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Are you looking for skill-building and engagement opportunities to help you grow, learn new ideas, or make new connections? The following is a list of upcoming events hosted by the Health Quality Council or our partners or friends in health and health care in Saskatchewan, nationally, and internationally.

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Social prescribing: Exploring community-led approaches to improve health systems

Speaker(s)
Yordanos Woldemariam

Social prescribing is a model that enables health care providers and social service professionals to connect individuals with non-clinical supports and community resources that address individual and community needs based on the social determinants of health.

Date & Time
March 15, 2024 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Combating the primary care crisis: quality improvement lessons learned from the frontline

Speaker(s)
Dr. Emmett Harrison

Session Description Primary care is in crisis. To help combat this trend, Dr. Emmett Harrison will discuss the power of quality improvement and share his lessons learned from the frontline as a family and emergency medicine physician in Swift Current. You will gain insight into his recent continuous quality improvement endeavours, including a Pharmacy Care […]

Date & Time
January 30, 2024 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Leading Change and Change Management: A synthesis of models (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dave Broda

Leading change is inherent in any leadership role and while many of us have learned some theory on how to lead change, many of us go about it instinctively, without sound method.

Date & Time
November 24, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Advancing the Healthcare System Using Patient Reported Measures (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Alaa Aburub, Hammed Ejalonibu

The foundation of any learning health system (LHS) is the presence of a data infrastructure used to collect patients’ outcomes.

Date & Time
October 13, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Learning Health Systems in Canada: What do we Know? (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Gary Groot

The concept of Learning Health Systems is gaining traction in North America.

Date & Time
September 22, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Patient’s Medical Home: Building the Health Care We Want and Need (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Ginger Ruddy

Patients, families, and clinicians alike agree that we need better health care if we want better health for everyone in our communities.

Date & Time
August 4, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Answering the Call to Métis Wellness in Saskatchewan (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Tegan Brock, Senior Health Manager; Tanya Pruden, Director of Health

Métis Nation-Saskatchewan (MN-S) is the government that represents Métis citizens in Saskatchewan and MN-S Ministry of Health is responsible for improving the health and well-being of Métis citizens in Saskatchewan.

Date & Time
July 28, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Personal Ethics and Creating Ethical Space (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Willie J. Ermine, (M.Ed), emeritus professor First Nations University of Canada

Dr. Ermine will discuss the value of working within personal ethics and how to transform our encounters with the world into meaningful and lasting relationships.

Date & Time
June 19, 2023 10:00 am-11:00 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Youth Mental Health Sharing & Learning Community – May Session

Speaker(s)
Kadane Headley, Irene & Leslie Dubé Centre for Mental Health

The Youth Mental Health Sharing and Learning Community is an interactive virtual space that brings people together in Saskatchewan around the topic of youth mental health.  Join us for May’s session with Kadane Headley, a youth care worker at the Child and Adolescent Unit at The Irene & Leslie Dubé Centre for Mental Health. Join the […]

Date & Time
May 18, 2023 10:30 am-12:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Embedding a Customer Focus: Methods 3sHealth Uses to Define and Measure Impacts on Patient Lives

Speaker(s)
Janice Reeves, Patient -and Family-Centred Care Lead, Jill Forrester, Continuous Improvement Director, Jennifer Fetch, Provincial Linen Services Director

This presentation will discuss a foolproof way to craft a strong problem statement that centers on the customer rather than on your team or business.

Date & Time
May 12, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Transformation of Community Wellness Connections for Indigenous Youth

Speaker(s)
Lindsey Boechler, Research Manager, Saskatchewan Polytechnic

This presentation will discuss the value of virtual reality technology in improving access, quality, and the range of mental health support services and outline future plans to scale the initiative across multiple communities of varying Indigenous cultures. 

Date & Time
April 28, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

QI Collective Cohort 4: Application Deadline

Speaker(s)

Applications are now open for QI Collective Cohort 4. Deadline to register for the program is March 27th.

