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Use your personal experience with mental health and substance use to help develop education that will support nurses to provide patient- and family-centred care for people with similar lived experience. Open to: Patient partners in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley…
Measurement and the effective use of data are cornerstones of any improvement effort, from incremental changes to radical transformations, but it can be difficult to know where to begin. That’s why we’ve planned a one-day, in-person workshop on data-driven improvement. Open to: Patient partners in Prince George…
Did you know that one in five Canadians struggles with chronic pain each day? Many are faced with very difficult choices in managing their pain and turn to various forms of prescription and illicit drugs to find relief. Physicians are often faced with trying to support their patients, while being…
Using technology to support appropriate, timely care for patients, thus reducing the usage of emergency departments, is the goal of the Rapid Access to Consultation Expertise (RACE) Project. Fraser Health has teamed up with the Surrey-North Delta Division of Family Practice to develop this forward-thinking project and is looking to…
Medical care isn’t always needed during the day for patients. Physicians also struggle to keep up with demand for services 24/7, which make it difficult for both patients and providers. The end result is a disproportionate use of the emergency rooms as primary care providers. The Abbotsford Division of Family…
It can be a challenge to provide critical care in residential care homes in a way that meets the expectations of family and friends while ensuring the most optimal patient experience. That’s why being able to identify what is most meaningful to patients and families is critical to future care…
Integrating the patients’ voice, alongside physicians, in health care quality improvement work takes a lot of behind the scenes work to engage physicians and build capacity in the areas of quality improvement, leadership, project management and change management. The Physician Quality Improvement Committee provides a unique platform for patients to…
The College of Pharmacists is wondering about public interest in expanding current pharmacy services to include prescribing medications. In order to investigate this further, the Lower Mainland Pharmacy Services is looking for two patient partners to provide insight into the public’s perspective on prescribing done by pharmacists. Open to: Patient…
Each day across British Columbia, patients and families are touched by cancer. According to the Canadian Cancer Society, on average, 565 Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer every day. The Fraser Health Regional Cancer Care Council provides a forum for discussions, planning and decision-making related to cancer care services between…
Have you previously participated in health care improvements? Would you like to share your ‘patient partner’ insights with a cohort of health care providers learning about quality improvement? We’d love to learn from you! Open to: Patient partners in the 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.
