Recent News & Updates

Health Advocacy: Health Mentors co-facilitate a workshop for Occupational Therapy Students
Oct 24, 2023

Health Advocacy: Health Mentors co-facilitate a workshop for Occupational Therapy Students

On September 28th, Health Mentors, Mandy Young and Darren Lauscher, helped facilitate a workshop on health advocacy for over 70…

Nominations Open: 2023 Kerston Community Educator Award
Sep 27, 2023

Nominations Open: 2023 Kerston Community Educator Award

UBC Health invites nominations for the 2023 Kerston Community Educator Award for patient/community educators who have expanded student learning beyond…

New Campaign: Empowering Patient Voices in Health Professional Education
Sep 27, 2023

New Campaign: Empowering Patient Voices in Health Professional Education

At UBC Health, we believe that when the patient is acknowledged as a key partner and decision-maker in health, health…

Health Mentors Program: Kicks off its 13th year!
Sep 25, 2023

Health Mentors Program: Kicks off its 13th year!

On September 25th, the 13th cohort of the Health Mentors program was launched with an orientation at the Croatian Cultural…

Annual Report: Facts and figures about our work in 2022-23
Aug 07, 2023

Annual Report: Facts and figures about our work in 2022-23

Over the 2022-23 academic year Patient & Community Partnership for Education (PCPE) supported 8 requests from UBC instructors for 40+ patient and community partners who were…

Conference: Partnering in Research
Jul 10, 2023

Conference: Partnering in Research

On June 15th, the UBC Knowledge Exchange Unit and UBC Community Engagement hosted an inaugural Partnering in Research conference which…

New Project: Combating Ableism in health care
Jul 10, 2023

New Project: Combating Ableism in health care

PCPE is pleased to announce that we have been awarded funding from the Cedar Lodge Endowment for a project to…

Appointment: Dr. Maria Hubinette as Inaugural Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships
Jun 06, 2023

Appointment: Dr. Maria Hubinette as Inaugural Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Maria Hubinette as the inaugural Canfield Distinguished Scholar in Patient Partnerships at UBC for…

New Publication: When I say...the patient voice
Jun 06, 2023

New Publication: When I say…the patient voice

Angela Towle, Carolyn Canfield, and Darren Lauscher are co-authors of a new publication with our colleague in Australia, Jill Thistlethwaite.…

UBC Health Awards: Jory Mitchell receives Kerston Community Educator Award
Apr 11, 2023

UBC Health Awards: Jory Mitchell receives Kerston Community Educator Award

On March 27th, Jory Mitchell was presented with the R. Paul Kerston Community Educator Award for patient and community educators who have made…

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