Hippocratic: 18 Experiments in Gently Shaking the World

Park Theatre 3440 Cambie Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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.

$16

Chilliwack & Fraser Cascade Transition & Resource Fair 2018

Chilliwack Secondary School 46361 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC, Canada

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.

Free

Celebrating and Appreciating Our Patient Family Partners (Providence Health Care)

Mount St. Joseph's Hospital 3080 Prince Edward Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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!

Free

No One Should Have No One: Tackling Loneliness Together

SFU Segal Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

This free public lecture with Angela Keating is part of the SFU Gerontology Research Centre’s John K. Friesen Conference: Social Isolation to Inclusion.

Free

Patient Partner Orientation Session – Vancouver

BC Patient Safety & Quality Council 750 Pender St W #201, Vancouver, 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. Parking and transportation expenses will be reimbursed. Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Karen […]

Early Onset Heart Disease: What’s In Your Genes?

Life Sciences Centre 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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 […]

Free

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

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.

Fraser Health Patient Experience Conference

Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel 15269 104 Avenue, Surrey, BC, Canada

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 […]