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What It Means to Be a Culturally Safe Patient Partner – Patient Voices Network Learning Series

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The PVN Learning Series is created for Patient Voices Network members. The PVN Learning Series is created for Patient Voices Network members and shaped by members’ input from recent focus groups and surveys. The goal of the sessions is to support the growth of PVN patient partners by reducing barriers, strengthening capabilities and creating more opportunities to connect, learn and contribute to meaningful change in BC’s health care system with increased skills and confidence.

What It Means to Be a Culturally Safe Patient Partner
This session will connect cultural safety and humility practices to Indigenous rights and health care system commitments. Together, we will reflect on how patient partners – both Indigenous and non-Indigenous – can share their stories in ways that are culturally safe, while also making space for Indigenous voices. The session will offer practical tools to support meaningful, respectful participation in patient engagement.

Presenter
Mark Matthew
, Director, Indigenous Health, Patient & Public Engagement, Health Quality BC

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From Our Community

Cherie Mercer

Patient Partner, New Aiyansh

Cherie Mercer

I have learned so much about innovation and capacity building by being part of PVN. I signed up to build my leadership skills, however, I experience benefits for myself, my community and Indigenous peoples throughout the province. I understand more about the complexities and opportunities required to improve health care.