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Review Patient Handout for Community Power Mobility Users

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Commitment: Short-term

Open to Interior Region, Patient partners across BC

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This document will be used to provide information to clients living in a community setting after they are assessed by a community therapist to use a power wheelchair or scooter. The purpose is to provide all the details they need to know about their device, driving recommendations, contacts and responsibilities as a power wheelchair user in one document that the therapist can review with them and they can keep for reference.

Power Mobility Device Patient Handout – Community

Level of Engagement

This opportunity is at the level of Consult on the IAP2 Spectrum of Public Participation.

Eligibility

  • Have access to technology and the internet to participate in the engagement opportunity
  • An interest in improving health care services
  • The time to participate in the engagement opportunity
Patient Partners ARE NOT required to be PVN members to participate in this engagement opportunity.

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Emma Miller Regional Occupational Therapy Educator, Allied Health Education | Interior Health (250) 575-4975 emma.miller@interiorhealth.ca

From Our Community

Derek Koch

Spiritual Health Practitioner and Patient- and Family-Centred Care Lead — Kelowna General Hospital

Derek Koch

The bottom line is because we’re caring for patients. People who know best are those who are receiving the care so it makes logical sense that we would consult with them about their experiences. By connecting with PVN we have been able to educate our teams about the value of patient partners and how important their perspective is in our services.