People-centred care is like authentic cuisine: You immediately know what it is until someone asks you to define it. Obviously it means care centred around the person. But what exactly does that entail? While not as challenging as settling the question of precisely...
Guest post by Hélène Campbell and Heather Thiessen, Patient Leaders with HSO Patient-centred care and people-centred care share an acronym but they are definitely not interchangeable. They are, in fact, quite different. Let us explain why. Health care used to be based...
Why did this show happen? This live broadcast show was created to address the problem that in times of transformation in health care, often the people who understand their issues the most are left out of the conversation. When those with lived experience...
Have you ever experienced a patient safety incident? Did you know that in Canada, patient safety incidents (PSIs) are the third most common cause of death behind cancer and heart disease? A patient safety incident is a preventable action (or inaction) that causes a...
Guest Post by: Beverley Pomeroy, Lisa Ridgway, Patient Partners Our names are Beverley Pomeroy and Lisa Ridgway and we are patient partners and hosts of a new podcast called SPORcast. Both of us have lived experience as caregiver and patient and we reside on the west...
UPDATED ON NOV 5, 2019 HSO standards are used on their own and as part of assessment programs, such as accreditation, with partners like Accreditation Canada, NIAZ, IQG, to name a few. Here is a list of 4 things you may not know about HSO standards: 1. Our Standards...
HSO Patient Leader Helene Campbell regularly speaks publicly about the importance and benefits of patient partnership in delivering patient-centred health care. Recently, Campbell was invited to speak on episode two of SPORcast, a bi-weekly podcast discussing the...
Guest post by Heather Thiessen, Patient Partner I never thought I’d become a patient whose life is constantly revolving around the health care system. Not only am I a receiver of care, but I’m also someone who uses her experiences within the health care system to help...
Involved in many technical committees with HSO, Rosewinter Kodzwa is the co-chair of the Allied Health Educational Program technical committee. Kodzwa is a continuing education program reviewer with the American Society of Radiologic Technologists (ASRT) and has been...
Inaugurated in 1996 to raise awareness and celebrate the various indigenous cultures in Canada, National Indigenous Peoples Day coincides with the first day of summer, on June 21. This year marks the 23rd edition of the festival. June is also recognized as Indigenous...
