To learn more about Patients as Partners, we recommend reviewing webinar materials and videos for additional support information and working examples of this initiative:

BC Primary Health Care Charter: Patients as Partners Learning Series

In September 2009, BC Ministry of Health Services, the BC Primary Health Care Council and Impact BC commenced the Patients as Partners Learning Series, a three part webinar series that aims to build understanding, leadership, and commitment with our BC Primary Health Care stakeholders to advance the Primary Health Care Charter agenda for patients as partners. 

To view the webinar document of intent, see below:

• Webinar Document of Intent

Webinar Session 1 

The first webinar took place on Thursday, September 24^th with over 80 participants from around the province. To view the session recording, 3 Patients as Partners Charters and presentations please see below.

• Individual Health Care Charter
• Shaping the Primary Health Care System
• Bringing in the Community
• Introduction to Patients as Partners (powerpoint presentation)
• Patients as Partners Charter (powerpoint presentation)
• Patients as Partners Driver Diagram

The recording for this session can be viewed here:

• Patients as Partners Webinar 1

Webinar Session 2

The second Patients as Partners Learning Series session focused on Measurement: how will we know a change is an improvement and engaged over 65 participants from around BC. Thank you to presenters Kevin Samra, Connie Davis and Kelly McQuillen.

To view the presentations for this session, please see below

• British Columbia's Patient Experience Survey Initiative
• Change is an Improvement
• Hows Your Health

The recording for this session can be viewed here:

• Patients as Partners Webinar 2
  

Webinar Session 3

The final Patients as Partners Learning Series webinar took place October 1st with over 50 participants from around the province. This session featured 4 presentations on the topic Execution and Innovation: what changes can we make that will result in improvements.

To view the presentations for this session, please see below

• Self-Management Education and Supports
• The Patient Network
• Jo Johns: My Story
• Intercultural Online health Network (iCON)

 The recording for this session can be viewed here:

• Patients as Partners Webinar 3

The next steps for the Patients as Partners Learning Series are regional sessions in each Health Authority to determine the Primary Health Care agenda for this initiative. A list of Health Authority contacts can be found here.

A Family of Technologies to Support the Health of the Population and Patient-Centered, Collaborative Care

Dr. John Wasson - June 21st, 2009

A key aspect of Patients as Partners is facilitating patient's involvement in their own healthcare. This information can be used to support self care and shared decision-making, encourage better clinical care and understand the patient's experience of care.  HowsYourHealth is one method developed to meet these needs. View the web conference with the developer of HowsYourHealth, John Wasson MD.

Objectives of web conference:

1. Distinguishing Measures for Action and Measures for Comparison
2. Understanding HowsYourHealth (HYH): An Assessment and Feedback Instrument for Real Time Action and Comparison

   - At the Population Level

   - At the Practice/Employer Level

   - At the Patient Level

   - Controlled Trial Results

3. Understanding how the HYH family of technologies might be used and adapted in a Canadian setting