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Medical Laboratory Assistants (MLAs) are the professionals who you interact with, often, when you have blood samples drawn. They train at Vancouver Community College and have a variety of classroom and laboratory experiences prior to their practicum at a hospital or LifeLabs location. By engaging patient partners, we hope…
We are looking for up to 3 patient partners to join us in this work. “What Matters to You?” (WMTY) is an international movement that encourages meaningful conversations in health care. The question is simple and powerful. The goal is to move away from talking about “what is the matter…
Fraser Health is seeking feedback on Emergency Department wait time information, including how people use it and what information they find most helpful. If you live in a Fraser Health or Vancouver Coastal community and have used, or are aware of, the Emergency Department Wait Times website, we invite you…
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Purpose As a Patient Partner, you are invited to engage with BCIT nursing students by sharing your experience of supporting a family member, friend, or loved one through access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) in Canada, ideally within the context of British Columbia. By sharing the aspects of…
Fraser Health is actively recruiting for regional, program, project and local Patient and Family Advisory Councils. These councils meet with leaders on a regular basis to talk about ways to improve care and make it more person-centred. Examples of Patient and Family Advisory Council activities include: –…
Health Literacy is a person’s ability to access, understand, evaluate and communicate information as a way to promote, maintain and improve health in a variety of settings across the life-course. Patient Materials Committee is a team that reviews patient forms and pamphlets to make sure the content and design…
Background The Burnaby Primary Care Networks (PCN) is a part of the BC Ministry of Health’s Primary Care Networks initiative. Burnaby’s PCNs are unique in that they extend well beyond the proposed scope of health care services to include the full spectrum of integrated health and wellness in Burnaby…
The aim of this engagement is for students to hear a first-hand account from a cardiac patient of their experience from the onset of symptoms to a diagnosis, treatment and their outcome. The patient partner will be asked to relay their story including details of the different tests that were…
Fraser Health is committed to ensuring our health care spaces are safe workplaces where our teams can support those who are vulnerable in an environment where safety is paramount. To this end, we continue to work with partners to co-create a public-facing campaign that establishes behavioural expectations, where interactions…
The SPH Medicine Quality and Safety Committee is a group of leaders who support the Medicine Program—such as managers, directors, and clinical staff. We meet every two months to look at how the program is doing in areas like patient safety and quality of care. The committee helps us…
Health Quality BC administers the Patient Voices Network. Using evidence-informed strategies, the Council shifts culture, improves clinical practice and advances person- and family-centred care to support high-quality care for every person in our province.
