PQI Community Monthly Email

April 9, 2024

Hello Everyone,

Hope you are having a terrific Tuesday!

We are only two weeks away from Quality Forum 2024! I know a lot of you were not able to attend this year (next year they are moving to a larger space), but I hope to see everyone I can who is there. Please send me a text if you'd like to connect! (250-661-2087) Check out the list below to see which of your colleagues have a session and/or a storyboard presentation.  

If you are interested in sharing your work at, or attending, an IHI Forum there are details about upcoming submission deadlines and scholarship information in this email.   

As our community continues to grow, we'd love to get your input on what is working well, where there are gaps and opportunities, and any general feedback/ideas for improvement. As always, you can reach out to Alex, Alicia, Albert or Julia directly anytime, or bookmark/use this link as another way to share your thoughts:  

surveys.islandhealth.ca/surveys/PQI-Alums-General-Feedback
 

Check out these upcoming opportunities for Alums and current Cohort members! Reach out any time if you have questions or need support.

Julia

Alum Shout Outs
 

There is a lot of amazing work being done by local PQI Alums! Check out these highlights:

 

Randal Mason (Cohort 5) shared his thoughts with the Times Colonist on the "Safer supply being too weak for most street-drug users"

 

Daisy Dulay's (Cohort 2) work with her palliative care colleague, patients and other healthcare disciplines is now available on the BCMJ: Supportive cardiology: Bridging the gaps in care for late-stage heart failure patients, considerations from a clinician, patient and loved ones perspectives. The clinician tool can be applied for those who have later stages of other chronic diseases and has been used by geriatricians and nursing colleagues.

It's available on the provincial Pathways and Daisy is happy to field any questions around introducing palliative care concepts for patients with advanced stage heart disease

 

Congratulations on your new leadership roles to both Jeff Kerrie (Cohort 6) Executive Medical Director, Quality, Safety, Improvement, Risk, Experience, and Research and Sarah Lea (Cohort 3) Medical Director, Education, Onboarding & Leadership Development!!!

Code Hack

The amazing Hamza Khan (PQI Faculty) and Abhinav Joshi (Cohort 7) were on the top two winning teams for Code Hack!!! First prize and the People's Choice Award went to Team Zero Blindness, and second place went to Team Fenta-Nil. 

Check out the details here

Quality Forum 2024 - Island Health PQI Community Involvement


Daisy Dulay (Cohort 2)

 

Rachel Grimminck (Cohort 6)

 

Jennifer Kask (Cohort 7)

 

Adele Harrison (PQI-SQI-Alums Team)

Upcoming Opportunities

 

CBS & PQI Alums Mix and Mingle Event Registration for JCC pre-forum day

We are looking forward to seeing you at the JCC Pre-Forum on April 23rd and would like to invite you to an exciting event taking place that evening from 5:00-7:00pm.

Hosted by the PQI SynergyHub Alums Network and Community-Based Specialists, this Mix and Mingle will be an opportunity to network and make valuable connections, celebrate accomplishments, and learn more about our initiatives and projects.

The gathering will be held on the 34th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel. Appetizers will be provided, and a cash bar will be available.

Secure your spot, register by 4pm, Friday April 12th. 
 

Register Here
 

 

IHI Forum
Orlando

December 8-11

Call for Proposals

Abstracts Due:
Sessions - April 30
Posters - Nov 1

Submit Here

IHI International Hong Kong

August 26-28

Call for Poster submissions open until April 17

 

Submit Here

IHI International Brisbane

November 6-8

Call for Poster Submissions open until July 3 

 

Submit Here

 

 

IHI National Forum (Orlando) December 2024

  • Apply for Physician Leadership Scholarship early to avail of the discount
  • Reminder for conference attendees:
    • Get a receipt for all your food, travel, lodging.
    • $100 CAD per day for food regardless of conference provided food.
    • Separate bills per person, try to avoid share bills.
    • Try to list your expense chronologically.
    • For foreign dollar charges on a CAD credit card, include photos of the rate your bank used.
    • $550CAD limit for hotel fees for December

Click here for more information on Physician leadership training scholarships

 

Spread the Word - PQI Fundamentals! 

Encourage Medical Staff colleagues and friends who are interested in developing their QI skills but can't take on the full Cohort training to register for PQI Fundamentals!  

September 12th & 13th at the Tigh-Na-Mara Resort in Parksville, they will join  Cohort 9 in their first two workshops.

Space is limited, email PQI@islandhealth.ca as soon as possible to register.

  PQI Fundamentals Poster 

 

Tool of the Month

Team-Based Care Learning Pathway was developed by Health Quality BC in partnership with the Team Based Care Advisory Group to support teams at any stage of their team-based care journey with resources, tools and ideas they can apply to help make team-based care a reality. 

Team-Based Care Pathway
 

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
 

Have a delightful day! 

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

 

Visit the PQI page on the Medical Staff website