Recent News & Updates

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…

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