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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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Provincial Virtual Patient Education Toolkit for Facilitators – Patient Partner

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Provincial Region

Last updated

BC Palliative Care Quality Outcome Measures

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Provincial Region

Posted

Reviewer, Clinical Practice Standards, Falls Prevention in Long Term Care Setting

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: One-time

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Northern Region

Posted

Improving the patient experience in rehabilitation

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: In-person

Open to Fraser – Vancouver Coastal

Posted

Deciding to move into Long-Term Care access guide

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: One-time

Open to Interior Region

Posted

Skunkworks: Hacking Chronic Disease; Addressing the Needs of Patients Impacted by Chronic Disease

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: One-time

Connection method: In-person

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

Last updated

Patient History Health Questionnaire (PHHQ) Quality Improvement Project

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

Posted

Code White Committee – Peace Arch Hospital

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.

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Fraser – Vancouver Coastal

Posted

Sooke Region Community Health Centre/Urgent and Primary Care Centre – Service Delivery Working Group

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Vancouver Island Region

Last updated

New St Paul’s Hospital Medicine Model of Care

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…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland

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.