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According to the World Health Organization, hundreds of millions of patients are affected by health care-associated infections worldwide each year, leading to significant mortality and financial losses for health systems. To address this critical public health issue, Fraser Health has a dedicated team that designs a variety of quality improvement…
Are you interested in helping interview applicants for jobs at Providence Health Care? Come join our training session so you can be part of the interview team and engage in the hiring process! Open to: Patient partners in the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley…
Maintaining an active lifestyle is a vital part of any seniors’ health and well-being and their desire for continued independence. To understand how technology could be used to support what movements would help seniors accomplish this goal is the purpose of a comprehensive survey currently being designed by a team…
If you want to take your solutions and ideas to new heights, then the Design Sprint workshop is for you! In this workshop, knowledge around innovation & design thinking will be shared and you will be provided with an opportunity to take some innovative approaches for a test run. Participants…
Safety, quality & risk – Oh My! Big topics with big implications for the patient experience. This fast-paced, executive level committee at Providence Health Care needs a boost of patient perspective to help identify and develop strategic directions for safety in the health care environment. Open to: Patient partners in…
Optimizing a patient’s ability to make informed decisions is a critical piece of any patient’s journey towards better health. Fraser Health Rehabilitation is developing a self-management support project with the goal of increasing patients’ self-care post-surgery and would like to include the patient voice in the design of this project…
Imagine being able to access the latest, greatest cardiac care information right at your fingertips, on your schedule. With technology enabling people to be connected to information when and where they need it, Fraser Health is developing a cardiac care web resource. If you or a loved one has been…
Improving the quality of services and establishing strong partnerships with patients are the goals of Burnaby Hospital. Through their Patient Navigation Team they hope to involve patient partners as they tackle a variety of quality and safety improvement projects that increase patient- and family- centred care across the hospital.
Finding a balance between quality of life and caring for the medical needs of advanced cancer patients can often be difficult for patients, family and healthcare providers that care for them. A research team is currently conducting a trial of a promising medical treatment that could assist with difficult symptoms…
Health research has the potential to inform and improve health care practice. Co-design of research between patients and providers creates an opportunity for a collective voice that highlights critical questions to be answered. The Fraser Centre, part of the BC SUPPORT Unit and the national Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR),…
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.
