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Patient & Community Voices: Learning from Persons Living with HIV
Dec 03, 2023

Patient & Community Voices: Learning from Persons Living with HIV

On November 9th, Patient and Community Voices presented Positive Reflections from Voices Unheard: Learning from Persons Living with HIV. This powerful…

New: Older Adult Panel for Social Work Students
Dec 03, 2023

New: Older Adult Panel for Social Work Students

On November 8th, three long-time patient partners, Karen Firus, Don Bindon, and Carolyn Canfield led a panel about older adults and health…

Students Needed: Institute of Health Improvement (IHI) UBC for the 2023-2024 school year
Oct 24, 2023

Students Needed: Institute of Health Improvement (IHI) UBC for the 2023-2024 school year

Are you a student interested in learning more about or engaging in healthcare quality improvement? Whether you are new to…

Last Call: 2023 Kerston Community Educator Award Nominations Close Nov 10
Oct 24, 2023

Last Call: 2023 Kerston Community Educator Award Nominations Close Nov 10

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

2023 CHES Day: PCPE presents with local and international partners at UBC conference
Oct 24, 2023

2023 CHES Day: PCPE presents with local and international partners at UBC conference

The Centre for Health Education Scholarship hosted the 13th annual CHES Celebration of Scholarship in-person on Tuesday, October 3, 2023. Angela Towle,…

Patient & Community Voices: Series kicks of with the Caregiver's Journey
Oct 24, 2023

Patient & Community Voices: Series kicks of with the Caregiver’s Journey

On Oct 4th, the Patient and Community Voices workshop series presented our first workshop of the year, The Caregiver’s Journey:…

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…

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