Client Engagement Focus Group

Interior Health will be visited by Accreditation Canada in December 2023 as a part of our ongoing focus on continuous quality improvement. We are looking for patient partners to attend a discussion group to speak about their experiences of collaborating with Interior Health.
Meeting date December 4th

Accreditation Canada’s program is a nationally recognized evaluation used to assess how healthcare organizations meet national standards for quality and safety with patient/client care. The focus group will be run by an Accreditation Canada Patient Surveyor and will be 100% patient partners. Some topics that may be explored include:

• Your relationship and experience in working with Interior Health
• Some of the benefits/challenges in our work together
• Thoughts on improving this relationship.

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
• Comfort with public speaking
• Previous committee/working group experience
• Have access to technology and the internet to participate in the engagement opportunity
• Comfortable using technology to attend online/virtual meetings
• The time to participate in the engagement opportunity

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

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Amy Simmt-Mercer
Improvement Consultant, Quality Improvement | Interior Health
(587) 984-7376
amy.simmt-mercer@interiorhealth.ca