Patient Voices Network

The Patient Voices Network (PVN) is a community of patients, families and caregivers working together with health care partners to improve BC’s health care system.

I am a Patient Partner

People passionate about improving health care
I am a Health Care Partner

I work for a health care organization seeking patient partners
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Looking for engagement opportunities

What’s New

From Diagnosis to Action – the Dementia Companion Handbook 

In 2008, patient partner Mario Gregario received a life-altering diagnosis of dementia. “Sometimes when people receive a life-changing diagnosis, they become depressed. I looked at it as how can I improve myself and the next generation.”   Determined to help others improve their experience after diagnosis, Mario…

New Resource Alert – Engagement Opportunity Tracking Form 

PVN patient partner Terry Wilde is a busy man. He came to PVN four years ago after experiencing and witnessing a lot of gaps in care and health care harm for his wife. He looked for a way to turn his grief into action.   “I was going…

About Us

PVN connects health care teams with patients, family members and caregivers to improve BC’s health care system. PVN’s virtual platform promotes health care organizations’ engagement opportunities to people across British Columbia who are interested in sharing their lived and living experience to improve health care.

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From Our Community

Terri McKinlay

Patient Partner, Penticton

The Patient Voices Network has provided Rylee and me the ability to channel our experience into positive change for others. Our voice in decision making, planning and partnerships for mental health care is having a profound impact on our healing process.

Agnes Black

Director, Health Services & Clinical Research and Knowledge Translation – Providence Health Care

It’s really hard to make changes in health care. When a PVN patient partner says, ‘This is important to us’ it keeps us grounded on why a change is needed and keeps us motivated to keep going on projects.