If you live in or around Calgary and are interested in dementia, the Alzheimer Society of Calgary has a number of volunteer opportunities that may be of interest to you. These include such things as visiting a person living with dementia, educating others about dementia and Alzheimers and participating in special events. Click here for current opportunities.
If you live in or near Vernon, British Columbia and are interested in improving health care, this may be of interest to you.
The Patient Voices Network is in search of volunteers in Vernon.
The Interior Health residential care framework redesign advisory committee is looking for 10 to 14 volunteers to share experiences they’ve had with the health care system in order to provide feedback to the institution. “It’s through a patient lens,” said Carol Stathers, PVN Okanagan engagement leader.
The volunteers may also help with putting together patient educational pamphlets.
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Are you a Patient Family Partner in Canada? If so, you are invited to join a focus group or interview in person (Vancouver) or via telephone or webinar. To find out more about this exciting opportunity, click on the image below.
Please Note: The deadline to express your interest in participating in this project is May 31, 2016.
If you are interested in health-care services and want to make a difference, here is an opportunity that you may wish to explore. Please note that the deadline for applications was May 18, 2016, but has been extended.
Recently, some interesting discussion has arisen concerning a particular topic – volunteers and compensation. More specifically, should volunteers receive honorariums? What are your thoughts on this issue?
Poll: Should #volunteers be given honorariums? #volunteerism @yyclamb @tjhockeymom @tweetvandijk @marnipanas
— Patients 4 Change (@Pts4Chg) March 29, 2016
Patients Canada is a charitable organization that fosters collaboration between patients, family caregivers and the healthcare community so as to bring about change to Canada’s healthcare system. Currently, Patients Canada is looking for volunteer Patient and Family Advisors. Click here to apply to to become an advisor.
NEW opportunities to #volunteer /w @PatientsCanada as informed #Patient & Family Advisor! Let's get started https://t.co/Y9et1nhb4v
— Patients Canada (@PatientsCanada) March 7, 2016
Have you ever been asked to participate in a clinical trial? If so, you may wish to complete an online survey for the BC Clinical Research Infrastructure Network. The survey can be found here.
Did you know that people who do charity work and volunteer in other ways may be benefiting in terms of better health? In a recent study, it was found that volunteers were 30% more likely to receive flu shots, 47% more likely to receive cholesterol tests, and spent 38% fewer nights in the hospital. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953615302495
If you are looking to do more volunteer work this year, live near the Peter Lougheed Centre in Calgary, enjoy meeting new people and assisting them as they navigate their way through a hospital setting, you may be interested in becoming a Wayfinding Ambassador. Other volunteer opportunities at PLC are also available here.
