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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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Help improve sedation and pain relief care for intubated patients in Island Health

BACKGROUND Sometimes patients become really sick and they need a machine (ventilator) to help them breathe. When this happens, they first need to have the breathing tube put in (intubated). There is a growing body of research showing the importance of post-intubation care in the Emergency Department (ED). Post-intubation…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Vancouver Island Region

Posted

Improving Community Engagement in Rural BC

UBC Centre for Rural Health Research (CRHR) and the BC Rural Health Network (BCRHN) are conducting a Gap Analysis study funded by the Social Planning and Research Council (SPARC) of BC. The purpose of this study is to understand and document rural residents’ and communities’ experiences of engagement with health…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Open to Provincial Region

Posted

Type 2 Diabetes Network Advisory Committee

The Type 2 Diabetes Network focuses on sharing, developing and applying innovative practices to improve outcomes for people living with type 2 diabetes across BC. We focus on improving collaboration and knowledge transfer to help accelerate the use of expert knowledge and experience from patients and researchers. The benefits of…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Provincial Region

Posted

Member, Kootenay Boundary Patient Advisory Committee (PACC Committee)

The PACC Committee is an ongoing committee of 8-12 people that collaborates with the KB Division of Family Practice, Interior Health and other health care partners to strengthen health care and patient engagement in the KB region. The PACC works to increase patients’ influence on health care system change, promotes…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Interior Region

Posted

Accreditation Canada virtual working group is to improve the accreditation experience for Indigenous health service client organizations and surveyors

We are looking for two or three indigenous patient partners with lived experience expertise in accessing care in the community or a family member, and one who has attended an Indigenous-led Recovery and Wellness Centre (formerly known as Addiction Treatment centre) would be beneficial. The Aboriginal Health Services accreditation…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to National Region

Posted

Vancouver Island Eating Disorder Client & Family Advisory Committee

Purpose: • To provide a venue for the voices of clients and families with lived experience with eating disorders to be heard. • Offer input into the development and provision of eating disorder services provided by the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and Island Health (IH)…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Vancouver Island Region

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Renal Program Quality Council patient engagement opportunity

Interior Health Authority Renal Services is looking for patient partners to participate in the Renal Program Quality Council Committee to provide their input in improving the renal care and services at Interior Health. We value the engagement of our patients and the perspective they provide to help us make improvements…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Interior Region

Posted

BC Demographic Survey

In 2022, the B.C. government introduced the Anti-Racism Data Act (or ARDA) to safely collect race-based data. This data will be used to help identify where people aren’t getting equitable services. To identify where people experience gaps and barriers in accessing public services, BC Stats has launched the BC…

Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Open to Provincial Region

Posted

From Our Community

Karla Warkotsch

Patient Experience Consultant – Interior Health

Karla Warkotsch

The question I like to ask health care employees is ‘Who is this for?’ and ‘Do we have the right people at the table?’ As a health care employee, I see how easy it is to fall into doing for, rather than doing with patients. The voices of the patient, family and caregiver are essential to ensure the patient is central to the direction and focus of the work being done.