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Commitment: Short-term
Connection method: Virtual
Open to Interior Region
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Do you want to help evaluate and improve the quality of care for patients with brain injury (BI) throughout the Interior? The Trauma Services Network , is looking for a person with lived experience (including family and caregivers) to work with the BI Community Integration Advisory council to identify and address areas for improvement to the system of care for patients with brain injury in Interior Health.
The role of the person with lived experience is to participate in discussions with administrative partners, community partners, academic partners and medical leaders to evaluate opportunities for improvement in current practices related to patient care in order to improve care based on the needs of people with a brain injury in the Interior Health population.
As part of a quality improvement project, we are looking to identify community resources for patients with brain injury across the Interior and understand potential gaps or opportunities for improved connections in services. The advisory council will guide the project and will look for opportunities to improve the access to care across the region.
• Meetings will be held monthly
• The project is planned for 14 months with potential to extend.
• Meetings are currently held virtually
At this time, all meetings will be held virtually. If travel is required at a later date pre-approved expenses will be reimbursed as per IH policy.
Level of Engagement
This opportunity is at the level of Involve 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]
- 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
- Experience either as a patient or family/care giver perspective with brain injury that required hospital level interventions.Knowledge of regional geography in the Interior Region A confidentiality agreement will be required.