Date & Time
March 27, 2023 12:00 am-12:00 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Leading a Team through Process Mapping (QI Power Hour) 

Speaker(s)
Tami Waldron, Senior Improvement Lead, HQC

In this session, we will review what a process map is and how it can help teams assess their current state, identify areas for improvement, and work towards a new future state

Date & Time
March 24, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Men of the North – A Male Mental Health Support Program (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Christopher Merasty

Men of the North is a male support program that provides healthy opportunities to the male population in Saskatchewan.

Date & Time
February 10, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Informed Planning within the Saskatchewan Health Authority – Health System Measurement, Driver Diagrams, and Knowledge Translation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Brad Boutilier, Josh Marko, Laura Schwartz, Nicole Ferguson

Guest speakers  Session Research shows there are key characteristics of a high performing health system.  What are those characteristics and how is the Saskatchewan Health Authority working to achieve them?     In this webinar participants will:  Note: This webinar will be recorded; by registering for this webinar you are providing your consent to this recording.    Watch […]

Date & Time
January 27, 2023 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

QI in Practice: Engaging youth through mentorship, programming, and partnerships (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Danielle Williams, Executive Director, Battlefords Concern For Youth Inc

In this webinar participants will learn how Battlefords Concern For Youth has grown from an outreach program to a mentorship program, and how they developed programming and partnerships to support youth in the community.

Date & Time
November 25, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Saskatchewan Health Quality Council

Back to Basics: Standard work – A Foundational Starting Point for Continuous Improvement (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Jennifer Wright

In this webinar participants will learn how creating standard work supports and accelerates improvement work.

Date & Time
November 4, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Desperately Waiting: Advocate’s Review of Mental Health & Addictions Services for Young People in Saskatchewan (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Lisa Broda, Marci Macomber

In this webinar participants will learn about how mental health, addiction, and problematic substance use are situated within the child rights context.

Date & Time
September 23, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

QI Collective Cohort 3: Application Deadline

Speaker(s)

Applications are now open for QI Collective Cohort 3. Deadline to register for the program is September 19th.

Date & Time
September 19, 2022 12:00 am-12:00 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

What Matters to Older Adults? Rethinking Care in Aging and Older Adults (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Holly Schick and Linda Anderson, Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism; Candace Skrapek and Kelly Corrine (KC) Hall, Saskatoon Council on Aging

July’s QI Power Hour features two Saskatchewan organizations focused on supporting older adults and senior care, Saskatchewan Seniors Mechanism and the Saskatoon Council on Aging.

Date & Time
July 15, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Land-Based Education: Embracing the Rhythms of the Earth (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Herman Michell, HQC Cultural Advisor and Prince Albert Grand Council consultant

In this session, participants can expect an introduction to how health and wellness is connected to the lands and waters First Nations occupy.

Date & Time
June 17, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Introduction to Program Evaluation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Alvin Yapp

This session will introduce you to the concept of program evaluation and shares resources to help you get started evaluating your own programs.

Date & Time
May 20, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Breaking Down Wicked Problems – The Driver Diagram (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Doug Campbell, Director, Strategy and Innovation – Performance Measurement, Saskatchewan Health Authority

Doug Campbell from the Saskatchewan Health Authority shares how driver diagrams can be used to solve complex problems as well as how to determine a measurement framework from a driver diagram.

Date & Time
April 29, 2022 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Understanding Indigenous Wisdom & Social Innovation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Diane Roussin, Project Director at The Winnipeg Boldness Project

Diane Rousson from the Winnipeg Boldness Project shares how social innovation tools that are rooted in Indigenous wisdom are being used to help to research and develop strategies to improve wellbeing in Winnipeg’s Point Douglas Community. 

Date & Time
March 25, 2022 1:00 pm-2:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

QI Collective Cohort 2: Application Deadline

Speaker(s)

Applications are now open for QI Collective Cohort 2. Deadline to register for the program is March 25th.

