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Commitment: Long-term
Connection method: Virtual
Open to Provincial Region, Patient partners across BC
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We are seeking 2-4 patient and family partners to help implement the systematic collection of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) for breast cancer patients at the Providence Breast Centre (PBC). Your lived experience and feedback will support leaders to make decisions on improving patient care.
As a patient partner, we would appreciate your perspective and contribution to:
– Providing feedback to help us identify which health outcomes and PROMs matter most to patients.
– Helping refine the process of how and when we collect this information, with consideration of limiting patient burden.
– Consulting on the development of educational or resource materials.
– Consulting on the development of shared decision-making tools (using “patients like me” data).
– Sharing your perspective on ideas of how to address the needs of patients in resource-limited settings
– Consider diverse patient perspectives, including younger, distressed patient populations and those for whom English is not their primary language.
Meetings will primarily be held virtually with online meetings.
The project is expected to run from February 2026 to December 2026. A time commitment of approximately 2-4 hours per month is anticipated, including participation in meetings as needed.
Remuneration of $25/hour will be provided in the form of an Amazon or grocery store gift card.
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
- Specific health care experiences [details below]
- 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
- Previous committee or working group experience would be an asset but is not required. We are looking for individuals with the following experiences: - Personal experience as a patient with a new or suspected non-metastatic breast cancer diagnosis, having received care at the Providence Breast Centre. - Personal experience as a care-giver to the breast cancer patient. - Experience undergoing surgical treatment for breast cancer (e.g., breast-conserving surgery, mastectomy, reconstruction). Additional preferred experiences but not required: - <50 years old - we are particularly interested in hearing from younger patients and those who have experienced distress or anxiety during their care journey. - Received/receiving chemotherapy before surgery.
