Because your voice matters.

Health Care Researchers

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REACH BC is a new online platform that connects British Columbians with health research opportunities.

How does it work?

For researchers:

REACH BC is free and easy to use:

  1. Sign up for a Researcher account at REACH BC
  2. Submit your active research project to the public directory
  3. Find volunteers that are matched using the eligibility criteria
  4. Follow up with interested volunteers

For the public:

You can connect in three simple steps:

  1. Create a profile with your health research interests
  2. Get matched and notified by email with research opportunities
  3. Review and decide if you want to connect with the research team

Interested in learning more?

Visit REACH BC at REACHBC.ca

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From Our Community

Karla Warkotsch

Patient Experience Consultant – Interior Health

Karla Warkotsch

The question I like to ask health care employees is ‘Who is this for?’ and ‘Do we have the right people at the table?’ As a health care employee, I see how easy it is to fall into doing for, rather than doing with patients. The voices of the patient, family and caregiver are essential to ensure the patient is central to the direction and focus of the work being done.

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The BC Patient Safety & Quality Council administers the Patient Voices Network. Using evidence-informed strategies, the Council shifts culture, improves clinical practice and advances person- and family-centred care to support high-quality care for every person in our province.