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…is incredibly empowering to be treated as someone who has something to contribute to research in BD instead of being in the role of a patient to be treated.” Victoria Maxwell “Experiencing mental illness eroded my self-confidence and derailed my career. Each initiative I do with CREST.BD helps me move…
…our ‘Thriving with BD’ event in Vancouver. I’ve been a host or presenter for over half of the CREST.BD talkBD podcast episodes, and have learned so much from our guests and audience. I’ve especially loved presenting with Victoria Maxwell, who always delivers her advice and encouragement with such warmth and…
…insights, and professional reflections that demonstrate CREST.BD’s contributions to, and alignment with the principles of, the science of patient engagement. In today’s video, CREST.BD peer researchers Amir and Natasha Kolida, and network members Victoria Maxwell and Melinda Suto, illustrate how CREST.BD embodies the CIHR patient engagement framework by sharing their…
…featuring actor and CREST.BD member Victoria Maxwell share everyday examples of self-management in action across 8 quality of life areas. Text: Comprehensive written text give a fulsome summary in plain language of the best evidence-informed self-management strategies for each of the 14 domains of quality of life. An audio version…
July 12 saw the first community forum of the Bipolar Youth Action Project, a collaboration of CREST.BD and the Bipolar Disorder Society of British Columbia. Held at the Victoria Event Centre, the forum welcomed 21 youth all with a diagnosis of bipolar disorder (BD), to discuss coping and wellness strategies…
…improvement. Examples of case-conceptualisation and treatment goal-planning using the QoL Tool are demonstrated in two videos with Dr. Greg Murray and actress Victoria Maxwell: CREST.BD Quality of Life (QoL) Tool – Video 1 CREST.BD Quality of Life (QoL) Tool – Video 2 Healthcare providers may also wish to refer the…