Clarity, resources and support for navigating healthcare challenges.

Tuesday November 4, at 6pm

Thank you for attending this community forum hosted by Enhance West Van. Our panel of experts explored challenges in our healthcare system, universal access, advocacy and private vs public options.

Resources

Connie Jorsvik Patient Advocate for Patient Pathways provided the following resources.

Navigating the BC Healthcare System

Care in the Community; When you don’t have a doctor; Care in the Emergency Department; Care in the Hospital and Discharge Planning; Who’s Who in the Hospital Zoo; Understand Home Care; Understand Residential Care; Understand Palliative Care and Hospice; and Understand the BC Cancer Agency.

Health Care & Advance Care Planning

Who Will Speak for You (substitute Decision Makers and Representatives), ACP with Cognitive Decline and Dementia, Enduring Power of Attorney in Healthcare, and Understand Advance Directives.

Understanding Resuscitation & Levels of Care

Understand Resuscitation and No CPR, Understand Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment (MOST)

End-of-Life Choice and Planning

Understand Choice at End-of-Life, Understand Palliative Care and Hospice, Understand Organ & Body Donation, Understand the Expected Death in the Home Form, Understand Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD), Understand Advance Requests for MAiD, and Understand MAiD and Dementia.

The Panel

• Conie Jorsvik
  Independent Healthcare Navigator, Patient Advocate
  Patient Pathways
• Dr Brian Day
• Dr Saad Ahmed
  Family Physician & Board Member
  Canadian Doctors for Medicare
• Pamela Martin (Moderator)
  Former TV news anchor, reporter &  author.