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November 3, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 11:30 am
Free
In this session, presenters will share opportunities to engage in patient-oriented research and quality improvement initiatives from the perspective of different stakeholders. At the end of the session, participants will be able to:
- Identify opportunities in the community to engage in patient oriented research and quality improvement (QI) initiatives
- Consider how participating in patient oriented research and quality improvement initiatives is beneficial to community providers
- Demonstrate how patients can contribute as partners
- List resources and supports that are available for patient-oriented community based research and QI
- Value relationships among patients, communities and academic centres
When: Friday, November 3 | 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. (9:00 if attending in person in Nanaimo)
Where: Room 2050, Nanaimo Regional General Hospital AND via videoconference at the following sites:
- Port Alberni West Coast General Hospital, Room 2335A
- Saanich Peninsula Hospital, 1363 Classroom
- Royal Jubilee Hospital, Patient Care Centre, S169 Lecture Theatre
- Victoria General Hospital, S208 Admin Boardroom
- Campbell River General Hospital, Meeting Room 7
Presenters:
- Patient partner: John Sherber
- Health leadership: Malcolm Ogborn (Executive Medical Director for Medical and Academic Affairs, Island Health)
- A community practitioner: Dr. Graham Blackburn (Family Physician; Project Lead, Familiar Faces Program, Cowichan District Hospital)
- Researcher: Dr. Sabrina Wong (RN, PhD, Professor, UBC School of Nursing and Centre for Health Services and Policy Research, Co-Director of the BC Primary Care Sentinel Surveillance Network)
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This event is part of Island Health’s Knowledge-to-Action Month. This November, Island Health’s Research Department is celebrating Knowledge-to-Action Month by hosting events that bring together leaders and researchers, knowledge-users and patients to learn about the importance of translating evidence into practice to improve care and outcomes.
