We administer the Patient Voices Network (PVN) – a community of patients, families and caregivers working together with health care partners to improve BC’s health care system. PVN connects patient partners with health care partners who are seeking to engage the patient voice in their efforts to improve quality of care.

Every BC resident is invited to join PVN, as each of us has a unique experience of interacting with the health care system and can contribute that perspective to important conversations about care. When health care and patient partners collaborate, the results are improved patient safety, better health outcomes, reduced health care costs, and better decision-making. It leads to better care experiences for patients and care providers. Together, patient and health care partners know best how to improve health care.

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Learn more about the work of the Patient Voices Network and how you can participate as a patient partner or an organization by visiting its website.

We administer the Patient Voices Network (PVN) – a community of patients, families and caregivers working together with health care partners to improve BC’s health care system. PVN connects patient partners with health care partners who are seeking to engage the patient voice in their efforts to improve quality of care.

Every BC resident is invited to join PVN, as each of us has a unique experience of interacting with the health care system and can contribute that perspective to important conversations about care. When health care and patient partners collaborate, the results are improved patient safety, better health outcomes, reduced health care costs, and better decision-making. It leads to better care experiences for patients and care providers. Together, patient and health care partners know best how to improve health care.

Learn more about the work of the Patient Voices Network and how you can participate as a patient partner or an organization by visiting its website.

Visit the PVN Website

Join PVN

PVN matches patient volunteers with health care partners who are seeking to engage patients in their efforts to improve quality of care. You can choose to be a PVN Friend, after which you will receive email updates about the Network and its activities. Or you can become a PVN Volunteer and, in addition to updates about the Network, you will receive emails about volunteer opportunities across BC.

Sign Up to Join the Network

If your organization has an opportunity to engage patients in its work, it can become a PVN health care partner. Please contact your local engagement leader.

Our PVN Team

PVN’s patient and health care partners are supported by our Patient & Public Engagement Team, which is located throughout British Columbia. The team’s engagement leaders recruit, orient and support patients as they engage in health system transformation, as well as support health care partners to identify and coordinate volunteer opportunities.

The Network’s activities are guided by an Oversight & Advisory Committee that includes representatives from health care organizations, the Ministry of Health and Health Quality BC, as well as an equal number of patient representatives from across BC.

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2020/21 PVN Annual Report

We’re pleased to share and celebrate the Patient Voices Network’s 2020/21 annual report! Navigating patient engagement through the pandemic meant some twists, turns, pauses and pivots, and we’re proud to have supported 378 patient partners in 215 new engagement opportunities, while growing the network to 1,251 patient partners over this unprecedented year. We hope you enjoy this summary of our activities and impact, and we thank all the patient and health care partners for their ongoing support and contributions!
Learn More 2020/21 PVN Annual Report