Bring your rural voice to Patient and Family advisory Committee– become an advisor! No professional experience in healthcare required, just experience as a patient and/or caregiver, and a passion & enthusiasm to make a difference. Lean more: hqca.ca/bringyourvoice

Is your rural voice being heard in healthcare? Support us in improving #PatientSafety, person-centred care & health service quality. Apply to join our Patient & Family Advisory Committee today: hqca.ca/bringyourvoice

We are looking for two new members to join PFAC for a three-year term. Our volunteers provide the patient/family perspective on HQCA projects to improve #PatientSafety, person-centred care & health service quality. Today is the last day to apply to join: hqca.ca/bringyourvoice

Explore our tools and resources, like Tips for Talking with your Healthcare Team, to put yourself at the centre of your healthcare. 🔍 hqca.ca/info #PatientExperience #WorkingWithYourHealthcareTeam #ABHealth

ACTIVE-North offers individualized support in pain management and rehabilitation to northern Albertans with incurable cancer. ▶️ Meet a Grande Prairie woman who regained the energy to make music. youtu.be/dM-8YkYiE_c ✅Apply for 2024: hqca.ca/awards #PXAwards24

We're sharing information about our work to support improvements in continuing care at the Alberta Continuing Care Association conference this week. Check out our many resources at hqca.ca #ABHealth

Learn how to nominate a deserving healthcare team or program that’s delivering positive experiences for patients and families. The call for applications for the 2024 #PatientExperience Awards is now OPEN! 👉 hqca.ca/awards #PXAwards24 #ABHealth

Two more weeks to prepare and submit your #PatientExperience Award application! Any #ABHealth team that designed and implemented an initiative that promotes a positive patient experience can apply or be nominated. 👉Learn more at hqca.ca/awards #PXAwards24

The HQCA provides resources to healthcare professionals to support improvement in patient safety, person-centred care, and health service quality in Alberta. ☑️Explore our resources: ow.ly/I53R50Qa7Ar #ABHealth #WeAreHQCA

We assess and study the healthcare system, identify effective practices, and engage with Albertans to gather information about their experiences. 👉 Check out our Reports Library. hqca.ca/reports-librar… #ABHealth #WeAreHQCA

Yes I’ve done this kind of mediation and it’s very powerful for everyone. It should be a growing field.

Thank you for doing this work. My mother would have been helped if there was a rapid response team that could be initiated by family. Failure to rescue cases can be prevented. #ptsafety

We believe reporting about emergency departments (ED) - on things like wait times and hospital occupancy rates - provides important information that can lead to quality improvement and a better healthcare system. See ED data through Dec. 2023 on Focus.hqca.ca.

Family medicine practitioners, the 2024 Primary Healthcare Panel Reports are now out. If you haven’t requested yours yet, do it today. #ABHealth #ABdocs Alberta Medical Association (AMA) ACFP ow.ly/CqMW50RsClL

New emergency department data is available on FOCUS on Healthcare – our website that provides data about what patients experience in Alberta’s healthcare system. 👉Visit Focus.hqca.ca to see data up until March 31 2024. #ABHealth

This work has not only advanced our understanding of compassion but also affirmed it as a key indicator of health service quality and person-centred care.

We enjoyed meeting health professionals from across Alberta and around the world at two conferences in Calgary this week: the North American Conference on Integrated Care and the Alberta Continuing Care Association conference. #ABHealth #IntegratedCare #QualityImprovement

📣Applications close Monday, Nov. 18 for the 2025 Patient Experience Awards. Find complete details and application form 👉 hqca.ca/awards #PXAwards25 #ABHealth

I am not impressed by people who put a lot of letters after their name, or a lot of titles in front. I AM impressed by people who are: Humble. Kind. Compassionate. Respectful. Diligent. Full of integrity.