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A patient or family partner is someone who has experience with cancer care as a patient, caregiver, family member or supporter. Our patient and family partners contribute to people-centred care by sharing their experiences in projects and on committees. 

Pathway to Becoming a Patient or Family Partner



Engagements

Background & Purpose

Are you interested in healthcare quality and safety? This could be the engagement for you! BC Cancer's Quality Council is looking for patient and family partners to join their Committee. This committee is focused on raising awareness about quality of care issues and building a culture of safety within BC Cancer.

You will support various functions of the Council including the development of the BC Cancer Quality & Safety framework, establishment of policies and procedures related to quality practices, continuous improvement work across BC Cancer, and accreditation processes.

You will be a voting and equal member of this Council. Other members include Senior Executives, regional medical/operational executives and directors, provincial program executives, directors and leaders.

Level of Engagement: 

Collaborate: Partners collaborate with the project team in decision-making.

Eligibility

  • You or your loved one has received care at BC Cancer

Location

Virtual

Date

Starts November 8th, 2023. Every second Wednesday of the month from 1-3pm.

Time Commitment

2 hours/month.

Closing Date

Friday, September 29th, 2023.

Background & Purpose

Have any of these or other factors made it hard for you to access good and safe healthcare?

  • Your race or cultural background
  • Your financial situation
  • Your housing situation or where you live
  • Your mental health or drug use experience
  • Having a disability
  • Your sexual orientation, gender identity or expression

And, would you like to help us make sure that care at BC Cancer is built with everyone in mind?

BC Cancer is looking for two patient or family partners to join an Advisory Committee and help design a new Equity-Oriented Model of Care. This friendly group will include BC Cancer nurses, researches, Indigenous Cancer Control and the Patient and Family Experience team.

Together we will:

  • Attend monthly virtual meetings
  • Help design the tools and resources for this new model of care
  • Advocate for patient and community partner involvement
  • Review documents
  • Be guided by the by the principles of trauma- and violence-informed care, cultural safety and anti-racism, and harm reduction. 

Level of Engagement

Collaborate: Partners collaborate with the project team in decision-making.

*You or your loved one does not need to have experience with cancer to participate in this engagement

Location

Virtual and email

Date

October 2023 to June 2024.

Time Commitment

60 to 90 minute meeting/month for 9 months. And 2 to 5 hours of document review per month

Compensation

$50/hour

Closing Date

Friday, October 13th 

Background & Purpose

The BC Cancer dietitians are reviewing and updating their patient education handouts. They want to make sure the handouts are helpful, easy to understand and have the information people with cancer need to manage their nutrition. There will be several handouts to review, but you don’t have to review them all.

Level of Engagement

Consult: Partners provide feedback ad-hoc.

Eligibility

  • You have been treated for cancer.
  • If you had eating or drinking difficulties during your treatment or recovery, this would be helpful. However, it is not required.

Location

Email

Date

October 2023 to October 2024

Time Commitment

15 to 30 minutes per handout; 3 to 5 hours for the whole engagement

Closing Date

Friday, September 29th

Background & Purpose

The BC Cancer Summit is held each year and offers a chance for education and relationship-building for people working in cancer care as well as patient and family partners! The 2023 Summit is a hybrid event, held in-person at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver and online via a virtual platform. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Lifting our Spirits and Rising to Challenges”.

As part of the Summit, there is a “Partner Forum” that will be held on the morning of Saturday, November 19th. Come in-person or join virtually. The goal of this session is for our team to seek and share ideas with you and together, develop priorities and actin plans for next year that are in line with the 10-year cancer action plan.

Registration: As a patient or family partner, your registration fee will be waived. On the registration form, make sure to choose “patient & family partner” under the “professional discipline” category. You can attend as much or as little of the Summit as you would like.

You can find out more about the Summit here

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