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Planning for Future Critical Care Services Focus Group

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Virtual

Open to Vancouver Island Region

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Role description
We are looking for up to 10 patient partners, including family members and caregivers, with lived experience accessing Critical Care Services to share information about their experiences.

In either one-to-one meetings or small group focus groups, the questions asked will include:
• What went well in your experience of accessing critical care services?
• What kinds of system-related challenges did you experience?
• Based on your experience, what other information do you believe is important for us to know in order to improve critical care services?

These focus groups and/or one-to-one interviews will be conducted with an Island Health Planning Consultant.

Connection method: MS Teams

Open to: Patient partners from Vancouver Island – participants do not need to be PVN member

Opportunities for Involvement: 3
90-minute virtual sessions. July 27 at 10am, July 30 at 10 am and October 29th at 10am.

Level of engagement: Consult

Number of positions available: 10

Honorarium
No honorarium other than reimbursement for any required participation costs

RSVP: If you’re a member of the Patient & Public Partnership Program, submit your expression of interest here.

Not a member yet? Visit our website here to join our program or email us at patient.experience@islandhealth.ca for more details.

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Terri McKinlay

Patient Partner, Penticton

Terri McKinlay

The Patient Voices Network has provided Rylee and me the ability to channel our experience into positive change for others. Our voice in decision making, planning and partnerships for mental health care is having a profound impact on our healing process.