Recent News & Updates
Podcast: What is an authentic life?
Mandy Young, a UBC Health Mentor and UBC Health Patient & Community Advisory Committee member, is chair of the board for a…
Book: Mothers’ Gifts – Best Practice for Supporting Children with Exceptional Needs
Cindy Frostad is the mother of two lovely daughters, has three degrees, is a UBC Health Mentor and still windsurfs. On…
Patient & Community Voices Series: Term 2 Workshops Underway!
Substance Use & Stigma On February 5, 2024 the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use (BCCSU) and the Patient &…
Health Mentors: Cohort 12 Mentors Recognized at Annual Meeting!
The Annual Health Mentors Support Meeting was held on February 1, 2024 at Vancouver General Hospital. The meeting allowed current…
2024 Workshops: Patient & Community Voices
On January 22, the UBC Patient and Community Workshop Series held its first interprofessional workshop of the new year – Unmet Health Care Needs:…
New International Project: Public and Patient Involvement in Interprofessional Education (PULPIT)
On January 8-9th, the PULPIT project team gathered in Lisbon to kick-off a 3-year pan-European project to develop international guidelines and educational…
Participants Needed: Partnering on Appropriate Virtual Care Collaborative (PAVC) project
The Public Health Services Authority (PHSA) needs your help to create culturally sensitive virtual care! Patients with limited English proficiency…
Help Wanted: Help a Health Mentor build a website to give back
Long-time Health Mentor, Michael Coss, is looking for a volunteer to help him build a website. Michael is a traumatic…
Brazil Visit: Lessons from a pilot Health Mentors program at BAHIANA
In October, Cathy Kline visited BAHIANA School of Medicine and Public Health in Salvador, Brazil. Since 2022, Patient & Community…
Update: Empowering Patient Voices fundraising results
Thank you for sharing the “Empowering Patient Voices Campaign” last month and making generous contributions towards our goal! Together we…
