To find ECBC’s Patient Discharge Resources, click here.  

In 2024, ECBC launched the Provincial Emergency Patient Discharge Discussion Series, a monthly forum dedicated to exchanging ideas on improving the emergency patient discharge process. This collaborative space allows provincial partners to highlight successful practices, innovations, and research, offering valuable insights that can be adapted in our local emergency departments.   

Each session features a speaker presentation followed by a moderated discussion. The Provincial Emergency Patient Discharge Discussion Series is regularly scheduled on the 4th Tuesday of each month. To participate in these discussions, please contact us at ECBC@phsa.ca.  Anyone interested in improving emergency and patient care is welcome to attend.   

As we continue to develop PEPIRs we welcome your input! If you have suggestions for new topics or resources, please contact us at ECBC@phsa.ca.     

Missed a session? Reach out to ECBC  learn more about what’s been discussed!   

Topics discussed to date:   

• Best Practices in Discharge – Karanvir Gill, UBC Medical Student 

• Improving Emergency Department Discharge Process: ED Patient Discharge Handout – Dr. Jatina Lai, Lions Gate Hospital VCH 

• Emergency Department Patient Discharge Information – Dr. Fred Voon, Island Health 

• It’s a GOODbye – Debbie Hendley & Jessica Preston, Fraser Health  

• Improving Patient Knowledge by Providing Discharge – Jeanette Gordon, Interior Health

• Bringing It Home: What We Have Learned So Far and Where to Go Next – Lori Vesper, Island Health  

• Provincial Emergency Patient Information Resources Updates – Elizabeth Stacy, Emergency Care BC PHSA  

• Rapid Discharge Evaluation – Aria Rezapour, UBC Medical Student

• Rapid Discharge Evaluation Planning  

• Artificial Intelligence in Your Daily Practices – Elizabeth Stacy, Emergency Care BC PHSA

• Safety Plan Discharge Sheets   

• Medication Safety and Communication in Emergency Discharge  

• Integrating Patient Feedback into Clinical Resource Reviews– Jonah Hartel, UBC Medical Student 

• Meditech’s potential to support high quality emergency patient discharge  – Dr. Emily Stewart  &  Sherry Stackhouse, Interior Health