Navigating Healthcare Canada

DoNoHarm BC We're a non-partisan action group of British Columbians advocating for evidence-based safety measures in high-risk settings.

BIG news for Canadians trying to navigate healthcare w/o contracting COVID & other airborne pathogens.

The Canadian Standards Association has opened a draft for updating a standard for public comment. It includes the use of N95s in healthcare.

Find a summary and example comments at DoNoHarmBC.ca.

A cozy windowsill scene featuring an open book, a light green coffee cup, and a white ceramic pitcher filled with pink geraniums. The items are arranged on a wooden surface in front of a bright window that looks out onto lush green foliage, creating a peaceful reading nook atmosphere.

Good morning! Today, I hope you only count what matters to you, like a peaceful moment, a relaxing experience and a thoughtful gesture. Wishing all three for you today.

5 Ways to Access Free Patient and Care Partner Consulting As part of a training I am currently taking, I am offering a number of free patient and care partner consulting and support sessions.

If you're interested in some free patient and care partner consultations - I have good news.

As part of a training program, I'm offering some free group and 1-on-1 consultation and planning sessions.

More info here: navigatinghealthcare.ca/patient-and-...

Let me know if you have questions. ~Beth

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Are you/ do you work with a Canadian Patient or Care Partner?

One of the requirements of a program I'm in is to get feedback on plans for Navigating Healthcare.

If you're interested in helping out:
* Choose the 20 min Discovery Call option at navigatinghealthcarecanada.setmore.com or
* DM me!

I'm running a short coffee break live stream tomorrow as part of a certification program I'm in. Fingers crossed for the tech part!

If you can make it, that would be great. Thanks in advance.

You can reserve your spot and get the Brave Talk link via EventBrite.

www.eventbrite.com/e/patient-ca...

Free Care Partner Check-In Sessions As part of a training I am currently taking, I am offering a series of 4 weekly free care partner check-in sessions.

I have posted more information about free care partner check-in sessions.

Note: While the course I'm taking focusses on care partners, this also includes patients to me because we all have many roles.

navigatinghealthcare.ca/free-care-pa...

I am working on a certification for consulting with caregivers and I'm so glad I've both found this training and that it's time for me after so long.

In the next few days, I'll be posting more details about a 4-week consulting checkin that is free as it's part of my training. 5 spots are available.

Grief Collage Group - Kimberly Maize MSW

If you're interested in learning about collage - and specifically using collage for grief - there's an upcoming group workshop on June 18. It's 1.5 hours and $35 US.
calendly.com/kimberly-mai...

The 'New Work' of Patients and Care Partners Managing complex chronic health conditions that require 'new work' from patients and care partners - work that we are often not told about.

#NewWork is a term I first read in 'Why We Revolt: The Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care' by Dr. Victor Montori.

It's the work that falls to us in an increasingly industrialized and specialized HC system.

More here: navigatinghealthcare.ca/new-work. Do you have things to add?

B.C. takes advantage of U.S. 'chaos,' trade war to attract more doctors and nurses - BC News British Columbia's health minister says "now is the time" for American doctors and nurses to move to the province as it fast tracks recognition of their credentials during an escalating trade war betw...

Hang in there if you're one of the 1 million BC residents without access to primary care. Help may be on its way.

www.castanet.net/news/BC/5379...

Act – Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence Supporting Family Caregivers and Care Providers

The Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence @caregiving has a petition/letter to sign about implementing the National Caregiver Strategy.

Check it out and sign here: canadiancaregiving.org/act/

Today I found the BC Health Care Matters Podcast.

This group formed in response to the shortage of primary care physicians and nurse practitioners.

Check out the first episode with founder @ccurrieadvocate.bsky.social This one is on my 'following' list.

www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-zr...

If you're a family care partner interested in doing some advocacy work and connecting with healthcare professionals who want to support care partners - there's a new Community of Practice group starting.

Learn more and get signed up: www.caregivercare.ca/resources/co...

Black and white photo of Tony and Beth taken for an organ transplant promotion. Beth is standing behind Tony and he is wearing a dark t-shirt with a stylized drawing of lungs with the slogan, "live life, pass it on' on the front. You can see his medic-alert tag around his neck.

Navigating Healthcare started after my husband lived through end-stage lung failure and a lung transplant - with me riding shotgun.

In the past I've worked in biotech and been a high school science teacher. Now I'm creating courses & resources to help others better navigate our healthcare systems.