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VGH’s Elevator Renewal Photo Contest Update
December 18, 2018Caption: Judging panel (l to r): CEAN member Mario Gregorio, Heather Prime, Avneet Panesar, Audrey Charney, Carol Drescher, Devon Tyler, Zahra Hussein, CEAN member Ira Heidemann and Kimberly Murphy. VGH’s Most “Uplifting” Contest Ever! VGH Jimmy Pattison Pavilion is getting new elevators. This renewal inspired a photo contest to find images to wrap the insides of […]
Read MorePatients as Co-Debriefers (Supporting our New Nurses Experiencing Transition) Update
Late in 2017, the Clinical Education Team recruited 5 CEAN members to be co-debriefers in simulation training sessions for nursing staff. Members of the project team recently presented at the 2018 Sim Expo where they shared a video update of the project. We are happy to share this with you! Thanks again to our wonderful […]
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What Matters to Kyle?
November 21, 2018CEAN member Kyle Warkentin mans a table up at VGH to promote What Matters to You Day. What Matters to You is an international campaign that started in Norway and encourages health care providers to engage their patients and families to find out what really matters to the person they are caring for. This simple […]
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Bringing the Patient and Family lens to Patient Health Education Materials
November 1, 2018This stamp will appear on documents reviewed by the PHEM committee, as well as projects or initiatives where engagement of patients and family members informed planning and decision making. There is a new committee at VCH that is helping to bring the patient and family lens to Patient Health Education Materials (PHEM). The newly formed […]
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Connecting Families in VCH Communities with the help of Technology
November 1, 2018Holly Horwood (L), member of the Vancouver and FAC and Becky Hynes (R), Consumer and Family Involvement Coordinator for Tertiary Mental Health and Substance Use Services connected with FAC members from other regions via videoconference. The second annual VCH Mental Health & Substance Use Family Advisory Committee (FAC) videoconference took place on Thursday October 4th. […]
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CEAN in the News!
October 31, 2018Last week, CEAN Coordinator Saori Yamamoto and CE Leader Belinda Boyd were happy to speak with a reporter from the Richmond News about CEAN and it’s role in making healthcare more patient centred. The reporter, Megan Devlin had seen a tweet @VCHHealthcare had put out on our behalf to recruit people for the Breastfeeding Action […]
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New Resource for Families in Richmond Mental Health & Substance Use
October 26, 2018The Richmond Mental Health and Substance Use Family Advisory Committee (FAC) has finalized a new brochure with valuable information for family members. The brochure is now available for family members and includes a list of community and provincial resources, as well as practical information on what happens when your loved one is admitted to hospital […]
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Remembering CEAN Member Sandra Dawson
October 3, 2018Sandra (right) receiving the Governor General’s Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers in June of 2017 for over a decade of work in suicide prevention. It is with great sadness that we share the news that CEAN member Sandra Dawson passed away yesterday from cancer at the age of 51. Many of you will have known Sandra […]
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Community Engagement Fall Update – September 2018
September 27, 2018Where did the summer go? Despite holidays and meeting cancellations during the summer months, the CE team managed to stay quite busy! Here is a quick update on some of our work over the past 6 months. If you’d like to know more about any of these projects please contact ce@nullvch.ca. VCH Inner City Projects […]
Read MoreASK ME – How to co-research with people with dementia for change
Check out this great video on how to support co-researching with people with dementia on research projects created by patient and family engagement champion Lillian Hung. The 5 tips outlined in this video can apply to any engagement process with patients and family members. This handy acronym ASK ME can help us remember how to […]
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