Caregiving: A Social, Health and Economic Issue That Impacts Everyone

Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex 110-16555 Fraser Highway, Surrey, BC, Canada

Join this free informative talk on key issues, challenges and solutions that family caregivers face today. Presented by Lycia Rodrigues from Family Caregivers of British Columbia. This session is free, but pre-registration is required. When: Friday, January 26, 2018 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Where: Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex | 110-16555 Fraser Highway Register to […]

Free

Champions of Change

Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Through a series of presentations, posters and inspiring speakers, this interactive day will showcase strategies and leading practices for sustainable change. Physicians and other health care providers will have the opportunity to engage in lively dialogue around successful and emerging initiatives for patient care and collaborative approaches.

$125

Designing & Delivering Sustainable Improvement

Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

This full-day, hands-on workshop will explore the key drivers of sustainability as well as some tools to help design and direct interventions that not only do good, but also last.

$125

Free Course: Partners in Research

Interested in learning about patient-oriented research?

The Knowledge Translation Program at St. Michael’s Hospital will be offering an online course called Partners in Research (PiR). This online course will take place in April 2018 and consist of four live web-based sessions. It is designed for patients, families/caregivers and health care researchers. The PiR course will focus on how patients, families, and researchers can work together to improve health research and health care.

Free

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

Interior Health Research Week

Online

If you’re someone who loves all things research-related, Interior Health Research Week is the event you’ve been waiting for! The second annual Interior Health Research Week is taking place from September 24 - 28, 2018. Events listed are free and open to all, and will be available via WebEx or in-person. There are several patient engagement-specific workshops, […]

Free

The How-To of Embedding “What Matters to You?” — Webinar

Online

Join us for this practical, skills-based "What Matters to You?" webinar! It will be a how-to guide on preparing patients and family members for "What matters to you?" conversations, encouraging health care providers to ask the question, and rallying community members to lead the initiative. Speakers include Maggie Breslin from The Patient Revolution, Lara Gurney […]

Engagement, Evaluation & Beyond Citation — Webinar

Online

On October 2, Can-SOLVE CKD will host a special live broadcast discussion with Simon Denegri, an international expert on patient engagement in health research. Join Simon and a panel of Can-SOLVE CKD Network members for this exciting event. We will be sharing stories of our experiences with patient-oriented research and discussing topics such as: Democratizing […]

Free

Marion Woodward Lecture: Strategies and Tools for Putting Patients First

UBC Robson Square 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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 […]

Free

QI Connect with e-Patient Dave

Online

Healthcare Improvement Scotland is currently hosting an exciting line up of monthly WebEx sessions presented by an exceptional global faculty. Simply link in for free from your own desk, to learn from national and international leaders in quality improvement. This month's session is with David "e-Patient Dave" deBronkart: patient voice advisor, cancer survivor and former high […]

Free

One-Day Supportive Cancer Care Workshop

New Westminster Public Library 716 6th Avenue, New Westminster, BC, Canada

Have you or a loved one been touched by cancer? If so, please join InspireHealth's team of Medical Doctors and Nutrition experts for a free workshop on supportive cancer care. Practical and evidence-based sessions will cover topics including: Nutrition, Exercise, Stress Management, and Emotional Support. Learn empowering information and gain tools for your health and well-being.