Cassy is excited to bring her years of experience in nursing and home care to this role. She says that "when patient partners and health care partners collaborate, magic can happen." We can't wait to see what kind of magic will be created as she begins working with PVN in her new capacity!   

Learn more about Cassy. 

During the webinar, Cathy Almost, one of the Council's Northern Engagement Leaders, and Claire Snyman, a PVN Patient Partner, described how each of these terms is a vital part of ensuring BC has a person- and family-centred health care system and how these concepts interact with each other.

Watch the webinar recording.

Next Week is Patient Safety Week! 

Canadian Patient Safety Week is happening from October 29 - November 2! This national, annual campaign promotes improvement in patient safety and quality; this year's theme is Not All Meds Get Along. The campaign focuses on medication safety and reducing medication errors for patients across the country. The goal of Patient Safety Week is to reduce these errors by 50 percent in the next five years!

The campaign includes many ways for both patients and health care providers to take part, including a medication safety webinar, a comic challenge, a new season of the Patient podcast series and more!  

Find out how to get involved.

The Canadian Patient Safety Institute is now accepting nominations for their Excellence in Patient Engagement for Patient Safety competition!

Teams of one patient partner and one health care professional are encouraged to submit an application about an initiative that is having an impact on patient safety outcomes. 

The two winning teams will be selected to present about their project at the next National Health Leadership Conference in Toronto in June 2019! All travel expenses and full registration for the conference will be covered.  

Submit your nomination by October 31.