Working together to make health workplaces healthier

Summit 2012

Summit Program

Don’t miss the exciting kick off for the 6th Annual Summit with a fireside chat and reception.

This February 29th evening session “The Poet, the Professor, and the Physician: Perspectives on the Art and Science of Creating Caring Workplaces”, features presentations, poetry and lively discussion by:

  • Shane Koyczan, Canadian Poet, Vancouver Olympic Opening Ceremonies 2010
  • John Gilbert, College of Health Disciplines, UBC and Project Lead, Canadian Interprofessional Health Collaborative
  • Andrew Clarke, Executive Director, Physician Health Program of BC

Registration for the reception only is available at $50 per person. Click here for more details and to register.

Registration is now open for the Vancouver Summit!

Additional sessions have been added to this year’s event, promising to be the best attended ever! To register and view Summit details, please click here.

To book your hotel accommodations please click here or contact the Sheraton Vancouver Wall Centre Hotel directly at 1-800-325-3535 or 1-604-331-1000 and quote the room block name "QWQHC Summit 2012".

On behalf of our 12 National Partners, we look forward to seeing you and your colleagues at the Summit as we continue to work together to create healthier workplaces!

Call for Good Practices

The Quality Worklife-Quality Healthcare Collaborative (QWQHC) invites you to submit a brief proposal to present an exhibit, poster and/or concurrent session at its 6th Annual Summit, “Mastering the Art and Science of Healthy Work Environments: Celebrating Successes and Inspiring Future Directions”, being held in Vancouver, British Columbia on March 1-2, 2012.

The Summit provides an excellent venue for learning, networking and information sharing with colleagues from across Canada.

Attached is our Call for Good Practices (www.f2fe.com/qwqhc/2012/submissions) that we encourage you to post in your workplace and forward to others who might be interested.

We welcome all submissions until November 18, 2011.

On behalf of our 12 National Partners, we hope you will join us to share ideas and successes, and learn from the experiences of an ever- growing network of people and organizations committed to creating healthier healthcare workplaces.