{"podcast":{"title":"Qualitycast North","slug":"qualitycast-north-4458625","podcast_index_feed_id":4458625,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5064012.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5064012","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/38607044.jpg","author":"Qualitycast North","episode_count":74,"summary":"The Qualitycast North podcast showcases Northern British Columbian physicians and healthcare workers and their work in improving the quality of healthcare where they live. In an interview format, our host Dr. Shyr Chui invites guests to talk about their careers in rural medicine, and how they are improving healthcare through innovative quality improvement projects. Episodes are released every 2 weeks. Qualitycast North is a production of the Northern Health Physician Quality Improvement initiative, and is co-produced by Dr. Shyr Chui, and PQI Coach Lee Cameron. This Initiative is a flagship program of the Specialist Services Committee which represents a collaborative partnership between our provincial government and Doctors of BC, and includes regular representation from the local health authorities.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:45.609517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625"},"episode":{"title":"S5 Ep4: \"Taking a bite out of health inequity\" featuring Dr. Diana Bark and Lara Frederick","slug":"s5-ep4-taking-a-bite-out-of-health-inequity-featuring-dr-diana-bark-and-lara-frederick","published_at":"2025-12-28T02:35:06+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625/s5-ep4-taking-a-bite-out-of-health-inequity-featuring-dr-diana-bark-and-lara-frederick","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8824029","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8824029.mp3?modified=1766889409&sid=5064012&source=rss","summary":"In this episode, we head upstream in our health system with this podcast’s first ever guests from the public health sector. Northern Health’s Medical Health Officer Dr. Diana Bark and Director of Public Health Lara Frederick take us through their QI work identifying, analyzing, and addressing a gap in dental health screening and dental caries prevention in pre-kindergarten age children in Northeast BC. We learn how QI methodology can be applied to complex problems in public health and how, through enhanced community engagement, their team provided valuable, preventative, dental care and improved health equity at the same time. Links: https://www.northernhealth.ca/services/programs/dental-health-program-for-children#baby-0-to-12-months-old","meta_description":"In this episode, we head upstream in our health system with this podcast’s first ever guests from the public health sector. Northern Health’s Medical Heal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1420,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/qualitycast-north-4458625/episodes/s5-ep4-taking-a-bite-out-of-health-inequity-featuring-dr-diana-bark-and-lara-frederick/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625/s5-ep4-taking-a-bite-out-of-health-inequity-featuring-dr-diana-bark-and-lara-frederick.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}