Performance Measurement Workshop Summary
On June 24th, 2015 we held a half day workshop in Vancouver, BC to gain stakeholder support and input on putting a primary care performance measurement framework into practice. Over 30 stakeholders attended, with representation from Patient Voices BC, CIHI, BC Ministry of Health, Doctors of BC, Society of GPs of BC, Physicians Data Collaborative, […]
Jennie Chan joins the TRANSFORMATION team
Jennie Chan joins the team as a research assistant in British Columbia. She is the recipient of the CIHR Health Professional Student Research Award and is currently a third year student at UBC School of Nursing. Jennie has a BSc in Health Sciences with a concentration in Infectious Diseases from Simon Fraser University.
12 Teams Update
Meeting of the 12 Teams Indicator working group was held on May 25, in conjunction with CAHPSR in Montreal. The teams agreed it was important to hire a coordinator to continue to move the work along. They agreed that the coordinator could be based in Vancouver with Sabrina. All teams agreed to contribute to the […]
Adena Brown joins the TRANSFORMATION team
Adena Brown joins the team as a survey administrator in Nova Scotia. Adena recently received her BA in psychology from Dalhousie University. She has worked as a research assistant at Dalhousie and the IWK. Her research interests include forensic psychology, adolescent risk and resiliency, and cross-cultural competency.
Fei Fei Wang joins the TRANSFORMATION team
Fei Fei Wang joins the team as a WorkLearn summer student/research assistant in BC. Fei is currently studying Statistics at the University of British Columbia. She received her BSc in Biology from UBC in 2011. In the past three years, she has worked on database management and received training in Epidemiological research methods. She volunteered […]
C.T. Lamont Research Centre Retreat
Bill Hogg presented on the progress of the TRANSFORMATION studies after 2 years at the C.T. Lamont Primary Care Research Centre (CTLC) retreat in April 2015.
Primary Care Patient Experience Survey
TRANSFORMATION investigators helped develop new Health Quality Ontario tool, the primary care Patient Experience Survey. This standardized survey is an evidence-based tool that will help providers develop a deeper understanding of their patients’ experiences of primary care. The survey is aimed at improving patient experiences and helps providers see their practices through their patients’ eyes. […]
Heading to the CAHSPR conference in Montreal
Members of the TRANSFORMATION team will present their work at the Canadian Association for Health Services and Policy Research (CAHSPR) annual conference in Montreal May 25-28. Watch for: Martin-Misener. Et al. Protocol for a trans-jurisdictional coding process to analyze qualitative data for a comparative case study of primary health care policies intended to influence performance […]
Centre for Health Services and Policy Research & the Department of Family Practice Seminar
Using Data to Improve Primary Care: System and Practice Level Perspectives Dr. Rick Glazier, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and University of Toronto Tuesday, March 31, 2015 12:00–1:00 pm Room B104, 2206 East Mall School of Population and Public Health University of British Columbia Rick Glazier will first review the role of primary care in […]