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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 […]
Read MoreThanks for the memories…..
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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Thanks for coming to the Spring CEANing 2019!
May 29, 2019Group photo of CEAN members at the Spring CEANing event on Saturday May 25th A big thank you to the CEAN members who attended the Spring CEANing on Saturday May 25th. 41 members of CEAN attended from near and far to share their thoughts on Patient Experience. What makes a patient experience good and what […]
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Wishing a happy retirement to patient engagement champion, Paul Adam
May 29, 2019Paul Adam has supported the Mary Pack Arthritis Patients’ Advisory Committee since it began 2 and a half years ago. He has worked at Mary Pack for 30 years, and is retiring at the end of May. The CE Team would like to wish a happy retirement to Paul Adam, Rheumatology Liaison and Outreach Services […]
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Meet Natalie Buglioni, our practicum student!
May 15, 2019Hello! I am joining the Community Engagement Team for the summer as a Master of Public Health practicum student from SFU. Specifically, I will be working on a project to develop a storytelling toolkit to collect and share patient experiences. I am passionate about creating healthy, sustainable, and inclusive cities. My previous public health experience […]
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Patient & Public Engagement Leadership Survey
April 24, 2019Every year, the Community Engagement team sends out the annual Patient & Public Engagement Survey to Vancouver Coastal Health leadership and board members. The survey is intended to assess the health authority’s capacity for and culture of patient and public engagement. The results of the survey allow us to evaluate our engagement activities and examine […]
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CEAN to spread the word about Advance Care Planning
April 17, 2019In honor of National Advance Care Planning (ACP) day on April 16th, our CEAN Advance Care Planning Facilitators helped to support spreading more information to staff, patients and families on ACP by manning information tables at Vancouver General Hospital and Richmond Hospital. Our sincere thanks to CEANers Karen Sanderson, Patricia Porterfield and Katherine Tam for […]
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