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Island Health is creating a new mental health and substance use service in the West Shore. This interdisciplinary team will provide intake assessment, single session counselling, group counselling, referral, and linkages to community supports for people with mental health and substance use problems. We are looking for patient partners who…
Join health care teams in the Southern Gulf Islands in the creation of a new care model for managing substance use withdrawal and supporting patient recovery! This is a unique opportunity for a big picture-thinking team player with lived experience to help ensure the project is designed in a way…
Recognizing the legacy of trauma and health and social inequities caused by colonization and oppressive practices, the First Nations Health Authority and Island Health acknowledge that the current health system continues to cause harm through culturally unsafe care and systemic racism. The Cultural Safety Committees were created to provide a…
Victoria Hospice is hosting a five-day continuing education program for health care workers in November. A patient partner who currently experiences breathlessness, also known as dyspnea, is invited to come on stage for an interview and discussion about their condition and quality of life. If you live with this condition…
Good environments matter. Island Health believes that everyone should be cared for with compassion and dignity within a clean, safe environment. This is an opportunity for patient partners to have a stronger voice in shaping environments that promote exceptional experiences for all who live, visit or work within Island Health…
Vancouver Island is getting a new heart failure team care unit at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, adding to its Heart Health Centre of Excellence. Island Health is seeking one patient partner who has experienced heart failure personally or through a family member to help them create a service that is…
Island Health is looking for someone to attend monthly meetings at the Cowichan District Hospital and provide the patient perspective on our quality initiatives and standards of care. If you are keen to see meaningful improvements made to our health care system, we want to hear from you! Open…
Nanaimo Regional General Hospital is creating a short video to welcome all inpatients to the hospital. We are keen to have a patient advisor be part of the core team to ensure the most important and relevant information is included. Open to: Patient partners in the Nanaimo area…
This is an exciting opportunity to improve the quality of care at one of Vancouver Island’s busiest hospitals. The Victoria General Hospital is seeking a dynamic patient partner who shares in their passion to make the hospital the best place to receive care! Open to: Patient partners from Greater Victoria…
With the introduction of primary care networks across the province, the Ministry of Health is forming a new policy implementation committee to oversee the various aspects of getting these networks started around the province. If you have a passion for primary care and experience participating in committees, this opportunity could be…
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Health Quality BC 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.