Date & Time
March 25, 2022 12:00 am-12:00 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
Health Quality Council

Connecting Measurement and Improvement (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Brandon Bennett, ISC LLC

Brandon Bennett provides an introduction to the knowledge needed to improve systemic outcomes, how that knowledge is used in practice, and how measurement is connected to the improvement journey.

Date & Time
January 27, 2022 1:00 pm-2:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Data For Good: Empowering Communities Through Data (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Kevin Hayes & Scott Wells

Kevin Hayes and Scott Wells from Data For Good Regina talk about what Data For Good is, who they help, and how you can get involved.

Date & Time
November 26, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC
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Back to Basics: The Model for Improvement (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Glenda Beauchamp, Carla Flogan, and Ian Shaw

Going back to basics, we unpack the three questions of the Model for Improvement, its components and how it can be applied in the human services field.

Date & Time
October 29, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Learning through a pandemic: Developmental evaluation and vaccine delivery (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Gary Groot and Patrick Falastein

Dr. Gary Groot and HQC’s Patrick Falastein share how teams at the SHA, U of S and HQC came together to evaluate COVID vaccine roll-outs using a rapid feedback mechanism.

Date & Time
September 24, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

BestPractice Physician Panel Reports: Investigation Session

Speaker(s)
BestPractice Team

Delve deeper into your report by exploring more in depth questions related to each indicator to get a better understanding of what the results tell you about your practice and your patients.

Date & Time
September 10, 2021 12:00 pm-4:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

BestPractice Physician Panel Reports: Interpretation Session

Speaker(s)
BestPractice Team

Learn how to read your report and understand what each indicator means and how to interpret it.

Date & Time
August 27, 2021 12:00 pm-4:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Indigenous Patient Journey Projects: Cycles of Trauma and Crisis (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Randal Bell

Randal Bell discusses the Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) Indigenous Patient Journey Projects: Cycles of Trauma and Crisis to capture the voice of lived experience.

Date & Time
July 9, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Strengthening Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Relationships through Dialogue (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Brad Bellegarde

In honour of National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day, Brad Bellegarde shares his knowledge on how to strengthen relationships with Indigenous communities.

Date & Time
June 18, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Problem with Problems: Getting Clear When Things Are Complex (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Glenda Beauchamp, Carla Flogan, & Jocelyn Watson

In this session, our speakers discuss the differences between simple, complicated, and complex problems and discover how you can best tackle them.

Date & Time
May 28, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Research and Development During a Pandemic (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Volker Gerdts

The University of Saskatchewan’s Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) has been a leader in COVID-19 research and development since the emergence of SARS-CoV-2. Dr. Volker Gerdts talks about VIDO’s COVID-19 response and more.

Date & Time
April 23, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Essential Together: Safely Reintegrating Caregivers as Essential Care Partners During COVID-19 and Beyond (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Carol Fancott & Jessie Checkley

Carol Fancott and Jessie Checkley from Healthcare Excellence Canada talk about the Essential Together program as well as the importance of differentiating between visitors and essential care partners.

Date & Time
March 26, 2021 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

OneSmallStepSK.ca: An Innovative Digital Strategy for Non-Profits in Saskatoon (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Gregg Bamford, Katelyn Roberts, & Alice Kuipers

Have you heard about http://onessmallstepsk.ca? Gregg Bamford, Katelyn Roberts, and Alice Kuipers share the story of this innovative website that connects potential donors to non-profits.

Date & Time
January 15, 2021 9:31 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Coaching: Getting Past the Hype to Discover the Power of a Coaching Conversation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Jennifer Klatt (Ehrmantraut)

In this session Jennifer Klatt talks about the power of an effective coaching conversation.

