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Patient opportunity: Review & Redesign Diabetes Teaching and Treatment Centre
Patient Voices Network has an opportunity for 2 members that have attended our orientation session, live in the lower mainland, are living with diabetes, and have received some form of diabetes care, or received self-management support for diabetes.
Background:
A Health Authority is looking to review and redesign the Diabetes Teaching and Treatment Centre (DTTC) for a hospital. The new vision for the Diabetes Teaching and Treatment Centre will:
- Be based on current best practices
- Optimally serve the needs of the population
- Provide service in an effective and efficient manner
The future state of the Diabetes Teaching and Treatment Centre will complement:
- Provincial strategies for diabetes management
- Services available in the lower mainland
- Providence Health’s mission, vision and values
Opportunity:
Two Patient Partners are invited to participate in two meetings held at a hospital in Vancouver.
Our hope is that the volunteers will:
- Fully participate in discussions by providing input, feedback and asking questions
- Help to make sure the group’s thinking is truly patient centered
DETAILS
Meeting #1 (4 hours): Tuesday, February 28 from 1pm – 5pm
- Facilitated discussion
- Small-group exercises
- Creative thinking & visioning for the future state of the Diabetes Teaching & Treatment Centre
Meeting #2 (2 hours): Date & Time to be determined (based on availability of participants)
- Proposed care model based on information from meeting #1
- Evaluation & Feedback on proposed model
Location: Vancouver (exact location to be confirmed)
Transportation: PVN encourages taking public transit as parking in the area can be challenging. If you do drive, please allow time to find parking as the parkade at St. Paul’s is often full at that time. PVN can provide transit passes with advance notice. Parking information and directions to the meeting space will be provided separately.
Expenses: Parking or transit fare will be reimbursed for this meeting. Please submit original receipts to PVN. Mileage will not be reimbursed.
If you are interested, please email Catherine North at cnorth@patientvoices.ca. Deadline to RSVP: Tuesday February 10
Patient Opportunity: Patient input for Diabetes strategy
Do you have Diabetes?
Are you a family member or caregiver to someone with Diabetes?
The Patient Voices Network is looking for patients from the Interior region with Diabetes for a number of upcoming opportunities.
Opportunity
Interior Health is continuing its work on a three year strategy and would like patient involvement and input throughout this process.
Examples of these opportunities include:
- Interior Health-wide Working Group – focusing on system planning
- Local Improvement Teams – focusing on service level changes at the ground level in communities such as Lillooet, Central Okanagan, Williams Lake and the Kootenay Boundary (likely Trail, Nelson and Castlegar)
- Patients to consult with on an ad-hoc basis as needed - in person, via teleconference or by email
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carol Stathers at cstathers@patientvoices.ca
PVN Opportunity: Designing an "ideal" system of delivery for senior's care services
The Prince George Senior's Healthcare delivery initiative is looking for one PVN patient to join a design group working towards designing an "ideal" system of delivery for senior's care services.
Background
Northern Health Authority (NHA) is currently undertaking an initiative to re-design the way in which Senior's care is delivered in Prince George. The goal is to develop a more integrated system of care for senior's in the community. As part of this initiative, a small design team has been established to develop what key stakeholders see as the ideal system of delivery. NHA is seeking to include one PVN volunteer from Prince George on this working group.
Criteria
Interested participants should be: considered a Senior (65+); Living in Prince George; and willing to commit to a significant piece of detailed work. Participants should also be open to looking at the big-picture with respect to senior's care in the city and be willing to work collaboratively with others as part of a team.
Committment
NHA has set the following dates for design group meetings with the outside consultant involved in this project: February 6th and 7th, 9th and 10th, and 23rd and 24th (the last day is an extra day as a contingency). These will be full day sessions. NHA is unsure of any specific time committments that may exist after this point.
PVN volunteers who are interested in taking part in this initiative are asked to email Anthony Gagne at agagne@patientvoices.ca no later than Friday, January 20th 2012.
Opportunity: Shared Care Committee focus group
The South Okanagan Shared Care Committee is inviting up to 20 Patient Voices Activated Network members from the South Okanagan to a focus group. This will be an opportunity to discuss concerns for patients regarding:
- referrals to specialist
- barriers in the referral process
- patient involvement in the process.
Patient Criteria
- Live in the South Okanagan (Summerland to Osoyoos and over to Princeton)
- Attend the round table discussion/focus group on Monday, January 23, 2012 (see details below)
- Be prepared to participate in a round table discussion providing your comments
- Attend as either a patient, family member, or caregiver who has been referred to a specialist
Details
- Monday, January 23, 2012
- Registration 4:45 p.m.
- Focus group and dinner 5:00 – 7:30 p.m.
- Session will be held in Penticton (more details will be forwarded as the session gets closer)
- Re-imbursement for travel expenses will be provided if needed
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Carol Stathers at cstathers@patientvoices.ca.
Opportunity: Provide input for a pilot program at Royal Columbian Hospital
Would you like to provide input into a new Fraser Health Cardiac Check-In pilot program at Royal Columbian Hospital?
- Have you received medical care at the Royal Columbian Hospital within the past two years for a heart attack or angioplasty?
- Do you live in the Fraser Health area?
- You will be asked for your comments and impressions of this new service.
Purpose
This new post discharge service is intended to support patients during their first 4 weeks after discharge.
Date and Time
Tuesday December 6 from 1:30 to 2:30 pm
Location
Royal Columbian Hospital - 1330-1430 at RCH Cardiac Clinic, ground floor in the Columbia Tower
Background
Before the meeting, an orientation document will be provided for your review
Follow-Up
You will be invited to a follow-up meeting(s) after the start of the pilot project for a discussion and progress updates.
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity or have any questions, please email or phone Bev Bakka at bbakka@patientvoices.ca as soon as possible or at the latest, by Monday morning, Dec. 5th..
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