Did your project improve how care is delivered? Do you know somebody whose passion for improving quality of care deserves recognition?

Nominations are now being accepted for the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council’s 2017 Quality Awards.

Categories celebrate projects within the four areas of care, as well as four inspiring individuals.

The deadline to submit nominations is July 15, 2016. Judging criteria and nomination forms are available at www.bcpsqc.ca/quality-awards.

Categories

• Staying Healthy – a project that better prevented injury, illness or disability
• Getting Better – a project that improved care for acute illness or injury
• Living with Illness – a project that improved care and support for chronic illness or injury
• Coping with End of Life – a project that improved planning, care or support for life-limiting illness and bereavement
• Leadership in Quality – an individual who demonstrates outstanding leadership in improving the quality of care
• Everyday Champion Award – someone who shows a passion and commitment for improving quality of care, even though he or she may not work in a leadership position or a role that specifies participation in improvement activities. The judging panel will select a shortlist of candidates who best exemplify the award’s criteria, and the winner will be decided by online voting.
• Quality Culture Trailblazer – someone who created an environment where passionate staff are empowered and encouraged to innovate, and where teamwork and open communication are the norm.
• Leadership in Advancing the Patient Voice – new this year! This award celebrates an individual patient, caregiver or family member who made an outstanding contribution to advancing the patient voice in BC’s health care system. The nominee will have assumed a leadership role and will have contributed in any number of meaningful ways, including inspiring patients and health care organizations to collaborate in pursuit of better health care.

Recognition

Winners receive a $2,500 sponsorship to support or disseminate learning from their projects, and will be recognized with an awards ceremony at Health Talks on March 1, 2017. Winners will also receive complimentary registration for the Quality Forum on March 2 & 3, 2017, and winners of the four initiative-based awards will be invited to present at the Forum.

You can help celebrate and spread great work that improved our health system – submit your nomination by July 16 at www.bcpsqc.ca/quality-awards! Contact awards@bcpsqc.ca or 604.668.8228 with questions.