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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.
Provincial Virtual Health (PVH) is putting together a toolkit for healthcare providers who teach patients online. We want to team up with other healthcare staff and diverse patient partners from the start. This project aims to support healthcare providers and staff in delivering high quality patient education online. Our goal…
Looking for participants for a province-wide palliative care quality improvement project! We are looking for patient partners to participate in a new project looking to answer the following questions: – What does good palliative care look like to patients and families? – How can we measure good palliative care…
Falls and falls related injuries can lead to a number of health complications. The good news is – falls are preventable. Join Northern Health as they update a falls prevention strategy for people living in Long Term Care. Patient Partners are needed to review the draft and offer suggestions for…
Peace Arch hospital has a 30 – bed rehabilitation unit located on the 5th floor. Services from different healthcare professionals are provided in this rehabilitation unit to help a person: • Become as independent as possible • Improve physical, communication, and cognitive (thinking) skills The Peace Arch hospital…
Interior Health has created client and family resource that we would like feedback from community partners regarding. Interior Health is looking for feedback on a new reference tool that is being created to assist individuals and their families when deciding if long-term care is right for them or their love…
The team at the Providence Research are seeking patient partners to be a part of this exciting event to bring together thought leaders to think outside the box about how to help patients impacted by chronic disease. Aim • To promote and inspire a culture of innovation through…
Since 2017, the Providence Health Care (PHC) Pre-Admission Clinic (PAC) has been using the PHC Health History Questionnaire (PHHQ) to help assess surgical and anesthetic risk factors for patients who have been referred to St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH) or Mount Saint Joseph’s Hospital (MSJ) for surgery. All PHC pre-surgical patients…
Colour codes are used in health care to indicate to staff various emergency situations. Code white is activated when health care workers witness violent or aggressive behaviour. Peace Arch Hospital has formed a Code White Committee to support the application and understanding of the Code White policy and procedure.
The Board of Directors of the Sooke Region Communities Health Network, together with the West Coast Family Medical Clinic, are working to establish the Sooke Region CHC/UPCC, to open in 2025 at the earliest. We are working with the Ministry of Health and Island Health to finalize a service delivery…
The Clinical Workforce Optimization and Design team at Providence Health Care is working on developing a new model of care for the inpatient Medicine units at the new St Paul’s Hospital. We are aiming to engage patient partners early in the process so we can have their input in the…
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.