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Engagement Opportunities

Health care organizations value patient partner input to improve quality of care. Over the past decade, PVN has seen a dramatic increase in opportunities from health care organizations seeking this valuable perspective.

From committees to quality improvement projects, and everything in between, engagements are led by health care partners and promoted by PVN.

Please read the full opportunity for details. If you want to RSVP, use the blue button in the opportunity to apply now. Please see the sample RSVP form.

If you are a health care partner seeking patient partners, fill out the Engagement Request Form (ERF) and sample ERF.

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University of Victoria School of Nursing Advisory Council

The School of Nursing offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs. We have a Community Advisory Council made up of diverse professional and community members to guide us in the overall direction and quality of our programs. Their input ensures that our program offerings reflect the latest in…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Vancouver Island Region

Posted

Lived Experience Advisors for System Changes to Improve Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Services

Opportunities for Involvement We are recruiting for an advisory committee of people with lived and/or living experience from across Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands. The committee will be giving input on the access focused improvements that are being planned for the Mental Health Substance Use (MHSU) system of…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Vancouver Island Region

Posted

Antipsychotic Prescription for Seniors in Acute, Transition, and Long Term Care (LTC) (North Shore)

Evidence shows that inappropriate antipsychotic prescribing leads to increased risk of adverse effects such as falls and strokes, longer acute stays and increased readmissions between LTC and acute. Work is underway at VCH & PHC to address prescribing practices for seniors in both LTC and acute setting starting with Lions…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

Last updated

Members, Regional Infection Prevention and Control Committee

Interior Health is looking for 2 public partners to join the Regional Infection Prevention and Control Committee (RIPCC). The committee has two main goals: • To provide organizational level connection of operations and leadership and to identify, support and monitor implementation of recommendations in infection prevention and control across…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Interior Region

Last updated

Personalized Immunization Consent

Northern Health is working on a pilot project to improve how we communicate with families about school‑based immunizations. The goal is to create personalized immunization consent forms that include all immunizations a student is eligible for, not only the routinely offered Grade 6 or Grade 9 vaccines. By including all…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: One-time

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Northern Region

Last updated

Be a Part of the Development of Island Health’s Family Caregiver Inclusion Policy

Opportunities for Involvement Seniors Health is leading the development of an Island Health wide policy that will aim to support the inclusion of family caregivers in care, across all care settings. Do you have lived/living experience as a family caregiver? We are looking for two patient partners to join…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Vancouver Island Region

Posted

Voices for Health Equity Event

Attend the Voices for Health Equity event, a UBC Health and PSI event presented by UBC Connects at Robson Square, taking place on Thursday, February 26, 2026. Engage in thought-provoking presentations and interactive dialogue to gain insight into the innovative research and initiatives driving change in health systems and…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: In-person

Open to Provincial Region

Posted

Patient & Family Partner -Providence Breast Center

We are seeking 2-4 patient and family partners to help implement the systematic collection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for breast cancer patients at the Providence Breast Centre (PBC). Your lived experience and feedback will support leaders to make decisions on improving patient care. As a patient partner, we would…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Provincial Region

Posted

Northern Health Inclusion Diversity Equity and Accessibility Focus Group Sessions

Because Your Voice Matters Help Shape the Future of Inclusive Health Care in the North – An Invitation to Patient Partners and Family Members Across Northern Health Northern Health is developing a new Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) Strategy and Accessibility Plan – and we need your voice…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: One-time

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Northern Region

Last updated

Member, Kootenay Boundary Patient Advisory Committee (PACC Committee)

The Patient Advisory Committee and Community (PACC) works with the Kootenay Boundary Division of Family Practice, Interior Health and other health care partners to contribute to real and constructive change in the region. The mission of the PACC is to empower patients through knowledge and active collaboration in health care.

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Interior Region

Last updated

From Our Community

Lisa Dyck

Former Manager, BC Emergency Medicine Network

Lisa Dyck

PVN patient partner’s feedback has reinforced the important relationships between patients and providers for emergency care. Our partnership with PVN has brought many new opportunities to adjust how health care and patient partners can work together on BC Emergency Medicine Network priorities.