Putting Patients First (PPF) is an annual conference hosted by the BC SUPPORT Unit, part of Michael Smith Health Research BC.

PPF 2026 will continue the conversation on learning communities in BC. Together, we’ll explore how bringing diverse groups of people together to solve a shared health problem — including people with lived and living experience — can improve health and health research ecosystems.

We strive to be a Patients Included™ event. Visit our event webpage to learn more about Patients Included™.

At the conference, we aim to:

1. Show how the Strategy for Patient-Oriented Research (SPOR) has made a real difference in BC’s health and research ecosystems.
2. Highlight the power of connection across BC’s health and research communities in driving solutions.
3. Celebrate the conference’s legacy as a vital gathering place that brings people together across the province.