Date & Time
November 6, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Moving the Dial: How Clinical QI Training is Changing Culture in a Provincial Health System (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Bonnie Brossart, Dr. Gary Groot, & Shari Furniss

Learn more about the Clinical Quality Improvement Program and how Saskatchewan is building clinician capability for leading quality improvement (QI).

Date & Time
September 18, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Quality Improvement in Health Care Panel: Patient and Provider Experiences with Virtual Care in Saskatchewan during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond

Speaker(s)

The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked innovation, collaboration and is changing how Saskatchewan health care is delivered. In efforts to keep care safe and accessible, there was an uptake in virtual care. It was invaluable in keeping both physicians and patients safe while maintaining high-quality care. During this 100-minute event, a panel of patients, providers, and […]

Date & Time
August 6, 2020 7:00 pm-8:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Ladder of Inference (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Glenda Beauchamp

HQC’s Glenda Beauchamp talks about the ladder of inference and how to climb it safely to avoid misunderstandings.

Date & Time
July 17, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

National Indigenous History Month with Lyndon Linklater (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Lyndon J Linklater

Knowledge Keeper Lyndon J Linklater is a powerful story teller that utilizes First Nation teachings that involve knowledge of ceremonies and mixes humour to deliver a poignant message.

Date & Time
June 19, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Working Remotely Series: Micro-Learning Campaigns (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Shari Furniss

Learning campaigns are a way to break down big ideas into bite-sized pieces. A learning campaign consists of lessons, resources and activities, delivered in small (“micro-learning”) chunks over a defined period of time.

Date & Time
May 29, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Working Remotely Series: Building Trust with Teams in a Virtual Environment (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Chelsea Schwartz

In this QI Power Hour, we cover some considerations and tools to support building trust with teams in a virtual environment

Date & Time
May 22, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Working Remotely Series: Learning to Adapt – Moving from In-person to Remote Learning (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Shari Furniss

In this QI Power Hour we look at ways of managing this shift from in-person to remote learning.

Date & Time
May 8, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Working Remotely Series: Safe and Well at Home – Self-Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Adam Stacey

This webinar delineates the foundational elements of mental health and wellbeing and explores ways to develop, adapt and maintain personal wellbeing.

Date & Time
April 17, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Working Remotely Series: Hosting Online Meetings (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Chelsea Schwartz & Caroline Beck

In this Working Remotely webinar series, we discuss how to run virtual meetings more effectively.

Date & Time
April 3, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Working Remotely Series: The Basics (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Caroline Beck & Chelsea Schwartz

In this webinar, we share some free online tools that may assist you in a remote environment. During this webinar, we created a space for our community to discuss some of the challenges they are facing in this new work environment, as well as explore how members have designed their work environment to respond to these challenges.

Date & Time
March 27, 2020 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Promoting Social Inclusion Through Experience-based Design in Christchurch, New Zealand (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Nicola Woodward

This session explores how agencies can make a difference using experiences-based service design. Nicola shared some of the experiences that contributed to the transformation of a women’s refuge, and the founding of a unique centre of co-located human services in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Date & Time
February 27, 2020 2:00 pm-3:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Health Networks in Saskatchewan (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Kevin Wasko, Sheila Anderson, & Dr. Rashaad Hansia

This session discusses Health Networks and the experience of uncoordinated care, tailored network teams and next steps in the development of Health Networks.

Date & Time
November 15, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Citizen Science in Public Health Policy: Leveraging the Power of Ubiquitous Tools (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Tarun Katapally

This Power Hour goes into the integration of citizen science, community-based participatory research, and systems science through ubiquitous tools to conduct population health research in the digital age.

Date & Time
October 25, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Costs of Poverty to Saskatchewan: Why Do They Matter and How Do We Calculate Them? (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Charles Plante

This session talks about the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership’s 12 Bold Ideas to Eliminate Poverty in Saskatoon and how QI methods were used to inform their work.

