Upcoming Events

Don’t miss this engaging presentation on blood glucose control at the Quality Forum on March 8th!

Blood Glucose Control in Critically Ill Patients; Rationale and Measurement for Improvement

Review the most recent evidence for controlling blood glucose in this fragile patient population. Compare methods of glucose measurement for quality improvement, and discover how teamwork plays a part in optimizing glycemic control for your patients.

Presenter: Peter Dodek, MD MHSc is an Intensivist and Chair of the Critical Care Working Group within the Center for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences at St. Paul’s Hospital, Vancouver and a Professor of Medicine at the University of B.C. He has considerable expertise in the control and measurement of glucose in critically ill patients.

Click HERE to learn more about the Quality Forum event and to register now.

Past Events

Critical Care Virtual Learning Series #2:

The BC ICU Database

January 16, 2012, 2 - 3pm

Why does quality improvement in critical care require data? Who collects it? What is it used for? How can our ICU take part? Learn the answers to these questions and more at this virtual learning session.

Shelly Fleck, the current Central Administrator of the BC ICU Database will describe the history and structure of this treasure trove of information, and Dr. Dean Chittock, Intensivist and Senior Medical Director at Vancouver Acute, will review the benefits and use of data for critical care quality improvement.