link to your calendar by clicking on your preferred calendar icon below. Meeting Agenda: - PHSA Medical Staff Engagement Survey
- Overview of results: Dr. Titus Wong, and Dr. John Harding
- BC Cancer perspective: Dr. Paris-Ann Ingledew, and Dr. Sharlene Gill
- Spread Quality Improvement project: Leveraging team based care and CST Cerner to enable and document goals of care conversations. Dr. Michael McKenzie
- BC Cancer Redevelopment Projects Update: Dr. Ursula Lee
| Medical Staff Lounge at the BC Cancer Summit | Join us in the MSES & MDSA hosted Medical Staff Lounge at the 2025 BC Cancer Summit for opportunities to connect with your colleagues, leaders, and your Medical Dental Staff Association. | Sheraton Wall Centre, Parksville Room on the 3rd floor Thursday and Friday, 10:00am - 4:00pm Saturday, 9:00am - 12:00pm | Special Guests in the Lounge | Our guest schedule is confirmed! We look forward to hosting leaders in the lounge for casual connections and topical conversations with any medical staff that can stop by. Thursday - 11:00am - 12:00pm Dr. Sharlene Gill, Medical Director Staff Wellbeing & Engagement, and Interim Senior Director, Medical Affairs
- 12:00 - 1:30pm Dr. Paris-Ann Ingledew, Interim CMO and EVP BC Cancer with Tracy Irwin, COO BC Cancer
- 1:00 - 2:00pm Dr. Michael McKenzie, Interim Senior Executive Medical Director, Quality, and PHSA Medical Director for Medical Assistance in Dying and Advance Care Planning
- 2:00 - 3:00pm Dr. Lauren Capozzi, Provincial Medical Director Cancer Rehabilitation
Friday - 11:00am - 12:30pm Dr. Paris-Ann Ingledew, Interim CMO and EVP BC Cancer, with Dr. Penny Ballem, CEO PHSA
- 12:00 - 1:00pm Dr. Janine Davies, MDSA Wellness Subcommittee Chair
- 12:30 - 2:00pm Dr. Devin Schellenberg, Senior Executive Medical Director, Radiation Therapy and Medical Programs
| Prize draws: $150 gift card of choice up for grabs on Thursday and Friday. Stop by each day to enter (one entry per person per day). A winner will be drawn at the end of each day. Giveaways: While you're in the lounge you can participate in random card draws to win prizes. Come by and see us to learn more. | | BC Cancer Staff Wellness and Engagement Session at the Summit | Join Us at the BC Cancer Summit – Don’t Miss Out! Medical staff are encouraged to attend the BC Cancer Summit Session “Ideas to Impact: A Strategic Approach to Wellbeing at BC Cancer” on Thursday, November 20th from 1:00PM to 3:00PM. Moderated by Dr. Sharlene Gill and Dr. Janine Davies, the session will: - Highlight the strategic direction of the BC Cancer Medical and Staff Wellbeing and Engagement initiative and MSES and MDSA initiatives
- Explore diverse wellbeing initiatives linked to key themes from staff feedback and engagement
- Foster collaborative discussion on practical wellbeing strategies
If you’re registering and the session appears full, please email conference@bccancer.bc.ca to be added manually. We hope you’ll join us for this session! | BC Cancer Summit invites you to a Medical Staff Social | This year, the BC Cancer Summit is hosting a social for medical staff and Summit sponsors. This will be a casual event for attendees to unwind with wine, hors d’oeuvres, and the live guitar stylings of Adam Robert Thomas. Check out this poster for full details. We hope to see you there! Sheraton Wall Centre, Port McNeil Room Thursday November 20, 4:00p - 6:30p | Spread Quality Improvement (SQI) Program, Advance Care Planning (ACP) Project | What is Spreading Quality Improvement? The Spread Quality Improvement (SQI) program, funded by the Specialist Services Committee (SSC), is a provincial initiative designed to spread successful quality improvement projects across British Columbia. By supporting projects initially funded by SSC or the Shared Care Committee (SCC), the SQI program connects teams across sites and disciplines and fosters collaboration, shared learnings and effective practices, creating system impact. Advancing ACP Through the SQI Program “Improving how we talk about and document Advance Care Planning directly impacts the quality of care we provide.”— Dr. Janine Davies, Medical Oncologist, BC Cancer Vancouver One of the initiatives currently supported through SQI is the Advance Care Planning (ACP) project, which focuses on increasing goals of care conversations across multiple BC Cancer regional centres and the documentation of them in ACP PowerForms in CST Cerner. This work builds on several years of PHSA efforts to integrate ACP into routine care, ensuring that patient values, goals, and preferences guide care decisions. ACP has been further emphasized in BC Cancer’s 10-Year Action Plan, which highlights person-centred, coordinated, and compassionate care as a core priority. Part of this foundational work began with a qualitative research project led by BC Cancer Nurse Specialist Heather Kilgour as part of her Master’s in Nursing degree. The findings helped establish the BC Cancer ACP Nursing Working Group, which mobilized this research into practical guidance and training for nurses across the province. Read more about the work done by the BCC ACP Nursing Working Group to mobilize knowledge gained through this research here. Read more about the current ACP Spread Quality Improvement Project, it's early success, and on-going work here. Stay Tuned Check back in our January newsletter to learn more about other Quality Programs, such as the Physician Quality Improvement (PQI) Program, the foundation that made this meaningful work possible. You can also expect more updates at the next MSES & MDSA All-Staff Meeting, where Dr. Michael McKenzie will present progress and next steps. Additional Lunch & Learn sessions will be offered across regional centres to support continued learning. Thank you to the PHSA Physician Quality Improvement Program Team and Heather Kilgour for collaborating on this feature. | A win for planetary health | Peer Recognition in Action! | As a community of medical staff, you are improving wellness by sharing gratitude and coffee! To date: 167 Kudos submissions have been made, 85 this fiscal year so far; both senders and recipients have received a $5 coffee gift card and a message of gratitude. Since our last newsletter, these medical staff have been recognized for leading the way, providing excellent care to patients, and supporting and inspiring colleagues. - Dr. Christian Kollmannsberger, Medical Oncologist, Vancouver
