If you are involved in creating, clarifying, or communicating medical goals for discharge, this Action Series is for you! Each area has unique challenges and the best people to identify opportunities for improvement are the ones who are doing the work.
Many factors influence the ability of all team members (including patient/family) to be aware of a patient’s medical goals for discharge. Join the Well Planned Action Series with a small multidisciplinary team for support exploring which factors affect you and get help identifying high impact-low effort ideas for improvement you want to test in your area.
To sign up or learn more, complete the short Well Planned Action Series Expression of Interest form by September 22nd.
Action Series Highlights:
- The Well Planned Action Series was created locally by physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, and support staff from across the Island Health region with our local context in mind
- Flexible time commitment, up to 6 hours spread over 5 months. Approximately 10-20 minutes of videos and 45 minutes of team activities per month. Videos and activities can be done in as little as 5-10 minute segments. (Up to 6 hours of sessional payments at the JCC rate is available through PQI for physicians completing activities outside of clinical hours)
- Learn tools and techniques your team can try right away and can apply to other problems in the future for grassroots level change
- Participate in teams of 3-7 – must include at least one physician and one non-physician role, including Nurse Practitioners, Midwives, Nurses, Allied Health professionals, etc.
Example team compositions:
- 3 RNs, 2 CNLs & 2 Physicians
- 2 NPs, 1 Physician & 2 LPNs
- 1 Physician, 1 CNE & 1 SLP
The Well Planned Action Series is running October 1st, 2025 to February 2026, (check out the Timeline for more details) – the deadline to sign up is the end of the day on September 22nd
Check out this 2½ minute Well Planned Action Series Recruitment video, our Frequently Asked Questions, and the One-Page Overview for more information.
Medical Goals for Discharge provide information about the clinical reason for a patient’s admission and describe the clinical status the patient and team are working towards in order to be medically fit for discharge. Medical goals for discharge is not a checklist to be achieved before discharge (criteria led discharge), or a component of advanced care planning (goals of care).
Want to join but aren’t sure about building a team? We recommend asking two friends you work with to try it with you! There is no Team Lead role and no additional responsibilities for being the person who pulls a team together. Please reach out to PQI@islandhealth.ca if you have any questions or if you need help identifying a team.
To sign up or learn more, complete the short Well Planned Action Series Expression of Interest form or email PQI@IslandHealth.ca before the end of the day on September 22nd.