Are you passionate about advancing quality improvement and supporting your peers?

We are thrilled to share two new opportunities to join the PQI team as physician leads for our Education and Alum streams. In these roles, you’ll partner closely with our stream consultants in a dyad model to co-lead the development and delivery of PQI training and alumni engagement initiatives—aligned with our Steering Committee’s annual work plans.

EOL for Education Lead & EOL for Alum Lead

Deadline to apply is June 26, 2025.

Pictured above is our physician faculty looking their best at the Cohort Workshop in Parksville last week. This could be you! Please don't hesitate to reach out to discuss the roles further.

PQI Alum Shoutouts

Highlighting excellence: Check out Dr. Jennifer Kask's (Cohort 7) recent articled in the BCMJ publication "Getting SAVy about sexually transmitted infection testing" which outlines the ongoing work to improve access to testing for sexually transmitted infections throughout northern Vancouver Island.

Dr. Sienna Bourdon (Cohort 8) was featured in a Special Service Committee's (SSC) news article highlighting her PQI project work on reducing emergency visits at Saanich Peninsula Hospital.

Check out the full article here.

Shoutout to Cohort 6 alum, Dr. Harold Hunt for his PQI project growth and sustainment! His 2021/22 project aimed to reduce time from referral to complete assessment for women with urgent gynecology problems at his Victoria clinic. His team's measurements show changes and positive patient feedback. Keep up the amazing work!

Congratulations to Dr. Victor Yuen (Cohort 6) on his new position of Medical lead, Microbiology, Island Wide & Acute South Island, and division Head, Medical Microbiology.

Leading with Purpose: Reflections from the Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership

Dr. Maria Kang (Cohort 5) and Jennie Aitken, Director of Medical Staff Quality & Improvement, attended and led a workshop at this year’s Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership in Vancouver.

Jennie shares her reflections on the conference themes, key takeaways, and workshop insights in this article.

Are you a PQI Alum with a QI idea - whether it’s just forming, in development, or already in flight?

PQI Physician-Led QI Alum Projects are team-based QI initiatives led by three or more PQI graduates, designed to drive meaningful, system-level change. With support from the Alum Stream, these projects apply QI skills to real-world challenges, improving care and advancing health system priorities.

Learn more about this funding opportunity on our website and submit an application here

Promoting Physician Mental Wellness: Effective Strategies to Support your Colleagues

Join Dr. Maureen Mayhew from Physician Health Program (PHP) on June 26, from 5:30pm - 6:30pm for a webinar acknowledging the unique challenges Physicians face in this demanding profession.

Click here to register

Have an idea for our next Alum Exchange?

Our Alum Exchanges are short, interactive sessions designed to support your QI work. We want to hear from you! Is there a topic or discussion you'd like to lead or be part of? Need support on a specific QI challenge?

Let us know, and we’ll put together a session to meet that need. Check out our previous Exchanges here

📩 Submit your ideas or requests here: pqi@islandhealth.ca

Do you have something you'd like to share?

We are always interested in hearing about the work you're doing and what we can share with our community. If you have a shoutout, story, opportunity, or any comments you'd like to share with the PQI community, please email us at pqi@islandhealth.ca.

Interested in connecting more often with fellow PQI Alums? South Island Alum Champion, Alicia Power has created a WhatsApp group "QuPID"!

Click here to join the Alum group

Thank you!

If you have any questions, comments, or ideas for improvement, please email PQI@IslandHealth.ca

Visit the PQI page on the Medical Staff website