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. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Karen Estrin at kestrin@bcpsqc.ca or 604.688.8245.
For three decades, UBC's Centre for Health Services and Policy Research (CHSPR)’s annual conference has provided a platform for thought-provoking dialogues on emerging research in the health services and policy domain. In 2018, the conference will address the question of how British Columbia can become a learning health care system. In a learning health care system, every patient interaction is treated as a learning activity, and the ethos of the system overall is improvement.
Women are susceptible to depression at various stages throughout life, from the teenage years, the postpartum period, and the perimenopausal transition, while in the older years women may experience a number of physical changes that influence brain health. It is important to know the signs of depression, and to know what are the effective treatments available and where to get help. Experts will address each of these topics in this free public forum held on International Women's Day.
Fraser Health is hosting a cultural diversity and communication learning session and you are invited! The learning session will include concepts that recognize the healthcare environment's diverse, cross-cultural nature and address the practical skills necessary for effective communication in the healthcare system. This event is voluntary and is first come first served – 20 seats are […]
This free public presentation is part of Providence Health Care's Geriatric Services Conference.
Alzheimer Cafés support people with dementia and their significant others in a safe, social, café-like setting. During her presentation, Dr. Gemma Jones will explain how Alzheimer Cafés are hosted, and give inspiring examples of how people with dementia, relatives, managers and caregiving professionals are involved with them.
The BC Centre for Palliative Care and Victoria Hospice are honoured to be co-presenting the BC premiere of the feature-length documentary film Hippocratic: 18 Experiments in Gently Shaking the World, based on the extraordinary life and work of Dr. M.R. Rajagopal.
The movie will be followed by a Q&A with Dr. Rajagopal, who will be in attendance.
The goal of the Transition & Resource Fair is to provide youth and young adults with special needs and their families with information on education, community services, health, housing, transportation, recreation, employers and job-related services and programs that are available to assist them in planning for their future.
Providence Health Care invites their Patient Family Partners to a social gathering to celebrate and appreciate their work. This event is part of Patient and Residence Experience Week (April 23-26, 2018). Meet other Patient Family Partners, network with Providence Health Care staff and leaders, and share what matters most to you about this work!
This free public lecture with Angela Keating is part of the SFU Gerontology Research Centre’s John K. Friesen Conference: Social Isolation to Inclusion.
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 expenses will be reimbursed. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Karen […]
Why are between 500-1,000 people in BC diagnosed with premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) every year? And why are their close relatives up to 10 times more likely to develop atherosclerotic CVD? These are questions the public forum on the Study to Avoid Cardiovascular Events in British Columbia (SAVE BC) research program seeks to answer. Tara Sedlack, the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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.
The 5th annual Fraser Health Patient Experience Conference promises to be even bigger and better than last year! With space for 900 attendees over three days, staff, physicians, patients, families and executive members will be excited to see what is planned in regards to our line up of ground-breaking and engaging keynote speakers; up to 40 oral and […]
Mounting evidence demonstrates that engaging patients and the public as partners in healthcare decisions at both individual and community levels leads to better outcomes. However, patients and the public are not adequately engaged across a spectrum of health services. Dr. Dawn Stacey will discuss evidence-based strategies and tools for supporting active patient and public involvement […]
Twilight memorial in honour of those affected by loss due to drug overdose. For more information about this International Overdose Awareness Day event, please contact Nicole Webb at 604.536.6522 or loc3745@dignitymemorial.com.
Please join us for an awareness march. Feel free to bring a picture of a loved one to carry with you. For more information on this International Overdose Awareness Day event, contact info@counsellinggroup.co.
We will have a march starting at our City Hall at 6 p.m., ending up at Willingdon Beach where the bench and tree are already in place. We will have naloxone training, an info table, memorial table, speakers, placing of doves on our tree, and candlelight vigil with LED candles. There will be a petition […]
A celebration of life with a picnic in the park on International Overdose Awareness Day. This event is meant to provide a space for the entire community, families and children, brothers and sisters of all ages, to remember those we have lost who touched our lives and to unify in a spirit of love and progress […]
Immerse yourself in an evening of fine music and food at BC Schizophrenia Society's Music For The Hearts 2019. Audience members will be swept away by the talent and passion of the young musicians, choir performers and members of UBC’s School of Music showcased throughout this event. Proceeds from the event fund research and directly help families […]
Patients in Education Society (PIE) invites community members to join this On the Table talk to spark engaged conversation around primary care in BC and the new provincial initiative for team-based practice. On the Table events are taking place across Vancouver on a variety of topics and are an initiative led by the Vancouver Foundation. […]
Following the BC Schizophrenia Society (BCSS)'s Annual General Meeting, there will be a free series of short presentations on current issues related to inpatient care for people with serious mental illness. The psychiatric inpatient experience can be very difficult both for patients and their families. These panel presentations aim to explore inpatient care from a variety […]
This workshop is part of the Patient and Community Voices (PCV) workshop series, hosted by the Patient and Community Partnership for Education (PCPE) in the Office of UBC Health. This session is hosted in partnership with Megaphone Speakers Bureau. The PCV workshop series consists of inter-professional workshops in which students learn directly from patients and community […]
As part of their four-pillared cognitive rehabilitation program, the Watson Centre Society for Brain Health is now offering free community programs to support and educate brain injury survivors along their journey through recovery. This program is also funded in part by the Community Grants Program with ICBC. Build the foundations of your mindfulness practice to […]
