Updates and Events

Updates
​​The list below provides a brief summary, as new information, resources or tools become available or are updated that support student practice education planning and coordination.​

Immunity status reporting
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As of July 26, 2024 all health care workers in British Columbia are required to report their immune status for critical vaccine preventable diseases (e.g., Covid-19, influenza, measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, whooping cough [Pertussis], chickenpox [Varicella]). Immune status means immunity through either vaccine or prior infection. This requirement includes students training in health authority settings. For more information, visit Immune Status Reporting for Health Care Workers in B.C.​

Provincial Orders and Guidance


Personal Protective Equipment

Planning & Coordination

Provincial Policy 

Placement request timelines

  •  Fall placement timelines (Sept - Dec):  
    • March 31 - PSI submit requests to Health
    • May 31 - Health respond to PSIs
    • ​Students must be confirmed in HSPnet at least four weeks prior to placement start date
  • Winter placement timelines (Jan - April):
    • August 31 - PSI submit request to Health
    • October 15 - Health responds to PSIs
    • ​Students must be confirmed in HSPnet at least four weeks prior to placement start date​
  • ​Spring/Summer placement timelines (May - August):
    • January 15 - PSI submit request to Health
    • February 28 - Health responds to PSIs
    • Students must be confirmed in HSPnet at least four weeks prior to placement start date

Coordination diagram

Provincial committees related to student practice education: ​Health and Medical Education Planning Coordination

Events

​Webinars, Information sessions or professional development related to student practice education can be found here.​

Provincial Planning Sessions
​BC student practice education: information and planning series 
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Next session: TBA
 
For further information, please contact studented​ucation@phsa.ca ​


PEGS Refresh Project
As stewards of the provincial practice education guidelines and standards (PEGS), per the BC Student Practice Education Policy, PHSA is leading a refresh project of the PEGS suite. PHSA will host regular BC Student Practice Education Network webinars to highlight proposed changes to the PEGS. Please submit any feedback or requests to join the BC Student Practice Education Network distribution list to studenteducation@phsa.ca.

August 27, 2025 Webinar:  PHSA will provide an overview of proposed updates to the Practice Education Standard: Student and On-site Faculty Identification and Access Cards, the Practice Education Guideline: Supervision of Students and the Practice Education Standard: Consent for Student Involvement in Health Care
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July 30, 2025 Webinar:  PHSA provided an overview of proposed updates to the Practice Education Guideline: Prevention, Screening and Monitoring  of Communicable Disease and the Practice Education Standard: Safety Incident Prevention, Response and Follow-up.

July 3, 2025 Webinar:  PHSA provided an overview of proposed updates to the Practice Education Standard: Student Placement Process and the Practice Education Standard: Gifts, Remuneration and Reimbursement.

May 21, 2025 Webinar: PHSA provided an overview of proposed updates to the PEGS Overview document and the Practice Education Guideline: Labour Disruptions.
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For further information, please contact: studenteducation@phsa.ca