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Commitment: Long-term
Connection method: Virtual
Open to Vancouver Island Region, patient partners from Vancouver Island (do not need to be PVN members)
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Purpose and Goals of the Engagement
We are committed to ensuring that patients’ voices play a central role in shaping the delivery and quality of primary care services across Island Health. As valued members of their own care teams, patient partners bring essential lived and living experiences that help inform key decisions. Through this engagement, patient partners will provide input on policies, quality improvement projects, and the overall state of primary care at Island Health, helping to shape initiatives to truly meet patient needs.
Opportunities for Involvement
We are seeking four patient partners to serve as voting members:
• Two seats on the Clinical Excellence Committee (CEC): Focuses on clinical service planning, policy development, and quality improvement projects.
– Time commitment: 2.5–3 hours per month (including preparation)
• Two seats on the Operational Excellence Committee (OEC): Focuses on implementing standards across the region, with emphasis on resourcing, feasibility, and safety.
– Time commitment: 2.5–3 hours per month (including preparation)
Patient partners will participate on one committee only (CEC or OEC).
Schedule
• Operational Excellence Committee (OEC): Meets the first Tuesday of every other month (starting October) from 9:10am to 10:40am
• Clinical Excellence Committee (CEC): Meets the fourth Tuesday of every other month (starting October) from 9:10am to 10:40am
• Combined CEC/OEC: on the second Tuesday of every other month (starting November) from 9:00am to 11:00am
• The time commitment will be approximately 2.5 to 3 hours per month, including time for meeting preparation
Commitment
Term length: 2 years
Level of engagement: Involve
Requirements Patient & Public Partnership Program Member
Number of positions available: 4
We are especially interested in hearing from individuals accessing services at Island Health’s 33 owned and operated Primary Care sites, including Urgent and Primary Care Centres (UPCCs).
RSVP
If you’re a member of the Patient & Public Partnership Program, submit your expression of interest for the Clinical Excellence Committee (CEC) here and the Operational Excellence Committee (OEC) here.
Not a member yet? Visit our website here to join our program or email us at patient.experience@islandhealth.ca for more details.
