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10 Years of CEAN Forums
by CEAN Coordinator Saori Yamamoto As we continue to celebrate 10 years of CEAN, I have been thinking about all of the forums that have happened over the years. The CEAN forums have always been a wonderful opportunity to network, celebrate CEAN, listen and learn and do a lot of hard work! Our CEAN forums […]
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Because caring shouldn’t involve guesswork
August 27, 2019Fitbit-style tags like the ones held by Zarina Sajoo will be attached to VGH surgery patient wristbands starting in November. Shared from VCH News – Aug 26, 2019 “I was a nurse for 40 years, but I was scared when I arrived for my surgery at VGH,” says Zarina Sajoo. “From the time I […]
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Thank you Natalie!
August 26, 2019We want to thank our practicum student Natalie Buglioni for all of her hard work on the Storytelling Tool she has created to support the collection of patient stories for change! Thanks to the CEAN members who supported her in the work! We wish Natalie all the best as she continues her Masters in Public Health […]
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Research Project Involving CEANs Published in Patient Experience Journal
July 31, 2019The research team included 5 members of CEAN A recent study focuses on research and practices around understanding and improving patient experience by Lillian Hung Last week, Patient Experience Journal released a special issue on ‘The Role of Technology and Innovation in Patient Experience’. Members of CEAN (Community Engagement Advisory Network), Mario Gregorio, Jim Mann, Annette […]
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CEAN Beginnings: A memory from CE Leader Belinda Boyd
July 31, 2019Belinda Boyd has been a Leader with the Community Engagement team since 2006. I recall in 2009 when Community Engagement had our budget reduced substantially and we had to determine how to best move forward with our advisory committee structure. At that time we had an advisory committee for each community of care; Richmond, Vancouver […]
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Thanks for being CEAN Anny Wong!
July 31, 2019Anny Wong (center) is an active CEAN member from Richmond, BC. She has been with CEAN since 2009 (the very beginning!) Thanks to Anny for sharing this message in honour of CEAN’s 10th anniversary…. “It is my pleasure to be part of CEAN . All these years, I can see a lot of improvement in […]
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#hellomynameis Day is July 23rd
July 17, 2019It all starts with an introduction. Dr. Kate Granger, was a UK physician battling terminal cancer, when she noticed what a huge difference introductions by health care providers had on her experiences as a partient. She believed that introductions run much deeper than common courtesy; that they are about making a human connection between one human being who is suffering and […]
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Spring CEANing Report: Understanding & Measuring Patient Experience
July 16, 2019CEAN members sharing their thoughts on patient experience at the Spring CEANing We are very happy to share the latest Spring CEANing report with you. On May 25th, 2019, 41 members of CEAN attended a forum in downtown Vancouver to share their thoughts on Patient Experience. What makes a patient experience good and what makes […]
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Happy 10th Anniversary CEAN!
July 3, 2019This year Vancouver Coastal Health celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Community Engagement Advisory Network (CEAN) and the over 300 volunteers who have dedicated their time and experience to help make VCH better for everyone we serve. CEAN started back in 2009 as a group of volunteers with a mandate to support patient and public […]
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posted by CEAN Coordinator, Saori Yamamoto In honor of CEAN’s 10th Anniversary next month, we are inviting CEANs to share their favorite memories with us. We hope to share these memories of collaboration and growth through our newsletter, on our website and also internally through VCH News. I have been with the Community Engagement Team […]
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