Date & Time
September 6, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

12 Bold Ideas to Eliminate Poverty in Saskatoon: A Closer Look at the Work of the Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Colleen Christopherson-Cote

In this webinar you will learn about the SPRP’s 12 Bold Ideas to Eliminate Poverty and take a closer look at how methods of QI were modified to collect and map system sectors. You will also learn about the role that evaluation played in the creation of the ideas and the continued monitoring and analysis and the complexity of the solutions.

Date & Time
July 18, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Bravely Leading Challenging Conversations (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Stephani Roy McCallum

The foundation of making any change initiative work in the long-term is our ability to talk through the issues, concerns, emotions, and possibilities – together. Learn how to have brave, honest conversations with others in this session.

Date & Time
June 19, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Going big with community-based improvement, a B.C. born approach (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Jennifer Mervyn, Christina Southey, & Nikita Soares

This session explores the transferable aspects of the change model, values, and approaches that proved successful within the BC Child and Youth Mental Heath and Substance Use Collaborative.

Date & Time
May 31, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Getting on the Same Page: the Difference Between Data for Improvement, Data for Research, and Data for Accountability (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Jessica Hamilton & Laura Schwartz

This session helps with selecting measures, as well as understanding perspectives that team members may be bring to your measurement discussion.

Date & Time
April 26, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Improving the Quality of Health: Broadening our Perspectives (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Susan Shaw & Dr. Dennis Kendel

Explore the wide range of factors, other than health care, that influence health. This power hour goes over the “Social Determinants” of Health, as well as the fundamentals of upstream thinking.

Date & Time
March 15, 2019 11:00 am-12:00 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Introduction to Graphic Facilitation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Shari Furniss

Graphic facilitation is not an art class. It’s about using visual methods to enrich communication and understanding. This session, covers some basic techniques to get you started. Grab a marker and paper – this session is very hands-on!

Date & Time
February 27, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Leading Change and Improvement in a World That is Changing Fast (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Helen Bevan

In this power hour Dr. Bevan talks about change and improvement in a world that is changing fast

Date & Time
January 24, 2019 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
ONline
Event Host
HQC

Learning About Learning: Insights from a Citizen Astronaut Candidate (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Doug Campbell

This webinar has Doug Campbell go over his learnings and reflections on Untethered Exploration’s framework for learning, how this framework supports accelerated self-improvement and yields better teams in relation to his astronaut training.

Date & Time
November 23, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

10 “Simple” Ways to Improve Patient Care: Lessons Learned from Saskatchewan’s Emergency Department Waits and Patient Flow Initiative (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Suann Laurent, Sharon Garratt, Adrienne Danyliw, & Kyla Avis

Hear what Saskatchewan’s ED Waits and Patient Flow Initiative team has learned along their journey on how to improve patient care.

Date & Time
October 5, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Increase Your Success Rate with QI: The Highly Adoptable Improvement Model and Toolkit (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Chris Hayes

Learn all about QI in this session with DR. Chris Hayes as he goes over qi strategies, the Highly Adoptable model, and utilizing tools for improvement strategies.

Date & Time
September 14, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Improving Community Health and Well-being: Hub Tables in Saskatchewan (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Matthew Gray & Sarah Collins

This webinar talks about the creation of Hub tables across the province, valuable lessons learned, and how Hub tables might evolve and improve as integrated services become the new normal for communities.

Date & Time
June 22, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Catching the Improvement Bug: The Clinical Quality Improvement Program (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Shari Furniss, Dr. Shaqil Peermohamed & Dr. Erin Hamilton

Learn all about the Clinical Quality Improvement Program (CQIP), what makes it special, and get insight into the CQIP experience.

Date & Time
May 29, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

The Drama Triangle… and How to Get off It! (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Sheryl Mills

This session is all about the drama triangle. Learn from Sheryl Mills on what exactly the drama triangle is and how to get off of it.

