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The QWQHC is committed to supporting quality of worklife Champions in implementing evidence-informed initiatives that are derived from both experience in the field and from formal research. In an effort to connect the work of researchers to the continued efforts organizations are making to improve quality of worklife and optimize workplace health for their staff, the QWQHC has gathered questions from the field and matched them with responses from researchers engaged in the area of interest.

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What is the source of «operational system failures » and how can they harm the quality of the psychosocial work environment?

How can a patient indicator, such as patient satisfaction, be adapted to be used in an overall improvement effort that targets at once the quality of psychosocial work environment, the stability of health care teams, and the quality/safety of care?

Can the improvement of various aspects of the psychosocial environment have an effect on the quality and safety of care? If so, what indicators can help decision-makers in health services to make informed decisions?

At the recent QWQHC Summit, two of the presenters were identified as "Healthy Work Environment" Champions appointed in the province of Ontario. How is Healthy Work Environment defined and what is the research that supports it? What information prompted the province to appoint Champions for Healthy Work Environments?

There has been so much research done already to describe high quality health care workplaces - why don't people just put it into action?

Why should anyone care about physician health?

What is the 80/20 professional development model? What does the research say about it? Is it feasible to implement?