Providence Health Care is participating in the BC-wide Facility Engagement Initiative. Launched through the Physician Master Agreement, it aims to strengthen medical staff communication and collaboration with our health authority on priorities that affect patient care and our workplace. It also aims to strengthen connections among medical staff across our sites.
All medical staff with privileges at PHC sites, and who are members of the PHC medical staff can participate in engagement activities to:
- Influence the delivery of the best patient care.
- Have a say in our workplace.
- Bring great ideas to life.
How medical staff can participate:
- Contribute insights and ideas to physician priority areas via PASS Working Group or strategic pillars.
- Participate in special events and connection opportunities for medical staff that inspire new ideas, support wellness, and unify the medical staff voice to have our priorities included in PHC decisions and planning.
- Lead innovation and projects (available on an annual cycle).
- Oversight of Facility Engagement at PHC
At PHC, oversight and funds for Facility Engagement are managed by the Providence Health Care Physicians and Surgeons Association (PHC PASS) a non-profit association that operates under executive direction of our Medical Staff Association. - PASS works hand-in-hand with the Medical Staff Association (MSA) to ensure the medical staff voice and priorities are represented in engagement activities.
- PASS Facility Engagement funding also supports physician leaders and medical staff advisors to participate in four Strategic Pillars the align with our health authority's plans and activities.
PHC PASS Working Group
Under the PHC PASS, the Physician Engagement Working Group was established to carry out Facility Engagement activities at PHC sites. The Working Group meets the second Tuesday of every month from 4:30-6:00 PM.
It comprises medical staff members who are representative of the medical staff and includes the following physician leaders.
PASS Board Members
Dr. Emile Woo - President
Dr. Tracy Scott - Vice-President
Dr. Lik Hang Lee - Treasurer
Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti - Director
Dr. Clementine Tang - Director
MSA Executives
Dr. Emile Woo - President
Dr. Elliott Weiss - Vice-President
Dr. Victor Leung - Past President
Dr. Shanta Chakrabarti - MSEC Member
Dr. Hin Hin Ko - MSEC Member
Dr. Clementine Tang – MSEC Member
Dr. Fred Rydz - MSEC Member
Dr. David Wilkie - MSEC Member
Medical Staff Strategic Pillar Leads - Learn more>
Dr. Trina Montemurro - Exceptional Quality, Safety & Value
Dr. Lik Hang Lee (Interim) - Discover, Learn & Innovate for Impact
Dr. Grace Li - Partner to Transform Health Care
Dr. Ana-Luiza Sayao - Inspiring People & Teams
PHC Medical Leaders
Senior Medical Directors
Dr. Julia Raudzus
Dr. Dan Kalla
NSPH Physician Directors (funded by Providence)
Dr. Julia Raudzus
Dr. Dan Kalla
Dr. Charles Lo
Dr. Vishal Varshney
Dr. Sarah Stone
Dr. Mike Martin
Dr. Howard Chang
Dr. Shannon Jackson
Dr. Adeera Levin
PHC Medical Affairs
Monique Radlein - Executive Director
Dr. Harpreet Chauhan, VP Medical Affairs
Dr. Dan Kalla, Senior Medical Director
Clinical Informatics
Dr. Janet Simons
Doctors of BC
Elisabeth White - Senior Regional Advisor & Advocate
Russell Stead, Engagement Partner, Facility Engagement
How do we work together to build the medical staff voice? PHC-PASS and MSA
Working on engagement priorities chosen by Medical Staff
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Facility Engagement is an opportunity for medical staff, site administrators, and health authorities to strengthen relationships and increase teamwork and collaboration.
Read about Facility Engagement across BC here >
Each Health Authority across BC including PHC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and has agreed on key areas for medical staff consultation through Facility Engagement.
Gathering physician input
- Raising issues of importance to the medical staff.
- Improving the working environment for physicians.
- Enhancing professional and collegial communications.
- Fostering physician advocacy regarding patient care and the broader health care system.
Inclusion in decision making
- Decisions about planning, budgeting, and resource allocation directly affecting the medical staff.
- Significant decisions affecting physicians and the delivery of physician services.
- Matters referred by the board of directors, CEO, or Medical Advisory Committee.
- Medical staff bylaws and rules.
Partnership for quality and cost-improvement opportunities
- Physician access to processes and resources that provide timely feedback on variations and the level of quality of clinical care in a way that will help to optimize patient outcomes.
- Quality and cost-improvement opportunities and projects, including quality assurance projects.
Engagement in Action: What is changing?
Legacy Booklet: Engagement in Action
2023/24 PHC-PASS Directors Report
We’ve come a long way since we formed PHC-PASS in August 2016 with priorities set out by the medical staff. Since, medical staff have made great strides in:
- Creating structures and processes for engaging with each other, and our health authority leaders
- Fostering a respectful and inclusive culture, with collaborative leadership.
- Recognizing and valuing contributions of all team members.
- Creating opportunities for medical staff to meet in non-clinical environments at special events to get to know each other and build community.
- Engaging in effective problem-solving and advocacy.
- Promoting involvement of medical staff representatives and leaders at Providence tables, and with senior executives.
Incubating physician leaders in Providence
- PHC-PASS continues to build physician leadership capacity by funding, initiating and supporting emerging physician leader roles in priority areas. Many leaders and advisors have also transitioned from PASS roles to sustained roles within Providence with health authority funding.
