Regional public forums, health professionals meetings and patients focus groups are being held in communities across B.C. between February and July 2007. Communities scheduled to host these sessions are: Kamloops, Surrey, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Chilliwack, Victoria, Prince George, Burnaby, North Vancouver, Richmond, Cranbrook, Campbell River, Fort St. John, Smithers, Castlegar and Vancouver. Registration deadlines, and dates for forums, professional meetings and focus groups for each community have now been established, click here.

Pre-registration is required for all sessions as space is limited. If more than 100 people register for a particular session, a computerized database will be used to randomly select attendees.

British Columbians interested in attending one of the upcoming forums or meetings in their area are encouraged to register by calling the toll-free phone lineor registering on-line even if their community’s  registration deadline has passed. 

Registrations for the last registration deadline,  Vancouver May 25, 2007, will be taken until one week prior as participants confirmed to attend will receive a package of advance materials to help them prepare for discussions.

For attendees who are travelling from outside the host community, funding to help off-set travel costs will be provided. Details on travel funding amounts and reimbursement for attendees of regional public forums are available by calling the Conversation on Health toll-free phone line at 1-866-884-2055 or by reading the Conversation on Health Travel Policy.

Information regarding these events will be posted to the forum records page.

***Click here to view all past registration deadlines.***