About Us
BC Patient Safety Learning System (BCPSLS) is a cloud-based tool used by healthcare professionals across British Columbia to report and learn from patient safety incidents, patient and family feedback, and other patient-related events. BCPSLS is in use in all care settings and at the time of implementation, was the only province-wide system of its kind in Canada.
BCPSLS data provides comprehensive patient safety information to healthcare leaders and managers so they can identify safety concerns, promote a culture of safety, and encourage continuous learning, all in support of our vision to improve patient safety and quality of care in the province of BC.
BCPSLS Central Office is located in Vancouver and provides technical and system support, strategic guidance, communications, and training tools to all users. For more information about BCPSLS please contact us by email at bcpslscentral@phsa.ca.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Our Blog
The BCPSLS blog has surpassed our expections since launching in June 2013. Our audience spans across Canada and to other parts of the world, putting us in a unique position in the global patient safety community.
We are committed to providing quality content for our readers and expanding our influence across the healthcare system.
We invite you to check-in often to:
- Explore a variety of patient safety topics from across BC health care
- Read the latest news from our Central Office
- Learn about trends in patient safety and quality of care
Our posts feature a variety of stories from all sectors of the healthcare system, including thoughts and opinions from hospital staff, leaders, patient safety champions and others.
If you are a BC health care provider we invite you to contribute your story to the BCPSLS blog and share what you and your team are doing to improve patient safety in your area, so we can improve care across BC!
Our Team
The BCPSLS Central Office team is led by Executive Director, Annemarie Taylor, and located in Vancouver. We provide support and expertise to stakeholders across the province.
Inderpal Chani
Project Lead, Technical Services
Inderpal joined BCPSLS in 2006 and has almost three decades of experience in information systems design and infrastructure, working in both Fortune 500 and smaller firms…
Caitlin Doust
Health Information Specialist
Caitlin joined BCPSLS in October 2018 as Application Support & Test Analyst, then became the team’s Information Management Specialist in 2019. She now provides technical…
Martin Jurkovic
Business Development & Information Systems Analyst
Martin joined BCPSLS in 2011 as Application Support & Test Analyst and was appointed Business Development & Information…
Michelle Preston
Project Lead
Michelle rejoined BCPSLS in March 2025 as Project Lead. She is responsible for supporting BC’s regional health authorities and PHSA with…
Kim Steger
Project Lead
Kim joined BCPSLS in July 2017 as Communications Specialist and is now Project Lead, responsible for ensuring timely, appropriate, and authentic…
Jesse St. Mars
Project Lead
Jesse joined BCPSLS in 2011 as Business Development & Information Systems Analyst and was appointed Project Manager in August 2015. He is now responsible for managing…
Annemarie Taylor
Executive Director
Annemarie is one of the original founders of BCPSLS and has held the senior leadership position for the program since it was established in 2008…
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- Rani Prakash, Information Management Specialist