[{"key":"dc.contributor.author","value":"Holland, Simon","language":null},{"key":"dc.coverage.spatial","value":"Peace River Regional District (B.C.)","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.date.accessioned","value":"2026-04-17T13:24:59Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.available","value":"2026-04-17T13:24:59Z","language":null},{"key":"dc.date.issued","value":"2026-04","language":null},{"key":"dc.identifier.uri","value":"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2429\/94146","language":null},{"key":"dc.description.abstract","value":"This project is a qualitative quality improvement study examining cataract care delivery in the Peace Region of Northern British Columbia. It characterizes the preoperative cataract care pathway, identifies both visible and \u201chidden\u201d wait times, and evaluates system-level barriers including referral coordination, diagnostic capacity, and operating room access.\r\n\r\nData included stakeholder questionnaires (optometrists, ophthalmologists), patient experience surveys (n=26), and Northern Health Lighthouse surgical performance data. The study identifies key bottlenecks in the referral-to-assessment interval, and proposes context-specific interventions including a one-stop preoperative assessment model, implementation of immediately sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS), and improved referral tracking systems.","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.language.iso","value":"eng","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.relation.ispartofseries","value":"University of British Columbia. SURG_V 560","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.rights","value":"Attribution 4.0 International","language":"*"},{"key":"dc.rights.uri","value":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/","language":"*"},{"key":"dc.title","value":"Addressing cataract surgery delivery and access barriers in Fort St. John, Northern British Columbia","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.title.alternative","value":"Cataract Surgery Access : Fort St. John, BC","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type","value":"Text","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.type.text","value":"Graduating Project","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Medicine, Faculty of","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.affiliation","value":"Surgery, Department of","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.reviewstatus","value":"Unreviewed","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.degree.campus","value":"UBCV","language":"en"},{"key":"dc.description.scholarlevel","value":"Graduate","language":"en"}]