Streamlined specialized care strategies for complex major trauma in BC

Aim: To establish a network of multi-disciplinary and province-wide Specialty Advisory Groups (SAGs) to address the needs of major trauma patients. Each SAG will be responsible for designing processes, protocols and tools to optimize the timely, safe, effective, appropriate, equitable and cost-efficient delivery of specialist services across the continuum of care for selected groups of major complex trauma.

Summary: The Streamlined Specialized Care Strategies for Complex Major Trauma in BC (SSCS-CMT) will formalize the establishment of a provincially/regionally network of specialists representing all health regions and specific areas of expertise as a strategic enabler to better connect injured patients with specialty care in a sustained way. The specialist groups will complete the work associated with the recommendations (deliverables) of the Environmental Scan. This includes:
1. the development of a data analytics solution with actionable performance indicators and standard evaluation and monitoring reports to identify issues and opportunities to improve care processes; and
2. the creation of transfer and clinical practice guidelines that are Guidelines and Protocol Advisory Committee (GPAC) compliant to support frontline physicians in overall patient management and referral/transport;