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Today on BC Family Doctor's Day we recognize the contributions, care & compassion of our family physicians across the province. We are tremendously grateful. And you too can show your appreciation on the Doctors of BC's website here: doctorsofbc.ca/thank-doctor#…
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Today, May 5th marks Red Dress Day – a day of honouring and remembering the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people. It provides the opportunity to raise awareness and support efforts to end the violence and promote healing #reddressday
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Great news for the District of Port Hardy and surrounding communities...! #ruralandremote #BCrural #ruralhealth
Jan 16
Ten new Port Hardy homes are move-in ready, built for healthcare workers to help bring back 24-hour emergency services in the North Island community.
cheknews.ca/10-new-homes-bui…
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Join us in February and explore how small shifts in the way we track and design improvements can create co-benefits for patient care, clinical teams and the environment.
Learn more and register today: hqbc.ca/3YHnIFa
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19 Dec 2025
While many wind down for the holidays, healthcare rarely slows.
To every physician and clinic team continuing to care for patients this season, we deeply appreciate you.
#bchealth #cdnhealth #patientsafety
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10 Dec 2025
Congrats to the winners! #BChealth
9 Dec 2025
🎉 Celebrating People and Projects Improving the Quality of Care in BC 🎉
👉 Meet the 16th Annual BC Quality Awards winners and runners-up: hqbc.ca/4oNH2Lf
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24 Nov 2025
This week is your last chance to nominate someone for the prestigious 2025 Ed Helfrich Long-Service Excellence Award! Nominations close at midnight on Nov. 28th: form.jotform.com/25287445203… #BCCareAwards
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18 Nov 2025
Reducing potentially inappropriate antipsychotic use in LTC supports safer, more person-centred care. It can also help maintain mobility and awareness, which is timely during Falls Prevention Month.
Learn more and register: hqbc.ca/4r88PZn
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17 Nov 2025
Substance use health touches every community in Canada. As we face ongoing challenges, Anchoring Hope reminds us that evidence, compassion and collective action can lead to better outcomes for everyone.
Explore tools and guidance: hqbc.ca/4o0Qrij
#NAAW2025
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10 Nov 2025
It's National Nurse Practitioner (NP) Week! From November 10 to 16, we celebrate and recognize the vital role NPs play in our rural and remote communities in BC. Join us in acknowledging Nurse Practitioners this week and beyond. #ruralandremote #BCrural #ruralhealth
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3 Nov 2025
An estimated 8 million Canadians live with chronic pain, which may result from an underlying health condition or exist as a condition on its own.
Learn more about chronic pain and the experiences of those who live with it: hqbc.ca/3WylIxU.
#NPAW2025
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3 Nov 2025
November is Fall Prevention Month!
We all have a role to play in preventing falls and supporting safer homes and care environments for everyone.
Learn more and access resources from the Fall Prevention Month website: hqbc.ca/47TCYE1
#fallpreventionmonthca
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28 Oct 2025
Tomorrow, join us for the 2nd session in our Canadian Patient Safety Week webinar series.
Improving Patient Safety: A Global Perspective features Ross Baker, Peter Lachman, Ulfat Shaikh and Kris Vanhaecht, sharing evidence and insights on safer care.
hqbc.ca/4nq6ea8
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27 Oct 2025
It’s Canadian Patient Safety Week. Join us for Advancing Patient Safety in BC, where we will introduce BC’s Patient Safety Strategy: Your Care, Our Commitment, the first provincial strategy of its kind in Canada.
hqbc.ca/3KFrtai
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17 Oct 2025
Join Ross Baker, Ulfat Shaikh, Kris Vanhaecht and Peter Lachman for a global conversation on the latest evidence, pressing issues and opportunities shaping patient safety around the world.
hqbc.ca/3J4Wynj
#CPSW2025
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15 Oct 2025
Join Devin Harris, Chair, Christina Krause, CEO, and Claire Snyman, Patient Partner, as they share their perspectives on where patient safety efforts are headed, what’s being learned and how this work is shaping care now and into the future.
hqbc.ca/3KFrtai
#CPSW2025
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8 Oct 2025
Every voice matters in shaping health care. Patients, families, providers and communities all play a role.
But what does meaningful engagement really look like in your work?
Read our new blog that explores this question: hqbc.ca/4nGWUj9
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30 Sep 2025
Today is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day. Today we reflect & honour Residential School Survivors, bear witness and remember the children who never came home. Today we recommit to eliminating Indigenous-specific racism & advance true reconciliation
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15 Sep 2025
Join us this Wednesday, September 17, as we draw from real-world examples to explore how innovative approaches to measurement can advance equity, support Indigenous data sovereignty and address systemic anti-Indigenous racism.
Register today: hqbc.ca/4mEFEur
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15 Sep 2025
The newly refreshed Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum (PVPC) for Physicians course provides physicians with support & info to help prevent violent incidents, enabling them to better protect themselves & others from violence in the workplace. ow.ly/hqcb50WUKU8
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