The Quality Huddle Excellence Awards recognize and celebrate the creativity, collaboration and impact of teams whose Quality Huddle initiatives have improved the way we work and the care we provide. By sharing successes, we continue to inspire innovation and support the priorities of our Strategic Plan 2026.
If your department/unit has implemented Quality Huddles and has a success story or two to share, please reach out to your Manager to discuss submitting a nomination. The last date to submit your changes ideas or quality improvement initiatives is Friday, September 4, 2026.
The award categories are listed below:
Patient Experience
Staff Experience
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Workflow Improvement
Patient and Family Centred Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Safety
Rising Star (new)
For inspiration, we invite you to review the 2023 and 2024 Quality Huddle Excellence Award Recipients by selecting the respective year.
If you have any questions, or if you would like to implement the Quality Huddles in your area/department, please reach out to Saravana Priyan G.L., Quality Improvement Lead at saravanapriyan.gatamaneniloganathan@tbh.net or extension 6535.
Due to weather conditions, the boom truck will be onsite on Thursday, August 27, 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
The area between G Door and the Ambulance Bay will be closed off for use of boom truck to move the fans on the lower Ambulance Bay roof for the roofing project . This will occur on Monday, August 24 from 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. and Thursday, August 27, from 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Follow all caution signs and directions. See the map highlighted below for area of work.
Thunder Bay Indigenous Friendship Centre is pleased to support a screening of “Love Will Take Us Through,” a documentary about the life of Two-Spirit Elder Ma-Nee Chacaby. Elder Ma-Nee is an Ojibwe-Cree, artist, writer, storyteller, and activist.
All staff are invited to check out the screening, which will take place on Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Silver City Thunder Bay. Tickets are avaliable at the door, and are pay-what-you-can.
Clinical placements play a vital role in a health care learner’s journey, bridging academic learning with real-world practice and helping students build confidence, competence, and professional identity. Through hands-on experience, learners develop essential clinical skills, teamwork, and an understanding of patient centred care.
As an academic health sciences centre, our Hospital is proud to support learners by providing a safe, supportive, and enriching placement environment where future professionals can learn, grow, and contribute meaningfully to patient care. Every month, the department of Academic Affairs is highlighting learners at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.
Izzy Malik
Name: Izzy Malik Hometown: Thunder Bay, Ontario
Program: Third-year Clinical Psychology, PhD Student at Lakehead University, with placements in adult mental health inpatient unit, and currently, with outpatient brief intervention treatment team at Adult Mental Health.
What does an average day during your placement look like?
When I was on the inpatient unit, my day began with a meeting with my supervisor to discuss current clinical psychology referrals from the team. I would run daily DBT and mindfulness groups and then conduct any interventions or assessments needed by the team.
As part of the outpatient team, my day involves providing evidence-based psychotherapies to patients struggling with severe mental health difficulties and conducting comprehensive psychodiagnostic assessments. Each day at lunchtime, I enjoy the company and many laughs with the team.
Is there a mentor of faculty member who has significantly impacted you?
Dr. Healey Gardiner and Dr. Kristine Knauff (both clinical psychologists), as well as Heather Kozak and Sherri Capulak-Tinnes (Psych Associates) have been incredible mentors and role models. Not only do they provide accessible and nuanced feedback, but they have helped me build confidence, autonomy, and competence in my clinical expertise as a doctoral clinical psychology student. I also echo these sentiments to the broader team at Adult Mental Health (e.g., psychiatrists, social workers, recreational therapist). I am consistently inspired by the care, effort, camaraderie, and daily work of the entire Adult Mental Health Team, which has furthered my passion for clinical psychology and eventually returning to this team in the future.
What is one interesting fact others might not know about you?I am an avid tennis player. My research centers on digital mental health tools, such as generative artificial intelligence, and I am teaching a psychology course at Lakehead University this fall.
Water is more than a resource; it is sacred, life-giving, and deeply connected to the health and well-being of all living things.
Join us for a meaningful Lunch & Learn with Elder Sheila DeCorte, a respected Water Walker, as she shares Indigenous teachings on the significance of water and our collective responsibility to care for it.
This session offers an opportunity to learn, reflect, and deepen your understanding of Indigenous perspectives while supporting cultural safety and humility in health care.
Pizza and light refreshments will be provided.
All staff are warmly welcome.
To register for this session, please email Annette Klement, Traditional Wellness Lead, Annette.Klement@tbh.net by Friday, August 7.
