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Top Ten Engagement Projects of 2019
December 16, 2019As 2019 draws to an end, we have been reflecting on another busy year and would like to share our top ten Community Engagement projects with you. We are very grateful to have worked with so many wonderful staff, patients and family members. These aren’t ranked in any order – it’s too hard to choose […]
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Community Engagement 2018 – 2019 Annual Report
December 16, 2019We are very pleased to share our latest Community Engagement Annual Report with you! In 2018 – 2019 the CE Team engaged over 1000 people and our patient and family advisors contributed over 3700 volunteer hours! Our Community Engagement Advisory network grew to 334 members. We are always humbled by how much patients and families […]
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CEAN Advance Care Planning Workshop Update
December 16, 2019We recently prepared this infographic to show all of the accomplishments of the CEAN Advance Care Planning (ACP) Workshop Program. Advance Care Planning is a process where a capable adult thinks and talks about what is important to them in relation to their health care wishes, in advance of a situation when they may be unable […]
Read MoreBC Schizophrenia Society offering family support meetings in Richmond in March 2020
BC Schizophrenia Society Family Services supports family members of people living with a mental illness. They are excited to be offering monthly family support meetings at or new location in Richmond at the West Richmond Community Center. Please join by registering at vanrich@nullbcss.org /phone at 778-838-1886 for our first meeting on February 24 from 6:30-8:00pm! […]
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This holiday season know your health care options
December 4, 2019In anticipation of the winter season, Vancouver Coastal Health has launched it’s holiday care campaign! This campaign will help support the public to know their health care options during the busier winter months. Last year, CEANs supported the creation of the poster to help spread this information widely. Click below to see this year’s poster. […]
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The CE advisor’s checklist – a new tool to support CEAN members
November 26, 2019We can always learn more when it comes to supporting CEAN members working on projects and committees within VCH! The CE team had the privilege of supporting some engagement around what information and processes CEANs feel could support them while on projects at the Mental Health & Substance Use Advisor’s Assembly earlier this year. We […]
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How do your CEAN eyes make a difference?
November 7, 2019The poster above will be placed in patient rooms to support better recovery for patients post surgery. It was adapted with the help of CEAN feedback. Have you ever provided feedback on a draft poster to make sure that it is is user-friendly and appealing to patients and family members? Approximately 10% of the projects […]
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Update on Patient Experience
October 23, 2019In May of this year, CEANs came together at the annual spring forum to network, celebrate, and talk about patient experience. Improving patient experience has been identified as one of VCH’s strategic priorities, and the CE team has been working closely with the Patient Safety and Quality team to support engagement around the initiative. At […]
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Read the latest issue of the Family Connections Newsletter – Creativity and Hope
October 23, 2019The October issue of the Family Connections Newsletter is available! This newsletter is brought to you by VCH’s Family Support and Involvement Team, who assists families with resources, education, information, support, and facilitates inclusion of family voice in the care of their loved ones receiving mental health and substance use services. Click here to read […]
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CEANs with lived experience supporting person and family centred care
October 9, 2019This Thursday October 10th is World Mental Health Day – what a great opportunity to highlight the ways in which CEAN members have supported engagement and improvement of Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) services at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH). Sharing Lived Experience Within VCH’s MHSU programs and projects, patients and families with lived experience […]
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