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Patient Partner Orientation Session – Nanaimo

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April 30, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Welcome to the Patient Voices Network! Everyone must complete an orientation in order to participate in engagement opportunities.

This orientation will cover everything you need to know to be a member, as well as answer any questions you may have.

Parking and transportation costs to attend the session will be reimbursed. Light refreshments will be provided. Room numbers will be provided closer to the date to registered patient partners.

Please RSVP by April 23 to Ryan Sidorchuk at rsidorchuk@bcpsqc.ca.

Session Facilitators:

  • Deb Harver Leader, Patient Experience, Island Health
  • Ryan Sidorchuk Engagement Leader, Patient Voices Network/BC Patient Safety & Quality Council

Session Content:

  • Overview of health service delivery in BC
  • Insights from experienced patient partners
  • Overview of Island Health
  • Role of patient partners
  • Overview of Patient Voices Network
  • Required skills, collaboration and self-care
  • Patient engagement and patient- and family-centred care
  • Privacy and confidentiality, code of conduct

Details

Details

Date:
April 30, 2018
Time:
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Venue

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital
1200 Dufferin Crescent
Nanaimo, BC V9S 2B7 Canada
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Organizer

Patient Voices Network
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From Our Community

Layton Engwer

Patient Partner, Sooke

Layton Engwer

PVN helped empower me to make meaningful contributions to Primary Care (PC) locally and provincially.  It also facilitated creation of PC Patient Voices which is focused on PC and provides education support and building on shared experiences.