Patient Partner Orientation Session – Victoria

Victoria General Hospital 1 Hospital Way, Victoria, BC, Canada

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.

Screening of “Falling Through the Cracks: Greg’s Story”

Vancity Theatre 1181 Seymour Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Infoway and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute are pleased to support Health Arrows / Greg's Wings Projects through a special screening of Falling Through The Cracks: Greg’s Story during e-Health 2018. Greg Price was 30 years old when he began developing health issues. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer, and ultimately succumbed to a blood clot. Throughout Greg’s journey, there […]

$10

Fraser Health Research Week

Surrey, BC

Fraser Health's 13th annual Research Week features interactive workshops, panel discussions, keynote speakers, presentations by Fraser Health researchers, and much more. Click here to view the interactive poster. All Research Week events are free, and the following events are open to the public: Close to Practice: Research at the Point of Care Thursday, June 7 […]

Free

Patient Partner Orientation Session – Provincial (Webinar)

Webinar

Welcome to the Patient Voices Network! Everyone must complete an orientation in order to participate in engagement opportunities. This online orientation will cover everything you need to know to be a member, as well as answer any questions you may have. Click here to register! Registered attendees will be sent instructions for joining the orientation […]

Seniors Resource Pop-Up

Mount Olive Church 2350 - 148th Street, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

In acknowledgement of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Semiahmoo Seniors Planning Table and the BC Association of Community Response Networks are holding a Seniors Resource Pop-up Event in Surrey, BC. Louise Tremblay, Regional Mentor of the BC Association of Community Response Networks, will speak about the significance of the day, the role of the Community […]

Free

PHABC Summer School 2018

Universities around BC

This two-day workshop held by Public Health Association of BC is designed to help you identify public health approaches to building safe and inclusive communities, understand how physical and social environments influence community safety, inclusion and health, assess barriers to safety & inclusion in their own communities, and to examine innovative and collaborative methods of promoting […]

$80 – $160

Community Discussion on New Opportunities in Primary Health Care

MOSAIC 5575 Boundary Rd, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Join the BC Health Coalition in a discussion about new primary care initiatives happening in BC, and hear about a community governed and interdisciplinary team approach to primary health care delivery to meet the needs of immigrants, refugees and older adult immigrants. Light refreshments provided. There is limited seating. To RSVP, please email Kari Kesslar at k.kesslar@shaw.ca.

Patient Partner Orientation Session – Provincial (Webinar)

Webinar

Welcome to the Patient Voices Network! Everyone must complete an orientation in order to participate in engagement opportunities. This online orientation will cover everything you need to know to be a member, as well as answer any questions you may have. Click here to register! Registered attendees will be sent instructions for joining the orientation […]

The Dwindling: A Daughter’s Caregiving Journey to the Edge of Life Book Signing

Indigo Bookstore 810 Granville Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Janet Dunnett, a friend of PVN, has recently published a book about her experiences as a caregiver on Vancouver Island. She believes that hearing even just one story can inspire others to share their caregiving experiences too. She hopes the book will help contribute to social change that needs to be urged. The event, which […]

Webinar: Acting on Real-Time Patient Reports to Improve Safety

Online

This webinar, designed and facilitated by patients, promises practical ideas to help you engage patients in making care safer. The session is meant to be a conversation among participants, so be prepared to contribute to the dialogue verbally or via chat. Leading organizations in Canada invite, listen and act on feedback from patients in their care to […]

Free