In collaboration with BC health authorities, Physician Quality Improvement (PQI), a flagship initiative of the Specialist Services Committee, works to enhance physician capacity in quality improvement by providing training and hands-on experience through action learning projects, ultimately promoting a culture of learning, openness, and dedication to improving the health care system. See here for more […]
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We’re delighted to offer a second year of learning and ideas about how you can make your engagement project ideas even more successful and impactful. Introducing the 2024 Engagement Project Curriculum; How to work with a Project Manager – Physician leads have access to additional funds to pay a Project […]
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Thanks to FE funding, the South Island MSA has supported 252 physician-led Engagement Projects since 2016. During that time, we’ve heard from many docs that it can be hard to know what’s available in terms of supports, funding, or structure…which is why we’re excited to let you know about our […]
Read moreAre you a member of the Medical Staff with a growth mindset who is passionate about improvement? Would you like to work with a team to address a gap in care in your area? Do you enjoy participating in fun, educational workshops with colleagues from across the island that will […]
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Monday evening’s Working Group meeting brought together 12 members of our Working Group, partners from Island Health, and support from Doctors of BC to vet and approve 8 physician-led Engagement Projects. Check out some of the work that will be going on over the next year: VIHA Genomics testing medical […]
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We’re pleased to announce that we’re accepting proposals for Engagement Projects through South Island Facility Engagement Initiative funding. Applications are made through the private side of our website (members.southislandmsa.ca – email info@southisland.ca if you don’t have an account, please try ‘Lost My Password’ if the site looks familiar but your […]
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South Island Physicians have been hard at work on their engagement and quality improvement projects, making changes that impact on the quality of patient care. They have also been getting their hard work into print. Two South Island Physician groups have just had their work featured in peer reviewed publications. […]
Read moreDo you see an opportunity to make changes, but don’t quite know where to start? The Specialist Services Committee has your back: Option 1: Grassroots Innovation South Island MSA Engagement and Quality Improvement Project proposals are being accepted until Monday, May 6th. These micro-grants are set up to support physicians […]
Read moreWhat’s been the rock in your shoe at work over the past few months? Do you have ideas about how to fix it? Let us support you to make this important change! Thanks to South Island Facility Engagement Initiative funding, we are now accepting applications for micro-grants for facility-based physicians […]
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Executive Positions Complete It is with great pleasure that I let everyone know that Dr. John Galbraith has been co-opted as Director-at-Large, taking on the task of supporting the Quality Improvement initiatives of SIFEI. This bring our executive back up to the legally required number of 5, and allows us […]
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