2 Patient Partners, Maternal, Newborn, Child & Youth (MNCY) Program Steering Committee

The purpose of the Steering Committee is to provide regional oversight and leadership for planning, implementing, and continuously improving maternal, newborn, child, and youth services across Interior Health. It ensures strategies are family-centred, evidence-informed, and aligned with provincial direction and organizational priorities.

Our hope is that we can also ensure that there is a patient voice that helps to guide the planning, implementation and improvement of MNCY programs.

We value all perspectives and hope to have at least 2 patient-public partners involved in this committee. A career in healthcare is not necessary, but a passion for improving care is valued. We hope to engage with people who want to be part of improvement and change!

This is a new committee. Terms of Reference will be available to review during the onboarding process. Meeting frequency is subject to change but is currently set at bi-weekly. Meetings are held virtually.

We welcome all voices and are excited to be engaging in this work to improve the Maternal, Newborn, Child and Youth Program.

Level of Engagement

This opportunity is at the level of Collaborate on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.

Eligibility

• Willing & comfortable to share health care experiences in a group setting
• Comfort with public speaking
• Specific health care experiences [details below]
• Have access to technology and the internet to participate in the engagement opportunity
• Comfortable using technology to attend online/virtual meetings
• An interest in improving health care services
• The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
• We would like at least 1 of the new Patient-public partners to be a mother so that they can speak to that experience.

Patient Partners ARE NOT required to be PVN members to participate in this engagement opportunity.

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Meagan Harwood
Director, Planning and Initiatives, Perinatal and Neonatal Services | Interior Health
(250) 878-3315
meagan.hardwood@interiorhealth.ca