Apply to be a Volunteer Patient and Family Partner

Help improve the quality of health care in PEI.

Have you or a family member recently received health care or services from Health PEI?
Would you like to help others get the best care possible?

Health PEI seeks volunteers with experience in a health system to serve as patient and family partners.

Input from patient and family partners helps Health PEI address patients’ concerns, tailor care to specific needs; ensure patients and their families feel safe; and improve the health care system. 

As a patient and family partner, you might:

• share your story
• participate in quality improvement teams
• work on short-term quality improvement projects
• review patient education/information materials
• review policies from a patient /family perspective
• participate in Health PEI’s Patient /Family Advisory Committee  

Commitment

Patient and family partners:

• serve for two-year terms with a possibility of extension
• attend up to eight meetings (in person or online) per year (mileage is reimbursed per Health PEI policy)
• meet with the Patient/Family Advisory Committee, if needed, two to four times per year
• sign a Confidentiality and Non-disclosure of Information Undertaking Agreement
• obtain a criminal record check and vulnerable sector check.
• comply with terms of reference, codes of conduct, confidentiality, and conflict resolution practices

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• have been a patient or a family member representing a patient in the PEI health system within the last five years, or longer if the experience involves continued care within the health system
• demonstrate a general understanding of Health PEI and have an interest in improving the quality of health care in the province

Applicants should also be:

• willing to actively participate in collaborative meetings
• comfortable speaking in a group setting
• able to actively listen and consider the needs and perspectives of other patients and families
• able to see the big picture
• committed to taking a constructive approach to quality improvement

Parent/guardian consent is required if you are under 18 years old. Accommodation will be made for persons with disabilities. 

Apply to be a volunteer patient and family partner.

To apply to be a patient/family partner through Engage PEI use the form below.

You will be asked for:

• information related to your experience with the health system
• the areas you may be interested in supporting
• two references (name and contact information).
   

Contact

For more information about this role, email patientexperience@ihis.org.