Celebration, collaboration, innovation! Attend the conference to watch health care providers and patient partners discussing quality in health care. Click here for the agenda and more information.
The Brown Bag Lunch series is a joint initiative between Northern Health and UNBC to promote health research in the North. Brown Bag Lunch is a series of free lunchtime seminars taking place the fourth Thursday of every month and features a variety of health research topics and presenters. The presentations are held at the University Hospital of Northern BC (UHNBC) and available remotely via WebEx. Each luncheon is scheduled for 45 minutes.
Discuss mental health and substance use at the 2019 Family Conference at Vancouver General Hospital!
The future of health research depends on the public voice. This session will focus on exchanging knowledge on patient and community engagement in health research. We will explore why it matters, as well as how to find the right opportunity for you and how to maximize your impact.
Quarterly, our engagement leaders in the North invite patient partners for an update call. The next meeting is taking place on October 10, at noon, and you're invited to join us to learn from Cathy Almost and Cassy Mitchell about the PVN initiatives, training opportunities, open engagement and other activities going on in the Northern region.
Do you work in health care or health research, and want to learn more about the well-being of older adults? Are you an older adult interested in the future of your care, or a caregiver who’s unsure of what to expect? For answers to these questions, join the British Columbia Academic Health Science Network (BC […]
What role the private sector plays in financing health care has been the subject of longstanding and intense debate in Canada. This debate has been the subject of major court battles, from Chaoulli in Quebec, to Allen in Alberta, and the Cambie trial in British Columbia. It has also been present in the ongoing discussions about the future of coverage for prescription drugs as National Pharmacare has again reappeared in the national discussion.
This long-standing conference promotes discussion between policy-makers, academics, providers, patients and national organizations on timely issues shaping health systems in Canada.
The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council, which administers PVN, is collaborating with the Washington Patient Safety Coalition and the Oregon Patient Safety Commission on this year's Northwest Patient Safety Conference. The event will bring together healthcare professionals and patients to explore how to pursue safety differently and engage in topical sessions on advancing equity […]
Join type 2 diabetes experts and thought leaders representing primary and secondary clinical delivery, community services, population health, patients, researchers and policy makers for two dynamic and interactive half-day dialogue sessions on November 24 and 25! On day one, make sure to check out the sessions on "Fostering Patient Engagement and Enhanced Outcomes in a […]
The Quality Forum is the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council's annual conference that brings together British Columbia’s health care community to share and discuss how to improve quality across the continuum of care.
The Canadian College of Health Leaders and HealthCareCAN are pleased to co-present the 2022 National Health Leadership Conference (NHLC). Themed “Leveraging leadership and people capacity for better health outcomes”, the conference will be held virtually on June 6-7, 2022. NHLC 2022 welcomes the attendance of patients, families and caregivers. They will be providing discounted registrations […]
