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Virtual Meeting for Reducing Wait Times for Endobronchial Ultrasound

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Commitment: Short-term

Connection method: Hybrid

Open to Fraser – Vancouver Coastal, Patient partners across BC

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Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) is a procedure used to diagnose lung cancer and other lung conditions. At Surrey Memorial’s Ambulatory Day Care Centre, we hope to reduce the wait times and improve patient care experiences for EBUS procedures. We hope to engage patient partners to provide their feedback and their experience with EBUS procedures. We hope to meet with the patient one or two times to gain their perspective and hear their story regarding EBUS.

We would love to learn about your experience with endobronchial ultrasound. We hope to use this information to improve our endobronchial ultrasound services at Surrey Memorial Hospital which can provide an example for broader improvement across the province. We hope to meet once or twice within a six month period to understand your perspective and experience.

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]
  • Completed an endobronchial ultrasound procedure before
Patient Partners ARE NOT required to be PVN members to participate in this engagement opportunity.

Health Care Partner Contact Information

Phillip Hui Physician, Respirology | Fraser Health (604) 581-6727 Philip.Hui@fraserhealth.ca

From Our Community

Karla Warkotsch

Patient Experience Consultant – Interior Health

Karla Warkotsch

The question I like to ask health care employees is ‘Who is this for?’ and ‘Do we have the right people at the table?’ As a health care employee, I see how easy it is to fall into doing for, rather than doing with patients. The voices of the patient, family and caregiver are essential to ensure the patient is central to the direction and focus of the work being done.