Physicians from Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) and Providence Health Care (PHC) celebrated a major milestone in physician-led quality improvement earlier this month. 

A group of 22 physicians who have completed quality improvement training secured support and funding for 21 physician-led quality improvement initiatives, ranging from improving concussion identification and treatment in the emergency department, to implementing a thoracic surgery quality monitoring system.

Physician-led quality improvement is another way VCH is working to advance quality and patient safety across services in acute and community settings. 

Photos by Tiffany Cooper

Above photo: Physician Led Quality Improvement Cohort 1 Graduates 2018 (front L to R) David Agulnik, Maria Mariano, Kelly Mason, Julie Baxter, Anna McGuire, Trina Montemurro, Chris Lee, Marzieh Shafie, Amrish Joshi (back L to R) Trudy Nasmith,  Cole Stanley, Karen Dallas, Mypinder Sekhon. Mabel Sze, Flora Teng, Patrick Vos, Nathaniel Hawkins, Ian McCormick, Vincent Richer, Susan Nouch.