The Northern BC Research and Quality Conference (RQC) is a bi-annual multi-day event that includes keynote and plenary sessions, skill development workshops, poster session and social activities. The Northern BC Research and Quality Conference supports the knowledge mobilization of health and health services research, evaluation, evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives in the North.
NH staff, researchers, graduate students and patient and community partners are all welcome to present. Past themes have included:
- Innovations
- Equity
- Indigenous Health and Cultural safety
- Health and wellness
- Co-creating health care for all
- Health care across the lifespan
In the spirit of Northern collaboration, the Northern BC Research and Quality Conference is organized through a unique partnership between NH and UNBC Health Research Institute.
The next Northern BC Research and Quality Conference will be in November 2025.
For questions or inquiries, email us at hri@unbc.ca or research@northernhealth.ca.
2023
On behalf of Northern Health, UNBC, and the Conference Planning Committee, we would like to thank you for supporting the 2023 Northern BC Research and Quality Conference (Looking to the Future: Health in the North). Your contribution and attendance helped to inspire and energize research and quality improvement in the North.
This conference was a real opportunity to sense the uniqueness of the North that includes researchers, practitioners, patient partners, graduate students and committed institutions who share an interest to improve healthcare experience and outcomes through research, quality improvement and evaluation initiatives.
Conference highlights
- Conference overview and slideshow (video)
- 2023 conference evaluation (PDF)
- Celebrating the collaboration for health research in Northern BC seed grant presentation and panel discussion
- Keynote address - Decolonizing Health: Dismantling Oppression, Dr. Sheila Blackstock (video)
- Plenary address - Cultural Safety and Anti-Indigenous Bias: Review and discuss current recommendations and standards, Dr. Terri Aldred (video)
Previous conference proceedings and presentations
On behalf of the Northern BC Research and Quality Conference Planning Committee, thank you for helping make our first fully virtual conference a success!!
If you haven’t yet, please take a moment to watch our Thank You video for a complete list of committees, members and partners involved.
Keynote speaker
- Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Senior Associate Counsel, Woodward and Company
Plenary speakers
- Dr. Danielle Lavallee
Scientific Director, Michael Smith Health Research BC - Shirley Wong
Executive Project Manager, Strategic Data Initiatives at the Ministry of Health
Conference highlights
- Patient partner engagement
- 36 oral presentations
- 5 rapid fire presentations
- Over 40 posters
- Door prizes and prizes throughout the event
- Connect and network with Quality and Research colleagues across the North
For more information about this free virtual event, review the poster. If you have any questions, please email research@northernhealth.ca.
Storyboard Award
Congratulations to Amber Brown and team, the winners of the 2019 Storyboard Award! The six finalists were:
- Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) Step 1 - Policy Implementation Project (Vanessa Salmons) (PDF)
- CFHI Connected Medicine Collaborative: Physician Learning Experiences (Dr. Anurag Singh, Dr. John Pawlovich, Dr. Abu Hamour, Dr. Haidar Hadi, Janice Paterson and Tiegan Daniels) (PDF)
- Improving Access to Cancer Screening Services: Fast Track Colonoscopy at Bulkley Valley District Hospital (Elena Raykov) (PDF)
- Improving Hip Protector Adherence for Dementia Clients at Terraceview Lodge (Amber Brown) (PDF)
- Organizing Space and Improving Processes around Supplies & Client Files (Sherry Sawka) (PDF)
- Sterile Storage - Meeting CSA Standards (Bonnie Mackenzie) (PDF)
Check out the Storyboard Book - A storyboard is a poster that describes a Quality Improvement project. Storyboards have been compiled for everyone to see. Choose your favourites to order and display at your site! (Ordering instructions and pricing is on page 2 of the book).
- Full conference program (PDF)
- Quality Conference 2017 (PDF)
- Quality Conference 2016 (PDF)
- Research Days 2016 (PDF)