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Strategies for Postpartum Wellness (SPPW) Patient Advisory Group

Opportunity Details
Position type: Patient Partner

Number of positions available: 1

Organization: University of Calgary and the BC Women's Reproductive Mental Health Program

Role overview:

Lead the direction of research priorities and questions being asked to ensure they are meaningful to the patients that are impacted by this work.
Provide input on ways to approach and recruit research study participants.
Review and provide feedback

Knowledge, experience, skills required: We are looking for individuals with the experience of hospitalization for postpartum mental illness to be patient partners. We welcome volunteers who have been hospitalized for acute postpartum mental illness in Canada and we are specifically looking to recruit people from Saskatchewan at this time.

Time commitment: 3 or 4 virtual meetings per year (over three years) supplemented with email and/or teleconference communication in between meetings. Meetings will typically be 1-1.5 hours in length. We are hoping to connect for a first meeting Summer 2022.

Location: We anticipate that we will mostly meet virtually by Zoom or telephone.

What you can expect from staff:

Our hope is that:

You will feel fully integrated into the research team, and that our work together will bring us all a sense of accomplishment and optimism that we are improving the lives of others who experience postpartum mental illness through our research.
You will feel empowered that your lived experience is contributing to our collective efforts to improve the healthcare system to better support families facing postpartum mental illness.
We will all benefit from connecting with each other and learning from our unique perspectives as patients, clinicians, and researchers.
You will have opportunities for personal growth and development, for example, building skills as a health researcher, and continuing your healing journey from your experience of hospitalization for postpartum mental illness.

Supports available to participate: Honoraria

Submission of interest deadline: November 30, 2022

Contact information

Contact name: Prescilla Carrion

Email address: prescilla.carrion@ubc.ca
Phone Number: 604-875-2025

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