Click on the drop down menu below to access the details of the last two SPOC events.
- Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative - Learning Session 2 - January 27, 2020
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The second Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative (SPOC) Learning Session brought together 15 teams (about 100 participants) on January 27 from across BC for the second time to connect, share and learn from each other as they continue to hone the optimization processes, nine months into the Collaborative.
As a kick start to the daylong event, the keynote speaker Marlies van Dijk, Founder and Lead of the AHS Design Lab, inspired the participants to be courageous in bringing innovation and cultural change to the healthcare system with her presentation entitled ‘Transformation in healthcare, not for the faint of heart’. Click here to access the slides.
The rest of the day consisted of rapid fire sessions, a talk by a patient partner, team reflection time, and a Q&A session by the SPOC faculty. The rapid fire sessions helped teams share successes, challenges, tools, while also allowing participants to connect and compare the progress of ongoing work in each of the 15 sites. The patient partner, Doreen Friesen spoke about her journey to becoming an activated patient, taking charge of her own health and reminding the multidisciplinary teams of the importance of empowering the patient to be a partner in their own care.
The day was an overall success, with 94% of attendees confirming that their understanding of surgical optimization increased during the day. Click here to see the full evaluation results. The third SPOC Learning Session will be held on May 4, 2020.
Click on each of the titles below to access the tools requested to be shared throughout the day:
St Paul's
Health History Patient Questionnaire
VGH
Campbell River
Smoking Cessation for Patients Poster
Physical Activity for Patients Poster
Ltr to GP re Physical Activity
Prince Rupert
Community resource/social supports tool
- Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative - Learning Session 1 - September 23, 2019
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On Monday September 23, the Specialist Services Committee, in partnership with the General Practice Services and the Shared Care Committees, hosted the first learning session for the participants of the Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative (SPOC).
100 attendees from 16 different sites across the province met for the second time this year to continue the momentum of their optimization work. Divided into multidisciplinary teams based on their regions and localities, the attendees learned about the ‘SPOC Change Package’, a new optimization resource made available to SPOC teams (hard copies and an online version were made available). They also shared learnings to-date from their experience in the field, connected with other SPOC teams and planned optimization work within their local and regional teams. Click here to access the photos captured during the event.
The morning session covered presentations on each of the resources available in the SPOC Change Package along with examples of how they are practically used. This was followed by time designated for each team to review and discuss the resources for their respective localities. All teams were then given an opportunity to ask their questions to the clinical faculty who guided the creation of the Change Package. Click here to access the SPOC Change Package.
In the afternoon session, an online tool called ‘Pathways’, designed to connect GPs and Specialists and to streamline the referral process, was introduced to the attendees. Edwina Nearhood, a patient representative and Claire Snyman, a patient activation consultant, both spoke about the important role of the patient in the optimization process. Another segment of the afternoon was designated to introducing effective data collection methods, in order to understand the status of current optimization practices and measure improvements in the optimization as the work of the collaborative progresses. See the full agenda here.
Overall, the event was deemed a great success. 93% of the attendees agreed that their understanding of surgical optimization increased by attending the session. See the evaluation outcomes here.
Teams will meet three more times over the next year to learn, connect, and share as they implement optimization processes and work to improve surgical outcomes. The second learning session will be held on January 27, 2020.
Click on each of the links below to access the presentation slides from the day.
SPOC Change Package Presentation Slides
Patient Representative, Edwina Nearhood’s Presentation Slides
Patient Activation Presentation Slides delivered by Claire Snyman
For more information about this event, please contact Elizabeth Babcock at: ebabcock@doctorsofbc.ca
- Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative Launch - May 6, 2019
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Over 100 participants came together in 17 multidisciplinary teams (sites) to the launch of the new Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative (SPOC) on May 6, 2019. Click here to view the photo album.
In the day-long event, the participants shared their experiences, were inspired by the speakers, connected with their colleagues, and planned for starting the optimization work in their own sites. Representation from each site was diverse and ranged from patients, to surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, family physicians, directors of surgical care and other allied health providers. Read the full article here.
The participants were welcomed by Doctors of BC’s president-elect Dr Kathleen Ross, and inspired by the keynote speaker Dr Husein Moloo, a national leader in quality improvement and optimization work, in addition to other provincial leaders. See the full agenda here.
Overall, the event was deemed a great success, where 91 percent of the attendees said their understanding of surgical optimization increased as a result of their participation . Find the full evaluation outcomes here.
Click on each one of the titles below to access the presentations and resources that were shared on the day.
- Introduction & Overview of the Day
- Key Note Speaker, Dr Husein Moloo
- Setting the Provincial Stage
- The Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative (SPOC)
- Make it so: Part 1: Introduction to Process Mapping
- D. Data
- Our BC SPOC Pilot Sites: Kelly Mayson, Julie Wooton, Marija SteficCubic
- Introduction to Quality Improvement
- Team Time & The Next Frontier
The graphic facilitation pieces created on the day can be accessed by clicking on each of the below titles:
The Surgical Patient Optimization Collaborative is a joint initiative among three Joint Collaborative Committees - JCCs (the Specialist Services Committee, the Shared Care Committee and the General Practice Services Committees). The JCCs are a partnership between Doctors of BC and the Ministry of Health.
For more information about this event, please contact Elizabeth Babcock at: ebabcock@doctorsofbc.ca