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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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Children and youth across BC deserve safe, high-quality care, no matter where they live. Many families face challenges accessing specialized pediatric emergency care. BC ECHO Pediatric Emergency is changing that by using technology to connect local pediatric emergency providers.
Launching May 2026, this program will strengthen emergency care for children across BC, focusing on rural, remote, and underserved communities. Monthly virtual sessions will support providers sharing knowledge and building confidence so kids can receive more care closer to home. Sessions include:
• Regional case reviews
• Collaborative discussions
• Sharing evidence-based recommendations
To help the program succeed we need voices of youth, family/caregivers with lived experience accessing pediatric emergency care in rural or remote communities. Your participation in the ECHO Pediatric Emergency planning team will help shape education, improve care, and ensure the program meets real needs. Engagement lasts 18 months, with monthly 60-minute planning meetings and 90-minute ECHO sessions. Ability to communicate in English, and internet access required. Financial compensation provided at $30/hour.
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
- An interest in improving health care services
- The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
- Youth, or family/caregiver (of an infant, child or youth) with experience accessing pediatric (birth - 18years old) emergency care in a rural or remote community.
Patient Partners ARE NOT required to be PVN members to participate in this engagement opportunity.
Health Care Partner Contact Information
Erin McFeeSenior Leader, Provincial Education, Child Health BC (CHBC) | Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
(250) 215-7101
erin.mcfee@phsa.ca
Interested?
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