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Appropriate Use of Opioids for Pain Management in BC

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Deadline: Apply by

Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Provincial Region, Patient partners across BC

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Managing pain is a daily challenge for many people in British Columbia. We want to hear about your experiences taking opioids for pain management as we begin work to:

– Determine what kind of information and support is necessary to have safe and effective use of opioids for pain management
– Review the resources available to clinicians and patients, and
– Analyze prescribing practices across the province.

Our Advisory Group will identify what’s working well, where there may be gaps, and what concerns exist. These insights will help guide evidence-based improvements in how opioids are prescribed for pain management.

Please e-mail Kate McCammon to express interest in this posting, calling the phone number listed may lead to a delayed response.

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Level of Engagement

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

Eligibility

  • Willing & comfortable to share health care experiences in a group setting
  • Specific health care experiences [details below]
  • Comfortable using technology to attend online/virtual meetings
  • An interest in improving health care services
  • The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
  • BC residents prescribed opioids for pain management, and the family members or caregivers who support them.

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

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Kate McCammon
Strategic Initiatives Leader, Health Systems Improvement | Health Quality BC
(604) 668-8210
kate.mccammon@healthqualitybc.ca

Interested?

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Layton Engwer

PVN helped empower me to make meaningful contributions to Primary Care (PC) locally and provincially.  It also facilitated creation of PC Patient Voices which is focused on PC and provides education support and building on shared experiences.