Born from a Northern Health and UNBC partnership, this conference is a forum enhanced with resources and skill development workshops to share health and health services research, evaluation, evidence-based practice and quality improvement initiatives in the North. It has been designed to profile Northern BC research, evaluation, and quality initiatives and will provide formal learning as well as informal opportunities for participants to learn from each other.
2025 Northern BC Research and Quality Conference | Overview
Theme: Strengthening Health Through Collaboration and Partnerships in the North
Pre-Conference Workshops: October 22, 2025
Conference Date: October 23, 2025
Location: Virtual
Zoom links will be accessible in each session link!
Objectives:
- Celebrate and share research, quality improvement, evaluation, and implementation of evidence in a northern and rural context.
- Support the development of research, quality improvement, evaluation, patient centric research and evidence-informed practice.
- Facilitate networking and knowledge sharing of all stakeholders, including patients.
- Inspire new ideas, encourage diverse partnerships, and broaden the involvement of various people invested in the health of Northerners.
October 22nd | Pre-Conference Workshops
October 23rd | Conference Day
- 8:15am | Welcome and Keynote, Evidence into Action Through Partnership
- 10:00am | Concurrent Sessions
- 1(a) Fostering Trust, Cultural Safety, and Transformative Learning in Northern Healthcare Education
- 1(b) Community-Centered Approaches to Health and Wellbeing in Rural and Northern Contexts
- 1(c) Advancing Inclusive Health: Innovations for Sexual, Gender, and Two-Spirit Communities
- 1(d) Poster Presentations
- 11:05am | Concurrent Sessions
- 2(a) Advancing Equity and Innovation in Health Research and Practice in Northern BC
- 2(b) Innovations in Pediatric and Family Health: Quality Improvement and Care Coordination in Northern Communities
- 2(c) Advancing Maternal and Reproductive Health in Rural and Northern Communities
- 2(d) Poster Presentations
- 12:30pm | Lunch and Learn, Equity-centered learning health systems: the case of Northern and rural
- 1:00pm | Concurrent Session
- 3(a) Innovative Technologies to Enhance Healthcare Access and Safety in Northern Communities
- 3(b) Advancing Clinical Practice and Translational Insights in Northern Healthcare
- 3(c) Strengthening Rural and Northern Healthcare Through Clinician Support, Education, and Quality Improvement
- 3(d) Poster Presentations
- 2:05pm | Concurrent Session
- 4(a) Promoting Indigenous Health Equity: Innovation, Data Sovereignty, and Community-Led Approaches
- 4(b) Environmental and Community Health in Northern BC: From Sustainability to Youth Engagement
- 4(c) Decolonizing Healthcare Education and Practice Through Arts, Nature, and Cultural Safety
- 4(d) Innovations and Insights in Opioid Use Disorder Care Across Northern and Rural Contexts
- 3:15pm | Panel Discussion and Closing Remarks, Partnering for Big Impact: Advancing Health Research in the North