In this one-day workshop, you'll learn how to use Liberating Structures to engage your team, drive improvement, spark new ideas, and more. Whether you work at the point of care or at an organizational level, this workshop provides a valuable opportunity to practice techniques that can help your teams work better together.

In this workshop, you'll learn to: 

• Use seven tools to facilitate change and improvement in complex environments
• Use Liberating Structures to engage your team in solving challenging problems
• Identify opportunities to use these aids in your own community or work environment
• Co-create a “learn by doing” atmosphere

Here's what past participants of the workshop had to say:

• 96% agreed the workshop was interactive and engaging
• 96% agreed that they could apply what they learned in the workshop
• 96% would recommend the workshop to others

34 Tools to Build Skills & Spark Creativity
Check Out ATTIC for Great Activities

Want to help your team to think differently and creatively at your next meeting or teambuilding session? Check out ATTIC (Activities for Transforming Teams & Igniting Change)! 

ATTIC is a series of interactive activities that can help groups accelerate improvement. They are designed to develop communication skills, to model adaptive systems, to shift culture, and to foster innovation, creativity, and thought diversity.

For each activity, we outline its purpose, instructions, time commitment/range, number of participants, resources required, and debriefing notes.

If ATTIC looks familiar, you may have seen it before under its previous name, "Mindshift." We recently updated the name, and also added six new activities, bringing the total to 34! No matter what your team size, time frame, or challenge, you'll find something in here to spark creative thinking:

ATTIC is fully available online, and if you already have a physical pack of cards, you don't need to reorder! We can send you an Expansion Pack that includes the six new activities and an updated activity matrix.

Contact us at culture@bcpsqc.ca for more info!

Measurement for Improvement: Part 1
March 21 | 1200 - 1300 PST | WebEx | Password: BCPSQC

Many of us who are leading improvement efforts in health care are faced with that inevitable question: how will we measure improvement?

Choosing the right measure is foundational to all quality improvement work, from incremental changes to radical transformations, but it can be difficult to know where to begin.

This session links the measurement process with another improvement tool, the driver diagram! You'll develop an understanding of how a driver diagram can be used to dig deep into a problem and break it down into actionable pieces of work. We’ll also explore how to use a driver diagram to develop a measurement framework for your quality improvement activities, and best practices in selecting measures.

After this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Explain how to select appropriate measures for an improvement activity
• Recognize the connection between driver diagrams and selecting measures
• Develop an initial measurement plan for a quality improvement activity

And don't miss the sequel to this Quality Café in May!

Quality Café is a free one-hour lunch and learn series that takes place on the third Wednesday of every month at 1200 PT. Each Café features a new guest and topic related to improving quality of care.

Learn more about Quality Café, or view recordings of past Quality Cafés.

New Webinar from the BC Sepsis Network
March 13 | 1215 - 1300 PST | WebEx | Password: BCPSQC

Recently, an observational study explored the use of high dose IV vitamin C, thiamine and hydrocortisone as a treatment for patients with sepsis and septic shock and showed dramatic results.

Join us for Vitamin C in Sepsis/Septic Shock: The Controversy, where we will review the study and the background literature of this potential therapy.

Who Should Attend:

• Physicians caring for patients on medical, surgical, ED or ICU units
• Nurses, allied health and lab techs interested in sepsis improvement
• Clinical educators
• Leaders in quality improvement and patient safety.

Presenter:
David Sweet
Clinical Lead, Sepsis
BC Patient Safety & Quality Council