Hardwiring Patient Engagement to Deliver Better Health

NEJM Catalyst , Canada

On April 13, NEJM Catalyst will offer a free live web event about how to design provider care teams, patient networks, and patient-provider interactions for results-driven patient engagement. The speakers — executives, physician leaders, researchers, and clinicians — will provide ideas and tools to critically examine patient engagement efforts.

Free

Spring CEANing 2017 – Storytelling for the Health of It

SFU Wosk Centre for Dialogue 580 West Hastings St, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join us for this opportunity to learn how the stories of patient, clients, residents and families can change the way health care is provided. Through stories we can learn how to improve our system of care, how to improve patient safety as well as the quality of care.

Free

PVN Fraser Learning Cafe: Telling your Story with Impact

Surrey City Centre Library 10350 University D, Surrey , BC, Canada

Join us for a fun, interactive session about tapping into the potential for powerful stories by learning practical tools while meeting and gaining insight from other PVN members

ICVHealth’s ‘Foundations of Patient Oriented Research’ Open Training Session

St. Paul's Hospital 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

The Foundations of Patient Oriented Research training session with the BC SUPPORT Unit will be a full day of interactive activities in small and large groups. The goals of this session are to define patient-oriented research, why it’s important, and how it’s done. It will help researchers and health care decision-makers to start building relationships with patients and hopefully serve as a launching point for future collaborations.

Let’s Talk: Community Dialogue on Health Research

Marpole-Oakridge Community Centre Auditorium 990 West 59th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Health research depends on all kinds of people. You can be healthy, sick, young or old and can help by volunteering to participate in research in a variety of ways.
Let's talk! You're invited to a community dialogue, hosted by the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Unit and the BC SUPPORT Unit, on the development of a new program in British Columbia that will help connect people like you to research opportunities.

Free

Knowledge Translation Workshop Series (Session 1 of 4)

Room 2263, Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre 2775 Laurel Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join the first in a series of four workshops to support your understanding and use of knowledge translation skills for improving the use of your health research. You’ll get practical tips, resources and examples from guest speaker Alison Hoens.

Free

Community Dialogue on Health Research

Surrey City Centre Public Library 10350 University D, Surrey, BC, Canada

Let's talk! You're invited to a Community Dialogue on the development of a new program in British Columbia that will help connect people like you to research opportunities.

Tai Chi Chuan by the Sea with Master Rich Sobel

Jack Poole Plaza 1055 Canada Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Join a free Tai Chi Chuan workshop at Jack Poole Plaza (by the Olympic Cauldron). You will learn different poses of Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and practice how to ride along the wave of our inner power, like surfing on our own life energy—the Qi. Specially invited Sifu Rich Sobel has over 25 years of […]

Free

Free Course: Partners in Research

St. Michael's Hospital Toronto, Canada

The Knowledge Translation Program at St. Michael’s Hospital is offering an online course called Partners in Research (PiR). It will consist of 4 live web-based sessions and is designed for patients, families/caregivers and healthcare researchers. The PiR course will focus on how patients, families, and researchers can work together to improve health research and health care.

Workshop: Being an Effective Change Agent

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council 750 Pender St W #201, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Are you itching to be the most effective change agent ever? Do you want to learn more about applying social movement and community organizing principles to the work you do? Are you keen to learn more about the latest digital and social media tools? If so, then the BC Patient Safety & Quality Council has the workshop for you!

$100