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The Home Care and Community Health Support Pocketbook was created to bring awareness to several health and safety issues faced in home and community care.
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In long-term care it is increasingly apparent that who is on shift is just as important as how many staff are on shift. Quality care is difficult to achieve when we do not routinely engage with one another in a positive, or civil, manner.
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Programs & Services

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Our Programs
Leading from the Inside Out provides a safe space for leaders in continuing care to share their challenges and learn self-care practices.
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The Provincial Violence Prevention Curriculum is recognized as best-practice in violence prevention training for health care workers.
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Guidelines & Regulations

Guidelines and Regulations

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WorkSafeBC’s healthcare and social services planned inspection initiative focuses on high-risk activities in the workplace that lead to serious injuries and time-loss claims.
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WorkSafeBC is releasing a discussion paper with proposed amendments to the Current Rehabilitation Services and Claims Manual that guide wage rate decisions related to short-term and long-term disability compensation. Recommended amendments include: These changes may affect your claims costs. Click here to view the proposed changes and offer feedback to WorkSafeBC – The deadline is 4:30 p.m. on Friday, […]
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Our team

SafeCare BC Executive

Saleema Dhalla

CEO
Saleema is deeply committed to creating safe workplaces, aligning her vision for SafeCare BC with her personal values. With a Master's in Occupational and Environmental Hygiene from UBC, she has spearheaded initiatives at provincial and national levels to enhance employee well-being and minimize workplace injuries.
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SafeCare BC Directors

Ken Donohue

Senior Director, Innovation and Partnerships
Ken joins the SafeCare BC team with an 18-year background in health communications, having worked for large and small organizations. Ken has developed numerous health campaigns and led a team nominated for a BC Health Care Award for developing an online organ donor registry, the first in Canada.
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Anna Richter

Director, Workplace Health and Safety Programs
Anna Richter has more than 20 years of experience as a safety professional. Anna’s first foray into occupational health and safety came many years ago when she was travelling through New Zealand and worked for a safety inspection company as an office manager.
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Lisa Thibault

Director of Communication
Lisa has worked in healthcare communications for over twenty years, with experience in public relations, employee communications, and digital and web strategy.
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SafeCare BC Specialists

Lysa Aguila

Executive Assistant and Board Secretariat
Before her recent work as Board and Trust Secretariat for employers of the BC waterfront industry, Lysa was involved in administration and IT work in the Philippines. She helped roll out IT projects for companies before transitioning to administration work.
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Pavan Bal

Member Services Coordinator
With over 17 years of administrative experience across multiple industries, Pavan has joined SafeCare BC as the new member services coordinator. She values the importance of offering online and in-person learning opportunities to healthcare professionals through SafeCare BC to enhance workplace safety protocols.
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Zach Butler

Communications Lead
With a background in customer service, Zach looks forward to helping people by contributing to SafeCare BC’s goals. Zach enjoys playing music, hiking, and tennis in his spare time.
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Jennifer Derksen

Manager, Occupational Health and Safety
Building on her undergraduate degree from the University of Manitoba and Occupational Health and Safety certification from BCIT. Jennifer has collected a range of knowledge in various industries, including ten years in the K-12 sector.
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Sheila Faumen

Workplace Psychological Health and Safety Coach
Sheila has over 15 years working in both the healthcare and justice sectors. Her experiences have included workplace health and safety, program oversight and development, and research, as well as working directly with service users. Sheila holds an MA in Counselling Psychology and is very passionate about mental health and wellness, especially trauma. She is delighted to bring this passion and her experiences to the role of Psychological Health and Safety Coach with SafeCare BC. Outside of work you can find Sheila enjoying delicious food with friends and family, walking her 3-year-old Labradoodle, or out in her garden.
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Kajal Hajirakar

Education Lead
With a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and Commerce and a Masters in Health Leadership and Policy, Kajal is passionate about using education to close the gaps in delivering person-centred care.
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Dan Keen

Multimedia and Content Consultant
Daniel has worked in content creation, marketing, and design since 2013, holding progressively senior roles as a content producer in the music and sports industries.
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Mark Ryan

Manager, Education and Training
Mark completed his Bachelor of Kinesiology and Bachelor of Education with a minor in Special Education at the University of Alberta before going on to teach almost every subject in grades 7 to 12 before moving to Vancouver in August 2020.
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Ashifa Tharani

Operations Advisor
Ashifa Tharani is an accomplished professional with a diverse background in the aviation industry, education, and talent acquisition. With over a decade of experience in leadership roles at Air Canada and her passion for teaching and community involvement, Ashifa brings a unique blend of expertise and empathy to her current role at SafeCare BC.
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