ECU Health Design Lab

👋Welcome #newfollowers to the @EmilyCarrU Health Design Lab! Follow us & stay tuned for regular updates, BTS glimpses, and insights as we work to address health-related challenges & wicked problems through social innovation & co-design! 🚀🤝 #healthdesign #healthcare #Innovation

Applications are now open for 'The Co-Design Winter School' — a 3-day hybrid learning experience for co-design practitioners, designers, and researchers who work in the not for profit, public sector, community and industry settings. Application Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Partner with us! We work across a diverse spectrum of fields, partnering with community and not-for-profit organizations, research institutions, health authorities and universities.

Interested in learning more about co-design practices? Join this session on Co-Design Beyond Pandemics: Safety this November 30th, 2023 from 9:00am -10:00am (PST). This webinar is part of an ongoing series related to co-design during the pandemic. eventbrite.com/e/co-design-be…

Part II of our collaboration with @BCMHSUS Unite Project is now live! Watch the 3-part video series here: 1. Roles We Play youtu.be/BRjZdCw5DgU?si… 2. Redefining Trust & Identity youtu.be/CFV6cphrxCY?si… 3. Navigating the Health Care System youtu.be/rh5dkLqX9Tc?si…

On National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we reflect on Canada's colonial past with a commitment to being better allies, listening more, and supporting our Indigenous friends, neighbors, colleagues, and community. Resources to learn and support: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

Join us for an impactful Truths for Changing Futures workshop! Dive into Indigenous histories and explore reconciliation possibilities among newcomer communities in Canada. Sat, Oct 14, 9am-5pm, Aboriginal Gathering Place, Emily Carr University, Vancouver RSVP: efinnerty@ecuad.ca

Excited to share our 'Supporting the Stillbirth Journey' project at the PAIL Connected in Care Conference 2023, Ontario. Grateful for insights gained from our 8-month partnership, led by @BCWomensHosp & funded by Butterfly Run, Vancouver. 🙌 #codesign #stillbirth #healthcare

👋Meet the core team members at the Health Design Lab! Together, they collaborate with a dynamic team of Faculty and Design Research Associates, providing invaluable leadership and design expertise for specific projects. 🚀 #MeetTheTeam #ECUHealthDesignLab #HealthDesign

🙌A heartfelt thanks to everyone who made the ‘Lheidli: Where the Two River Meet’ Exhibit Closing Event an unforgettable evening! Your energy & enthusiasm made it truly special. We look forward to future collaborations with new partners to improve cultural safety in healthcare!

We are seeking new partners to improve cultural safety in health care! 🤝 Read more about the Decolonizing Cultural Safety Education Through Cultural Connections project here: ecuad.ca/news/2023/ecus…

Lheidli: Where the Two Rivers Meet — a three week exhibition hosted by Emily Carr University Health Design Lab, opens today! ✨ Join us for the Exhibit Closing Reception + Presentation on Tuesday, Aug 29, 2023 from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Eventbrite:eventbrite.ca/e/692763292657…

📢 Introducing 'The S-kwíkwal Initiative', our newest project in collaboration with Deer Crossing The Art Farm, Talaysay Tours and Kenneth Gordon Maplewood School. More updates in the next few months, stay tuned! 🌟 #newproject #indigenousknowledge #healingthroughstories

We had the pleasure to host the 2nd @BCMHSUS UNITE initiative soft launch. This video series shares the moving stories of three storytellers who have supported a loved one with lived experience of mental health, substance use and the criminal justice system. 🫶 🎥#comingsoon

Exciting progress on our Recovery & Renewal of Participation in Healthcare Change Project! The team from @OCAD @UAlberta @SEHealth_SEHC @UW and @Lab4Living spent 4 days at HDL creating CMO statements. Stay tuned for key insights shared via our community portal & journal articles!

BC Rehabilitation & Recovery Project – Community Engagement Summary + Survey. If you're affected or involved, your input matters!💪We invite you to participate in a short survey 📝✨ form.typeform.com/to/ga7VxQwV #GatheringPerspective #Rehabilitation #Recovery

Tune in to the ‘Learning Exchange Series on Opiod Overdose Response’ online seminar hosted by @OCAD at 8:30am PST tomorrow: eventbrite.com/e/opioidoverdo… @EmilyCarrHDL will be presenting on our ‘Challenging Stigma Through Storytelling’ project, a collaboration with @BCMHSUS.

The Health Design Lab, @douglascollege + Deer Crossing the Art Farm will be working together over the next three years to co-design an emergent model of care through participatory arts-based practices with elders & community partners on the Sunshine Coast.

On this Pregnancy & Infant Loss Awareness Day, we look forward to partnering with @EmilyCarrHDL on a new project to support parents navigating stillbirth at the hospital. #InfantLoss

Sharing the Voices of Families of People with Lived Experience of Mental Health & Substance Use — A Family Video Project To read more about the position and to apply go to: research.ecuad.ca/healthdesignlab