SWITCH BC CEO Victoria Schmid, joins Thought Architect's Margie Sills-Maerov, to discuss the skill and importance of creating psychological safety at work.

Mental health is equally important as physical health. During the pandemic and since, health care teams and employers across B.C. have been putting a greater emphasis on psychological safety. Listen as people who work in healthcare describe why making mental health a priority will have positive ripple effects for the whole system.

Being a health leader is always demanding and especially demanding during a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen as health leaders share their stories of critical learnings during the pandemic and how the crisis helped re-shape what leadership looks like.

Working in healthcare is a privilege. Listen as people who work in healthcare share why helping and connecting with patients, clients, and residents - who are often going through their most challenging time of their lives – is deeply rewarding.

The pandemic was a tremendous challenge for everyone working in healthcare. Now that the crisis is behind us, listen as health care teams describe what they think are some of the silver linings or unexpected positive learnings that we also part of that tumultuous time.

B.C. dispatcher Jacob Bertlelot works in the Interior of the province. Jacob has found through the pandemic and in climate crisis related events, working with the public has become more challenging - with unprecedented call volumes putting greater pressure on the ambulance service. Jacob became a dispatcher because he wanted to provide dynamic frontline care.

B.C. paramedic Patricia Costa says being a part of the community and seeing people thriving after providing care is one of the most rewarding reasons she works in healthcare.

Corey Froese has been a paramedic for more than 20 years, and is passionate about workplace health, safety, and wellbeing.

SWITCH BC is proud to co-sponsor with Health Quality BC the documentary Caring Unmasked 2: From Crisis to Connection.

SWITCH BC partnered with Doctors of BC and hosted an interactive session with physicians and leaders to discuss ways to improve occupational health and safety (OHS).

Leslie Leitch Godwin is a Clinical Operations Manager for Interior Health

Dr. Omar Ahmad is an emergency department (ED) and critical care medicine physician at Island Health.

Carrie Homuth is a Manager for the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the high acuity unit at Island Health’s Royal Jubilee Hospital.

Geverlyn Alajado is a health care aide working for Interior Health in Kelowna.

Svetlana Kovach is a registered nurse who works for Interior Health at David Llyod Jones Home.

Silvio Almeida works in facility design and construction at Island Health and is a member of the Hospital Employees Union (HEU).