Waits in Healthcare: Improving Access to Quality Cancer Care in BC

Although we accept lines and waits as a natural part of our healthcare system, nobody likes them! A team of researchers from UBC and the BC Cancer Agency are using sophisticated mathematical and computer models to understand waits, capacity and other processes in the delivery of cancer care, with the goal of providing better access to quality cancer care.
As part of UBC’s Celebrate Research Week, members of the team present three different types of waits:
- The “good” waits: waiting for optimal start of treatment
“Prostate Cancer Decision Making”
- The “bad” waits: waiting during an appointment
“Improving Patient Flow and Resource Utilization at BCCA’s Ambulatory Care Unit”
- The “ugly” waits: waiting to start treatment
“Modelling Radiation Therapy Treatment”