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Commitment: Long-term
Connection method: Virtual
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Interior Health is looking for 2 public partners to join the Regional Infection Prevention and Control Committee (RIPCC).
The committee has two main goals:
• To provide organizational level connection of operations and leadership and to identify, support and monitor implementation of recommendations in infection prevention and control across Interior Health (IH).
• To support an accountable and collaborative approach with partners and to monitor implementation of best practices to improve patient, staff and visitor safety through prevention of health care associated infections.
Public members will contribute by providing their invaluable perspective to ongoing conversations about Infection Prevention and Control. We are hoping potential partners have some basic level of understanding of infections (such as understanding how face masks work, the importance of hand washing in preventing infection, etc.). Previous professional health care experience is not necessary.
Public members will have thorough onboarding provided to them to better understand the scope and practice of the Committee and their role on it.
Meetings are held for one hour, quarterly, on Teams.
The Terms of Reference are attached. Public partners will have thorough onboarding prior to their first meeting.
Level of Engagement
This opportunity is at the level of Consult on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.Eligibility
- Specific health care experiences [details below]
- 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
- This is a senior level committee with the Clinical Executive Directors and program Directors across Interior Health. Potential public partners will ideally have experience with, or a basic understanding of, how infection prevention works (how face masks work, how hand hygiene lowers risk of infection, how viruses are transmitted, etc.,) but are not required to have previous professional healthcare experience. We welcome applicants from all professional and personal backgrounds, as we value the diverse experiences of our communities.