- Dr. Abe Alexander, Radiation Oncologist, Victoria
- Dr. Suzanne Carlisle, Dentist, Surrey
- Dr. Charlotte Yong-Hing, Radiologist, Vancouver
- Dr. Andrea MacNeill, Surgical Oncologist, Vancouver
- Dr. Theresa Chan, Medical Oncologist, Surrey
- Dr. Sherry Chan, General Practitioner Oncology, Vancouver
- Dr. Roxana Astani, Medical Oncologist, Vancouver
- Angela Roe, Nurse Practitioner, Victoria
- Dr. Cristina Alzate-Gomez, General Practitioner Oncology, Vancouver
- Dr. Ursula Lee, Medical Oncologist, Surrey
- Dr. Lucia Nappi, Medical Oncologist, Vancouver
It only takes a few minutes to spread your gratitude, share a coffee, and bring a little positivity to a colleague's day. | Shared Care Committee Cancer Plan Project Update | There is some exciting work underway across the province in cancer care. We look forward to partnering with the project team at PHSA supporting the Cancer Care Initiative of the Shared Care Committee to highlight the projects in our newsletters over the next year. Tune in every month for more great details. We look forward to sharing our first project highlight with you when it is available. | Facility Engagement Funding: Turning ideas into action | Medical Staff Led Engagement Projects | 2025/26 Applications are now closed All funds allocated to support projects for this fiscal year have been distributed, no further applications for projects this year will be considered. We look forward to funded projects moving forward and to sharing project results with you as they come in. Accepting Applications for 2026/27 You can get a head start on project ideas for next year (beginning April 1, 2026). If you have an idea to engage medical staff or to improve the quality of patient care at your centre or across the province, let us know. You can receive up to $7500 in funding to use during our fiscal year (April 1 - March 31). Next deadline: February 15 for review and decision in March. Approved funding will be available April 1, 2026. Regular 2026/27 Application Deadlines: - February 15, 2026
- May 15, 2026
- August 15, 2026
- November 15, 2026
| Get Inspired! Past Engagement Projects | Tap into your colleagues across the province for inspiration See what other BC Cancer Medical Staff have done with recent project funding here. For a peak into the projects and learnings at other sites across BC check out the Site Engagement Activity Tracker (SEAT) Database from Facility Engagement. | | Regional Funding Working for Medical Staff Priorities | MSES & MDSA sets aside Facility Engagement Funds to support your regional centre. Regional Representatives will be looking for ideas or topics of interest. Connect with your MDSA Regional Representative with your ideas for events. - Vancouver: Dr. Elisa Chan & Dr. Janine Davies
- Prince George: Dr. Allison Ye
- Surrey: Dr. Will Jiang & Dr. Elysha Vanderveer
- Abbotsford: Dr. Thao Nguyen
- Victoria: Dr. Zia Poonja & Dr. Sally Smith
- Kelowna: Dr. Angela Lin & Dr. Susan Ellard
- CON sites: Actively seeking a new representative, email us if you are interested in more information
| | Learn how Pathways BC can support QI project success and streamline workflows | An invitation to join the Call for Proposals Cohort for a special workshop: In response to recent feedback from physicians involved in the Shared Care Cancer Call for Proposals (CfP) initiative, we’re pleased to extend the invite on session 1 of the Virtual Learning Series to BC Cancer MDSA Staff. This new series is designed to focus on strengthening the longevity, sustainability, and dissemination of QI projects while providing dedicated time for CfP physician-led peer-to-peer networking. Agenda: Dr. Tracy Monk and Michelle Briere from Pathways BC will lead us through a 1-hour workshop focusing on: - How Pathways BC functions and the resources it offers for project dissemination.
- How it can be applied to streamline daily clinical workflows for cancer physicians.
- Q&A
The second portion of this workshop will be held for the Call for Proposals Cohort only, where we will hold interactive networking time focusing on how Pathways BC can be integrated into individual QI projects to enhance reach and sustainability. (30 mins) In advance of this session, we encourage all attendees to go to www.pathwaysbc.ca and select "request access" at the lower right to create an account. A team administrator from Pathways BC will then email you with further instructions. Please RSVP to Gillian Reape at Doctors of BC in advance so we can confirm attendance. This session will be recorded and shared afterwards.Access the Zoom link simply click on your preferred mail icon below and save the event to your calendar. | What's Happening at BC Cancer & PHSA | In case you missed it: Cancer Action Plan Update | Share your thoughts As we look ahead at our team’s priorities, what will success look like? Where do we want to be one year from now? Efforts to improve CST Cerner rely on feedback and insights from all of us. What issues would you like raised? Talk to your MDSA Regional Representative or send us an email with your thoughts | The latest information: In case you missed it: | | As medical staff with privileges at BC Cancer including regional centres and community oncology network sites, you are a member of MSES & MDSA and receiving this bulletin. MSES is funded through Facility Engagement, a provincial initiative of the Specialist Services Committee. | | | | | |
