@tmc_RN CMAJ @m_bonnxx @HANDUPhfx @HepNSabc Mainline Amazing!! The initiation period is incredibly important for retention. Tim Gauthier is also working on rapid methadone titration protocols & Cole Stanley and #BOOSTqi have done awesome work improving retention with reminders, weekend bridging scripts, and lots more

#BOOSTqi Network Annual Congress happening later this morning. The opioid crisis rages on, and we especially need a QI approach to adapt to new COVID-related challenges. BC-CfE Doctors of BC Health Canada and PHAC @BCFamilyDoctors BC Centre on Substance Use Sharon Vipler

Thanks #BOOSTqi teams for contributing to this #harmreduction handout - we will be sharing BOOST at #IHIForum (virtual) at 8am PST tomorrow BC-CfE Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) @BCFamilyDoctors BC Centre on Substance Use drive.google.com/file/d/1qcmJx5…

For any #BOOSTqi teams that were unable to join us for this month's QI Network Annual Congress, the full session is now online and can be viewed below. #qualityimprovement #OATretention stophivaids.ca/boost-qi-netwo…

Have you been checking in with your family doctor? It's more important than ever to get the care you need. Visit the new online provincial directory to easily connect with your doctor - virtual or in-person. Learn more: ow.ly/r94t50D2JF7

How to do a Buprenorphine/Naloxone induction: ow.ly/dWIF50D95op Guide to initiating buprenorphine for opioid use disorder. Created by Member Chris Kriek, with thanks to Roland Engelbrecht, Cole Stanley Cole Stanley, the Cariboo Memorial Hospital, and Storyground Film.

Happening at noon TODAY! You still have time to register for today’s QI Network webinar on The Role of Stigma on Providing Care. You can grab the link here: stophivaids.ca/event/qi-netwo… #BOOSTqi #webinar #peerperspective

Miss our UBC CPD accredited, interactive webinar on using HDC DISCOVER to investigate #RespiratoryDisease in your practice? Watch a recording here: hdcbc.ca/respiratory-di…

Excited to be a part of this: Over 1,000 #BCPhysicians have enrolled with HDC and now have access to strong, reliable data set to gain perspective and support them in improving patient outcomes. #QualityImprovement #BCHC hdcbc.ca/celebrating-ov…

Our #BOOSTqi Network is hosting an open workshop March 1st from 9am-12pm. The event will review #OUD/OAT best practices, strategies to support joy in work and reflect on the role of stigma in accessing and providing care. Visit stophivaids.ca/event/boost-wo… to learn more and register.

Now is the time to get QI embedded in our daily work #HealthCareCrisis #QI HDC Canadian Medical Association Doctors of BC @BCFamilyDoctors Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) BC Patient Safety & Quality Council hdcbc.ca/mds-corner-out…

A plea for urgently embedding QI in our frontline work, and what we risk if we implement "learning health systems" without it (exciting to see 2ppl I cite Helen Bevan Chris Hayes at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Forum last week!) hdcbc.ca/mds-corner-cog… HDC Doctors of BC

"He jumped up to go find his wife to share these results, and they both ended up with a renewed sense of motivation." -Dr. Steve Hughes from Quadra Island, in our first HDC #Brightspots, where we'll share frontline successes. hdcbc.ca/hdc-bright-spo… Doctors of BC

At that very moment, you become aware of the coding rabbit hole you’ve again fallen into, and with a sigh – “780 – General Symptoms” it is. -excerpt from new entry on why we shouldn't outsource our EMR dx coding @hdcbc BC Family Doctors Doctors of BC hdcbc.ca/mds-corner-mag…

Thanks Cole Stanley, David Hall, my colleague & friend Dr. Simon Elterman for the tour of Hope to Health in the Downtown Eastside of YVR. Seeing medicine & behavioural health working alongside, in addition to daily evaluation & quality improvement, was amazing! BC-CfE Doctors of BC #pcbh

Nominations close tomorrow! Join our Board of Directors as we enable data informed healthcare for physicians and the healthcare system to improve patient care and population health. Nomination form and application brief available here: hdcbc.ca/call-for-board…

à la Simpsons Halloween, the latest MD corner article is a tad ghoulish 👻🎃 Beware, as the risks and pitfalls re healthcare data are many! HDC is wary of these, but our CDSC group protects us. hdcbc.ca/mds-corner-cir… Which scares you most? Doctors of BC Lawrence Yang

As an MD, why do you need to care about how data is used? Because the risks and pitfalls are many! At HDC, we have a group of MDs who strive to be experts in proper use, and protect from unintended consequences. Article part 1: hdcbc.ca/mds-corner-cir… HDC Lawrence Yang