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Kootenay Boundary Patient Engagement Committee

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Commitment: Long-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Interior Region

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The Kootenay Boundary has several Patient & Family Centred Committees at sites, or with specific programs. This committee aims to better understand what is of greatest importance to patients when looking across the spectrum of care services. This small committee will collaborate with the Executive Director and Senior Medical Director of the Kootenay Boundary region of the Interior Health authority.

Level of Engagement

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

Eligibility

  • 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

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

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Lannon de Best
Executive Director - Clinical Operations, Clinical Operations - Kootenay Boundary | Interior Health
(250) 309-8251
lannon.debest@interiorhealth.ca

From Our Community

Karla Warkotsch

Patient Experience Consultant – Interior Health

Karla Warkotsch

The question I like to ask health care employees is ‘Who is this for?’ and ‘Do we have the right people at the table?’ As a health care employee, I see how easy it is to fall into doing for, rather than doing with patients. The voices of the patient, family and caregiver are essential to ensure the patient is central to the direction and focus of the work being done.

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