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Open to Provincial Region, Patient partners from rural, remote and First Nations communities across the province
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You are invited to attend a gathering of individuals from rural, remote and First Nations communities to share your experience and perspective on topics relating to health care in British Columbia.
Open to: Patient partners from rural, remote and First Nations communities across the province
Lead Organization or Department
BC Patient Safety & Quality CouncilAim
To contribute to structured conversations on the following four topics:- Culturally safe care
- Transportation
- Virtual care
- Team-based care
Level of Engagement
This opportunity is at the level of involve on the spectrum of engagement. The promise to you is that the health care partner will involve patients in planning and design phases to ensure ideas or concerns are considered and reflected in alternatives and recommendations.Eligibility
Reside in rural, remote or First Nations community.Logistics
Vacancies: 4 Location, date, time and frequency:- March 30
- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- Location: Vancouver, BC - Fairmont Vancouver Airport, Canvasback Room
Reimbursement
Pre-approved travel and accommodation expenses will be covered.Background
What is the Pentagram Partnership? Charles Boelen authored a paper for the WHO in 2000 around the partnership Pentagon/Pentagram. This has subsequently become the foundational model, accepted by all medical schools in Canada as a framework for socially accountable health education. We have adapted this by adding a 6th partner to use this framework for socially accountable health system change. At this meeting you can expect a casual environment with structured conversation covering the following four topics:- Culturally Safe Care: Discussions about community led, culturally safe training and continuous learning.
- Transportation: Discuss the transport of patients with a view to decreasing the amount of time it takes from the moment of an accident/incident to the arrival of the patient at the first level of care. (e.g., hospital)
- Virtual Care: (bringing services to the patient using technology) Discuss the increase of local healthcare provider capacity through the access of resources linked to a provider network in a larger centre.
- Team-based Care: With the provincial roll out of Primary Care Networks, we need to understand what team-based care means for rural, remote and First Nations communities.

Health Care Partner Contact Information
Carol Stathers
Engagement Leader, Patient and Public Engagement | Interior Region
778.516.3308
cstathers@bcpsqc.ca