Alums celebrated at the South Island MSA Awards

Recently Dr. Adele Harrison was awarded the 2025 South Island MSA Award for Collaborative Leadership and Dr. Marie-Noelle Trottier-Boucher was awarded the 2025 South Island MSA Award for Innovation Leadership. A huge congratulations to these two QI superstars!!

To learn more about the awards, please click here.

PQI Alum's celebrated at the 2025 Island Health Planetary Health Awards

The Planetary Health Awards recognize staff and teams who take action to protect the environment, support climate resilience, and make our health system more environmentally sustainable.

Congratulations to the Choosing Wisely at Island Health team, including PQI Alums, Dr. Adele Harrison and Dr. Michael Chen for winning the Excellence in Planetary Health Award. 

Honorees at the awards included teams featuring more PQI Alums: Dr. Valeria Stoynova and Dr. Kara Schneider. 

You can read more about the awards here.

SQI Project representation at the IHI Conference in Canberra, Australia

Dr. Jennifer Kask (Cohort 7) and Dr. Sarah Fraser from Port Alberni represented SQI at the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Canberra, Australia presenting a poster on the Birth Related Cardiovasular Health (BiRCH) Clinic. Nov 19 - 21, 2025.

PQI Project Recognition at Nanaimo Event

Dr. Sienna Bourdon (Cohort 8) showcased her PQI project poster at a recent Division of Family Practice event in Nanaimo, Access Initiative Launch: Tools for Sustainable Practice. While Sienna was unable to attend the event, her office manager, who played a pivotal role in the project success, was able to present the poster on behalf of the project team. 

Rural Specialty Care Access Research Study - Specialist Physician and Rural Family Physician Participation

The Specialist Services Committee and Joint Standing Committee on Rural Issues are supporting a research study on Improving Access to Specialist Care for Rural Communities in British Columbia. If you are a specialist or rural family physician interested in participating, please click on one of the links below to learn more.

Rural Family Physicians   Specialists

Perioperative Project Funding Now Open

The PCAN Innovation Fund is now accepting applications for perioperative projects. If you’re working in this area or have an idea that could improve perioperative care, this is a great opportunity to explore funding support.

You can find full details and the application link on the PCAN Innovation Fund webpage (click on PCAN Innovation Fund once you open the page).

HQBC It Starts With Asking Why Action Series Fostering the Appropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Long-Term Care

A six-month Action Series aimed at improving resident quality of life with evidence-based, person-centred care. Open to all care homes in BC. Registration closes December 12, 2025.

Registration now open: Learn more here.

Medical Leadership Opportunities at Island Health

Explore current leadership roles supporting high-quality care and clinical excellence across Vancouver Island. Positions are updated regularly as opportunities become available.

Learn more here.

The Call for Papers for ISQua 2026 is Now Open

The 42nd International Society for Quality in Health Care Conference will take place from 27–30 September 2026 in Dublin, Ireland. This year’s theme, Thriving Through Compassion and Community: Sharing Stories for the Future of Health Systems, highlights how empathy, collaboration, and shared learning can strengthen health systems worldwide.

Abstract Submission is now open: Learn more here.

Registration now open for the 38th Annual Health Policy Conference

The UBC Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR) will be hosting the annual Health Policy Conference on March 12-13, 2026 in Vancouver. The theme of the conference is The Quintuple Aim: Can't Get There From Here? and there is currently a call out for workshop proposals (closes Dec 10) and poster abstracts (closes Dec 18). 

Want full details on the conference including registration informaiton? Learn more here. 

Are you planning on attending the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare in Oslo in March 2026? 

Are you presenting a poster or facilitating a session? Did you know our Alum team can support you with your preparation for the event - posters, presentation support or anything else you might need, please reach out.

The JCC Conference 2025 took place in October and many of our PQI Alum attended and/or presented. There is now a highlight video and a post event report available. In addition, the program, presentations, storyboard awards and photo gallery can all be viewed on the conference resource webpage.

Are you interested in connecting with Alums around the province through social media?

The SynergyHub WhatsApp group is described as “a fun BC originated group of passionate health system improvers guided by QI science and interested in collaborating and bridging silos in our system”. You can scan the QR code to join the group.

If more of a local flavour is your preference, we also have a WhatsApp group called QuPID created by our own South Island Alum, Alicia Power (Cohort 4). 

Click here to join the Alum group

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.

Thank you!

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

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