Jan 16 2026, 12:00pm – 1:00pm
Virtual

The Health Design Lab (HDL) is a research and design centre at Emily Carr University of Art and Design. HDL uses participatory design methods that engage people with lived experience as co-creators of knowledge and active partners in addressing complex, systemic health care challenges. Specializing in the involvement of people with lived experience in co-design processes, the lab collaborates with community organizations, health authorities and other academic institutions on a wide range of health-related projects. 

Join us to learn how you can collaborate with HDL and help advance patient-oriented research and patient-centred care.

Learning objectives 

In this workshop you will:

  • Learn about the HDL mission and goals
  • Understand why participatory design methods are important for health research
  • Discover how researchers can collaborate with the HDL team to engage people with lived experience in their research
About the speaker
Caylee Raber is the director of HDL. As a designer and researcher, Caylee’s work spans participatory design research methods for collaboration with diverse populations in the conceptualization, development and implementation of social services, experiences and programs related to health. Her research seeks to ensure that people with lived experience can inform and shape their future experiences. She explores how collaboration between designers and community help advance health equity and research engagement. Her current work includes collaboration with Alzheimer Society of BC, BC Cancer and BC Children’s Hospital. 

This workshop is part of our VCHRI Research Training Series. This series is designed to support the acquisition of advanced skills, techniques and knowledge and lead to enhanced practices in the conduct of research.

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