We are recruiting patient and family advisors. Your voice matters.

There are still a number of positions open for Patient and Family advisors to be involved in Program Specific Councils such as Oncology, Palliative Care, Women’s and Children’s Health, Surgical Services and High Profile Hospital Committees like the Medical Advisory Committee and the Central West Palliative Care Network.

If you have “lived” experience with any of these programs and would like to partner with the hospital to improve the patient experience, please submit an application below. 

Steps to becoming an advisor

• Exceptional Patient Experience
• The Patient Experience Team
• What Patient Experience Does
• Patient and Family Feedback
• Patient Declaration of Values

Become a Patient and Family Advisor (PFA)

Partner with staff and physicians to help improve the care and services we deliver to our community.

Bring your unique skills and ‘lived experience’ as a patient or family member to inform key hospital decisions and health system solutions.

PFAs are volunteers and receive complimentary parking and refreshments when attending advisor-related meetings and activities. The time commitment is flexible.

Qualities of a patient and family advisor

• Has been a patient or family member at Osler and/or within the Central West Community.
• Is able to use personal experience to advance hospital planning and health system strategy.
• Is open-minded, solution-oriented with a positive attitude
• Is respectful of the opinions of others

Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more information.