The Specialist Services Committee (SSC) hosted the inaugural PCAN Summit on November 20, 2023, uniting 136 health professionals from across British Columbia to explore pre-operative care optimizati
Maternity service referral wait times drop from three months to three days
Jan 12, 2024
Dr Charlene Lui, a family physician at the Burnaby Maternity Clinic, led a project to reduce clinic referral wait-times from up to 90 days to just a few days through an SSC Physician Quality Improv
Leadership for women in medicine
Oct 3, 2023
On June 15 and 16, 2023, twenty-nine physicians attended a two-day course on leadership for women in medicine in Rossland, BC.
Spotlight on a Specialist: Dr Ahmer Karimuddin
Oct 3, 2023
While Dr Ahmer Karimuddin is a specialist in general and colorectal surgery, he’s also an outstanding leader. In January 2024, he’ll bring his many years of patient care and leadership experience
SSC Enhancing Access supports Okanagan physicians to improve GI services for patients
Oct 3, 2023
About ten years ago, a group of Kelowna gastroenterologists developed a standardized referral form.
New Co-Chair for SSC QI Working Group has passion and plans
Oct 3, 2023
Dr Eiko Waida, a Vernon-based pediatrician, is ready to help guide SSC’s Quality Improvement Working Group (QIWG) into the future as its new Co-chair.
Specialist Team Care improves patient access at Nanaimo Pediatrician Clinic
Oct 3, 2023
The SSC’s Specialist Team Care Collaborative (STCC) is changing how specialists deliver care in BC, and in turn, changing the lives of patients, families, and physicians for the better.
SSC's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion & Leadership Workshop
Oct 3, 2023
The Specialist Services Committee (SSC) hosted an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Workshop on June 10, 2023, bringing together 96 family physicians and specialists from across BC to gain ins
The Exchange
Aug 1, 2023
The Exchange is an online searchable database of quality improvement (QI) projects across British Columbia supported by the SSC and SCC. This tool was developed to facilitate sharing of QI ideas and project information.
Sauder Physician Leadership Program Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Physician Leadership
Jun 21, 2023
The UBC-Sauder Physician Leadership Program (PLP) 10-year anniversary celebration held June 6th, 2023 honored a decade of commitment to cultivating community and leadership among physicians.
Teams are transforming specialist care in BC
Jun 21, 2023
SSC’s Specialist Team Care Collaborative (STCC) that started in January 2023 is already helping to significantly change the lives of patients, families, and physicians for the better.
Specialist Team Care: 100 Days To Real Results
Jun 21, 2023
Dr Julian Sernik, an orthopedic surgeon practising in Vernon, discovered that in just 100 days he could change his whole practice - and shift it away from long waitlists and personal burnout.
Prehabilitation and collaboration prepare patients for better surgical outcomes
Jun 16, 2023
Since 2019, physician-led teams at 27 BC hospitals have been working together through SSC’s Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative (SPOC) to help patients better prepare for major elective surgery.
Dr John Hwang: Spreading Quality Improvement for Complex Wound Care
Jun 16, 2023
Dr John Hwang set out to spread his quality improvement work by establishing complex wound care clinics across the Fraser Health region through SSC’s Spreading Quality Improvement Initiative.
New app for doctors and other health professionals supports optimized pain and opioid management
Jun 16, 2023
Doctors and other health professionals now have free access to a new, online App to support pain management and opioid stewardship in their patients.
Dr Jason Kur, the new SSC Co-chair has plans
May 29, 2023
Dr Jason Kur has been working in Vancouver as a rheumatologist for over 17 years. As the newest SSC Co-chair, he looks forward to contributing to and continuing the Specialist Services Committee’s work.
Learn more about SSC
May 24, 2023
Learn more about the Specialist Services Committee and its programs and initiatives here.
Specialist Symposium 2023: Responding to today’s challenges in specialist care
May 19, 2023
Over 200 attendees from all regions of BC came together in Vancouver on April 27th, to the Specialist Symposium 2023: Responding to today’s challenges.
Leadership and Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Workshop
May 2, 2023
Physicians are invited to the SSC's Leadership and EDI Workshop on Saturday, June 10th in Richmond, with Keynote Speaker Dr Sanjiv Chopra on "Leadership Styles in the 21st Century: Changing with needs of our profession and patients."
One-Stop Shop Baby Hippy Clinic Improves Outcomes for Infants with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip and Prevents Hip Surgeries Later in Life
Apr 21, 2023
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is the most common musculoskeletal disorder in infants, and affects 1 in 100 births.