Are you aged 18-40? CIHI wants 7 hours of your time. Apply by July 28.

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Here's a short term but important chance to pose questions that Canadians want to ask about how our healthcare stacks up with other countries globally. The Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) wants just 7 hours over a 1 month by September.

See the promotion below. Follow the links. Deadline is July 28, 2020

July, 2020

Get involved!

Commonwealth Fund Survey Expert Advisory Group

WHAT IS THE OPPORTUNITY?

CIHI is looking for a patient advisor to join our expert advisory group for an upcoming project reporting the results from the Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey.

Patient advisors, with other members of the Expert Advisory Group (EAG), provide the project team with expert advice on the content of the Commonwealth Fund’s International Health Policy survey questionnaire and CIHI’s corresponding analytical products.

 The Commonwealth Fund International Health Policy Survey is an annual survey that looks at the views and experiences of users of the health system in 11 developed countries, including Canada.

 A different target population is surveyed each year over a 3-year period; this year’s target is the general population (age 18+).

 CIHI’s report highlights the Canadian story and examines how experiences vary across Canada and relative to other developed countries.

Time Commitment:

 Report development:

o 2 to 3 hours to review the slide deck (in September 2020)

o Approximately 1.5 hours to participate in the virtual EAG meeting (Between September 21-25, 2020)

 Some ad hoc time to respond to emails, Doodle polls, etc. (up to 2 hours in total)

The total commitment is approximately 7 hours over 1 month.

As recognition for your time and valuable contributions to our work, CIHI will offer an honorarium of $125 to those who participate.

SOME THINGS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW

CIHI has released a report showcasing the Canadian results of the Commonwealth Survey annually. Historical reports can be viewed here.

Each year’s survey contains over 80 questions and we rely on our Expert Advisory Group to provide guidance on which questions are of the most interest and to provide contextual information to the results.

This year’s survey contains questions about:

 Access to care (family physician, specialist, hospital care, emergency department)

 Healthy behaviours (smoking, drug use, alcohol)

 Mental health

 Barriers to care

 COVID-19

WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?

 Canadian residents aged 18-40 with experience with the health care system

 No formal training or professional experience required

 Access to computer and telephone required

July, 2020

**HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

To participate or more information please contact by July 28, 2020:

Alison Ytsma

Program Lead, Health Reports

aytsma@cihi.ca

Meeting Format

No travel will be required, all participation will happen over the phone, via email, and via webinar. Participant will be invited to an orientation call to provide further background about the survey/project before joining the EAG, and will also be offered a debrief after the project is complete.

For the September EAG meeting participants will be provided a conference number to call and a webinar link to view slides.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

By responding to this Call for Participation and sharing any personal information about yourself, you will be indicating that you consent to the collection and use of this information by the CIHI for purposes of this patient engagement initiative.

The collection of this information is necessary for the proper administration of this patient engagement initiative, and will be used by CIHI only for the purpose of the patient engagement initiative. CIHI will retain your information for as long as required for the patient engagement initiative and will securely destroy your personal information when no longer needed. Your information will not be placed on mailing lists or released to any third party, except as may be authorized by law.

If you have any questions about the handling of your personal information, please contact:

aytsma@cihi.ca

About CIHI

CIHI is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing essential health information to all Canadians.

CIHI works closely with federal, provincial and territorial partners and stakeholders throughout Canada to gather, package and disseminate information to inform policy, management, care and research, leading to better and more equitable health outcomes for all Canadians.

Health information has become one of society’s most valuable public goods. For 25 years, CIHI has set the pace on data privacy, security, accessibility and innovation to improve Canada’s health systems.

CIHI: Better data. Better decisions. Healthier Canadians.

For more information, visit our website at cihi.ca.