Member, Interior Health Pool of Active Public / Patient Partners for Short-term and One-time Engagements

Interior Health is looking to grow our pool of active and interested partners that we can reach out to / engage when short-term or one-time engagements arise throughout the organization such as projects, document reviews, meetings, poster reviews, policy reviews, and many other requests.

We are anticipating that these potential engagements will vary greatly. For example, we might email partners in our interested partners group to provide feedback on a form, input on a poster or feedback on a new policy. The engagements encompass a wide variety of topics pertaining to healthcare in Interior Health’s region. There is no expectation of minimum or maximum engagement.

We are hoping to build a diverse group of engaged public members that will help to provide their perspectives and help to drive improvement activities across IH in a multitude of ways. Potential active casual partners are required to be comfortable receiving updates and requests via email, familiar with technology to some degree, and flexible in their expectations as we expect that sometimes there won’t be many opportunities, and sometimes there will be many to choose from!

Patient / public partners will be part of a robust orientation process ensuring that they are comfortable and familiar with their role and responsibilities as an IH Patient / Public partner.

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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
• 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
• All perspectives and experience are welcomed as IH works to represent the diverse populations we serve.

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

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Karolina Bialkowska PFCC Coordinator, Person- and Family-Centred Care | Interior Health (250) 863-1699 Karolina.bialkowska@interiorhealth.ca

Interested?

Apply by January 30, 2026.

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