In an instant, your whole world can change. Your family member suddenly can’t fully weight-bear, so you bend, you twist, you support and you somehow manage to protect them from injury – but what about you? Caring for a disabled or aging family member can be physically demanding, with caregivers often putting the needs of […]

Join us for a virtual celebration of Change Day across BC and beyond!

Local and international speakers will share their stories of creating change, engaging peers and spreading improvement ideas. Tune in to hear from them, ask questions, join the discussion and share YOUR Change Day BC stories and activities!

Join this webinar, part of Alberta Health Services (AHS)’s Patient and Family Centred Care Week, to hear personal stories and experiences of compassion from a panel of patients, families and AHS providers. Hear their definitions and descriptions of why compassion matters and how they have practiced and benefited from compassion. Take this opportunity to ask questions and share your thoughts about why compassion matters.

By participating in this webinar, which is part of Alberta Health Services’ Patient and Family Centred Care Week, you will learn about the movement to create mental health-friendly environments for patients, families and health care providers.

Join this webinar presented by Lisa Petermann and Diane Duncan from the Alberta SPOR SUPPORT Unit, to learn how to explain patient-oriented research – and why it’s worth engaging with – in your own words.

This webinar, part of Alberta Health Services’ Patient and Family Centred Care Week, will share patient and health care provider perspectives and experiences of compassion and will discuss how these findings generated an empirical model depicting the key domains and flow of compassion.

If you have used health care in BC, and have great ideas on how the system can be improved, join us for a lively discussion with Jami Brown, one of the Patient Voices Network’s Engagement Leaders, about possibilities available through the Patient Voices Network and how you can get involved today.

There are many examples of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) among public health professionals and organizations in Canada. However, these stories aren’t always shared within the public health community. The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) seeks to address this gap with an interactive, peer-led webinar series featuring a collection of EIDM success stories […]

A webinar designed and facilitated by patient partners When things go from bad to worse, everyone has a role to play to ensure patient safety. Family members are a vital part of the healthcare team and are often best positioned to recognize the sometimes subtle, yet very important changes in their loved one’s condition that […]

Join the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care (IPFCC) for a free webinar to learn about partnerships in research and how to navigate their new Toolbox, an online resource of strategies, tools, and lessons learned for research partnerships with patients and families.