PAN - Patient's Advisory Network

Fibromyalgia banner in purple at the top with Fibromyalgia Association Canada in white letters in English and French . Greyis white back ground with National Pain Awareness Week in purple in English and French and a purple butterfly and 2 people in obvious pain - a man with chest pain like costochondritis and a woman with back pain.

💜 #PainAwarenessWeek – Day 2 💜

Chronic pain isn’t always visible but its impact is life-changing

#FAC reminds everyone, pain is real, even when you can’t see it

What can you do❓
➡️Listen
➡️Learn
➡️Support

#ChronicPain #FibromyalgiaAwareness #InvisibleIllness @pain_canada

🌟"Engaging Patients in Patient Safety – a Canadian Guide" by the Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) offers evidence-based tools and strategies for enhancing patient engagement in safety. 🌟Accessible via the CPSI website:
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#PatientAdvisors #PatientSafety

You're very welcome, Rae! Our members really benefitted from such an engaging, empowering conversation. Not only about the Narrative CV, but about how our experiences help form such important documents.

Canadian Patient Safety Week 2025

Discover how Healthcare Excellence Canada’s evidence-driven initiatives are transforming the quality and safety of healthcare.
#CPSW2025 #PatientAdvisors

www.healthcareexcellence.ca/en/what-we-d...

During Patient Safety Week 2025, discover how HEC’s evidence-based initiatives are revolutionizing healthcare quality and safety. #HealthcareExcellence #QualityCare #SafeCare #PatientAdvisors
For more information, please connect to the HEC website:
www.healthcareexcellence.ca/en/what-we-d...

Patient Advisors Network Narrative CV learn how to craft a narrative cv that emphasizes personal experiences and contributions beyond conventional metrics. connect to the patient advisors network and become a member to attend this informative webinar: patientadvisors.ca Questions? Please email us at: hello@patientadvisors.ca

PAN Members! It's not too late to register for this informative webinar. Not a PAN member yet? It's FREE! Connect to the link below and join us today! Members check your email or connect to the webinar page on our website!
patientadvisors.ca

Fragmented health data = fragmented care.
It’s time for Canada to legislate #interoperability through the reintroduction of Bill C-72. 👉 Read the consensus statement here and sign up to show your support:
www.renew72.ca
#HealthData #CdnPoli #PatientAdvisors

SAVE THE DATE! Join us on October 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern for a transformative Lunch and Learn session on Patient Partner Outsider Syndrome. 👉 Register here https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-conversation-about-patient-partner-outsider-syndrome-tickets-1708707362719?aff=oddtdtcreator @PatientAdvisors, @patientadvisors.bsky.social, @OSSU, @SPOR

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨 Join us on October 15th at 12:00 PM Eastern for a transformative Lunch and Learn session on Patient Partner Outsider Syndrome.
👉 Register here www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-conversa...

@PatientAdvisors, @patientadvisors.bsky.social, @OSSU, @SPOR

Have you ever served in a leadership or oversight role?

We need to hear your voice!

Your insights will help us better understand the needs of Patient/Caregiver Partners, and how we can support your involvement in these important roles!

Survey closes: September 5, 2025

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In a recent podcast Artificial Intelligence in Medical Systems Society (AIMSS) Sacha Davis and Ehsan Misaghi talked with PAN members @amaybee.bsky.social & Chris Johnston about the impact of AI for patients.
🎧 Take a listen of 'From Insight to Impact: Why Patient Networks Matter' lnkd.in/eZ8z5KcZ

🎤 Take a look at the exciting keynote panel opening #eHealth2025! Pleased that the patient perspective is included with the participation of PAN member, @amaybee.bsky.social
📍June 1–3 | Toronto
💻 Canada’s leading digital health event
🔗 e-healthconference.com/e-health-2025
#patientpartners

Write this down — AI scribes essential for overall success of AI in health care: Can... The use of AI scribes in health care is foundational for the successful implementation of other AI technologies to facilitate disease detection and diagnosis and optimize treatment. That was one ke…

Canada’s Drug Agency made AI the focus of its 2025 Watch List 🤖
PAN members @sandrashares.bsky.social @ctzenimprover.bsky.social @donnapp.bsky.social helped shape it—alongside other patient/caregiver partners.
📖 More via Pat Rich: bit.ly/3YxG1N7
#AI #PatientPartners #PatientsUseAI

We looked at the past, present + future of patient & caregiver partnerships.
The convo was based on our report:
🔗https://www.patientadvisors.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Reimagining-the-research-landscape-a-PAN-Report-FINAL.pdf

Congrats to @OSSU on 10 years of advancing patient-oriented research in Ontario!! 🎉 Honoured to be a part of the patient/caregiver partner panel moderated by Maureen Smith.
@amaybee.bsky.social @anetto.bsky.social @sandrashares.bsky.social
#OSSUResearchDay2025 #SPOR #PatientOrientedResearch

👋 Welcome to PAN on BlueSky!
We’re the Patient Advisors Network — a community of patient and caregiver partners across Canada working to make healthcare more inclusive, equitable, and people-centered.
Follow us for info on #PatientPartners #healthcare #PatientExperience