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SUMMARY:Talking With Your Doctor
DESCRIPTION:Come away from this session with tips to encourage collaboration and improve communication with your doctor(s) and other healthcare professionals. \nPeer facilitators lead this 1.5 hour interactive workshop to empower patients to be active participants in their health care and communicate more effectively with our doctor(s) and other health care professionals. Using the PACE framework\, we explore common challenges with doctor-patient interactions and learn techniques on how to improve them. \nLearn how to:\n\nBe prepared for your visit\nState your concerns clearly and honestly\nProvide a complete description of your condition\nAsk questions about your condition and its treatment\nExpress problems with prescribed treatments\n\nTalking With Your Doctor was created by Donald J. Cegala and modified\, with permission\, for use by projects in cooperation with Patient & Community Partnership for Education\, UBC Health. \nTo help ensure participant safety\, engagement\, and group privacy\, we ask that all attendees keep their cameras on during workshop sessions. If you have accessibility needs or other concerns\, please contact us in advance to discuss accommodations. \nRegistration with valid email address is required to receive the Zoom link information. Contact us if you do not receive a confirmation email with Zoom link after registering. \nIf you require a hard copy of the workshop materials\, please contact us before the session begins and with enough time for delivery by Canada Post. Please include the event name and your full mailing address in your request. Participants who do not request hard copy of the workshop materials will receive PDF versions by email. \n*Register by July 7\, 2026* \nPlease note: Workshops/Sessions may be canceled due to low registration or unforeseen circumstances. We will contact you via the email you provide prior to the session to notify you of any changes. Kindly ensure your email address is valid. \n  \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/talking-with-your-doctor/
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SUMMARY:FASD - Thinking Outside of the Box
DESCRIPTION:SESSION INFO: « Back to all events\nThis family hangout is all about empowering conversations for individuals affected by FASD and those that support them. Join us for a family hangout that provides a safe place to share and connect. \n  \nCLICK TO REGISTER\nWE ASK ALL REGISTRANTS TO PLEASE REVIEW FSI’S ZOOM MEETING GUIDELINES BEFORE ATTENDING \n  \nFamily Support Institute of BC (FSI) is a provincial not-for-profit society committed to supporting families who have a family member with a disability. FSI is unique in Canada and the only grass roots family to family organization that has a broad volunteer base. \nFSI SUPPORTS AND SERVICES ARE FREE TO ANY FAMILY \nYou are invited to join FSI CONTINUING CONVERSATIONS\, a private Facebook Group intended to continue conversations of support or provide an alternative platform for support. www.facebook.com/groups/fsicontinuingconversations/ \n  \nAfter the session you are encouraged to share your feedback. This helps FSI improve our content to better serve the needs of families. https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/52ef23e13270439d9d97d32a0b229bbc \n  \nFSI is committed to making our events as accessible as possible to everyone who wants to attend. If you have accessibility needs\, please let us know when you register\, or send us an email to discuss your specific needs.” \nSign language (ASL) interpretation can be available with 3 week’s notice. Please identify that you require ASL when you register. \nDo you have any accessibility needs for this event? If yes\, details of your Requests should be submitted to this form https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7e965206c9034dbcaa0281d5ed44132a  \nAll FSI Zoom sessions can be accessed by telephone only if access to computers and/or internet is a barrier.   If you need assistance registering for any session\, please call our office at 1-800-441-5403.  \n  \nAI recording or transcription tools (like Fireflies or note-taking bots) are not permitted. These programs can introduce vulnerabilities.
URL:https://familysupportbc.com/event/fasd-thinking-outside-of-the-box-8/2026-07-09/
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