Date & Time
April 27, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Thinking Upstream: Intersectoral Quality Improvement for Better Health and Wellness (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Brandon Bennett

Learn how innovative programs around the world are working across sectors — including education, justice, and social services — to improve health and wellbeing.

Date & Time
March 16, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

High-need, high-cost Patients in Saskatchewan: What We’re Learning About Their Needs and Health Service Use (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Meric Osman

In this session found out what administrative data can tell us about high-need, high-cost patients in Saskatchewan.

Date & Time
February 28, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Connected Care Strategy – The Saskatchewan Journey Towards Improved Patient Flow (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Graham Fast & Sheila Anderson

This session goes over the development of the overarching strategy guiding the Connected Care work, as well as examples of on-the-ground implementation challenges and successes, both in hospitals as well as community settings.

Date & Time
January 19, 2018 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Leveraging Networks to Accelerate Improvement in the UK: The Q Community (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Stacey Lally & Ashlee Biggs

This session covers the story of Q; where it has come from and what Q members are trying to accomplish in the UK.

Date & Time
November 16, 2017 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Scotland’s Quality Journey (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Brian Robson

Hear how Scotland is organising for Quality Improvement at scale. This session talks about the framework for high impact leadership created by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement to reflect on key components that have helped Scotland in its journey.

Date & Time
October 27, 2017 9:30 am-10:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Choosing and Creating the Correct Control Chart for Your Data (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Doug Campbell & Jessica Hamilton

This session covers selecting the correct type of control chart based upon the type of data you have
and walks you through how to create a control chart in Microsoft Excel.

Date & Time
September 29, 2017 10:30 am-11:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Creative Thinking for Serious People (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Paul Plsek

Learn how to stimulate yourself, and others, to be creative by learning about the differences in the mental process used for everyday thinking versus creative thinking; and applying the selected tools to generate creative ideas, alone or in groups.

Date & Time
September 1, 2017 10:30 am-11:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Health System Modeling (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Adrienne Danyliw & Yuan Tian

This power explores Health System Modeling. Learn how we have used System Modeling in the Saskatchewan healthcare system to date to help inform strategic planning to reduce wait times in the Emergency Departments, including how it has challenged us to take a truly systematic approach to address this issue.

Date & Time
June 16, 2017 10:30 am-11:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Understanding Variation: How to Identify and Manage Variation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Doug Campbell

Identifying and understanding variation to help get continuous quality improvement efforts. This session builds on the March 2017 QI Power Hour which covered foundational concepts of variation and its importance to quality improvement work.

Date & Time
May 19, 2017 10:30 am-11:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

How to Manage Change Using the Principles of ADKAR (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Dr. Sheryl Mills

In this session, learn about the ADKAR model and how to manage change using the principles in this model.

Date & Time
May 5, 2017 10:30 am-11:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Serious Fun: Fundamentals of Creating a Positive and Productive Culture (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Mike Easton

This webinar will show you how leadership starts and ends with culture. The ‘Argus Tribe’ culture is something you will want to learn about.

Date & Time
April 21, 2017 10:30 am-11:30 am CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Understanding Variation and its Importance to Quality Improvement (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Doug Campbell & Laura Schwartz

This first session in a multi-part series that will introduce you to foundational concepts regarding variation and quality improvement.

Date & Time
March 10, 2017 11:30 am-12:30 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

How the Way We Talk Can Change the Way We Work (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Shari Furniss

Explore the work of Kegan and Lahey’s 7 languages. In this webinar, we look at how groups communicate, and how this can hinder or help changing our culture.

Date & Time
February 24, 2017 11:30 am-12:30 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC

Design Thinking for Innovation (QI Power Hour)

Speaker(s)
Colleen Kennedy

This session touches on some of the latest knowledge on how design tools and methods can be used to foster innovation. In this webinar, we explore how we can partner with the people we are designing for to create innovative solutions.

Date & Time
January 13, 2017 11:30 am-12:30 pm CST
Location
Online
Event Host
HQC