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 […]
