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Join us as a patient advisor for the New St. Paul’s Hospital Project. We’re looking for patients to shape the design of the ‘I’m Here Now!’ Remote Waiting system we’re creating for clinic patients. As a Patient Advisor, you will provide your input, test the system and make a meaningful…
The Employed Student Nurse Program at Vancouver Coastal Health allows students in nursing school to be employed as a student nurse while completing their school. This is a paid opportunity for students to consolidate their nursing schools while completing their schooling and to help them gain information about where they…
This project is funded by Doctors of BC Shared Care Committee. It will address the care gap that community patients experience when they have life-limiting illness and need specialized palliative care. The existing program is a consultant model, reliant on ongoing care by a primary care provider. Through focus groups…
St. Paul’s Hospital is looking for patient partners to help facilitate a virtual workshop about the transition to adult care. This workshop is designed for youth and young adults (ages 16-25 years) and their families to learn about what to expect in adult care and gets tips on managing their…
Closed
Commitment:
Long-term
Connection method:
Virtual
Open to
Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland, Provincial Region
To provide consult and insight into planning for the New St. Paul’s Rehabilitation Center Patient partners will provide feedback that will support leadership to make decisions around how care will be delivered in the new Center Services provided in the Rehabilitation Center include those performed by Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Registered…
We are working to create educational material focused on optimizing patients’ discharge from hospital with respect to their medications. In some of our previous research we have identified that patients often find the time of discharge from hospital to be confusing, especially in relation to medication changes that may have…
St. Paul’s Hospital is starting to plan for how patients will be cared for in the new St. Paul’s Hospital. This includes planning for new services and for services that may be changing. The Mental Health Program is looking for patient and family partners to participate in planning for…
Project ideas – Improving the intake process by having new patients timely and appropriately triaged, and booked with complete referral packages – Increasing the uptake of substance use care plan for patients with co-occurring substance use and early psychosis – Optimizing Short-Acting Dry-Powdered Inhaler Usage –…
As we prepare for transition to new St. Paul’s Hospital in 2027, we are developing Models of Care for each program. A Model of Care helps health care teams understand patient needs and how health care professionals can best work together to meet those needs. We will soon be…
Background The BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services (BCMHSUS) provides health care services to people across British Columbia with severe mental health and substance use issues, people in custody, and people who have been referred by the courts for assessment and treatment. BCMHSUS has initiated a Digital Innovation…
Closed
Commitment:
Short-term
Connection method:
In-person
Open to
Fraser – Vancouver Coastal, Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland
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.
