PCN Mental Health & Substance Use Engagement Forums: Connect, Engage, Thrive

This year’s Primary Care Network (PCN)  Engagement Forums focused on Mental Health & Substance Use. The PCN Team worked collaboratively with the Vancouver Division of Family Practice (VDoFP) Mental Health & Addictions Committee and Project Teams to plan and deliver 2 events, one for PCNs 4, 5 and 6 in late September and one for PCNs 1,2 and 3 in early October 2024. A total of 120 people attended both events including Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Clinic Leads, Patient Partners and First Nations and Aboriginal PCN Representatives.

The forums focused on providing updates on the work of the VDoFP Mental Health & Addictions Committee as well as offering different discussion topics in 4 breakout rooms. Breakout rooms covered different mental health and substance use topics with various speakers from different partner organizations.

• Suicidality Unveiled: Navigating the Complex Perspectives Shaping Patient Access
• Alcohol Use Disorder: Asking the Right Questions to Support Your Patients
• Navigating Substance Use: VCH ACCESS Central and Central Addictions Intake Team Insights
• Provider Wellness: Self-Care in Challenging Conversations

For more information and details, click on the link below to view the report which summarizes both events.

If you have any questions, or issues logging in, please contact your PCN’s Community Network Manager or e-mail pcn@vancouverdivision.com.