Institute for Patient and Family-Centered Care

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What is patient- and family-centered care?

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Improve quality, safety, and care experience through patient and family partnerships.

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Evidence is growing that patient- and family-centered care improves outcomes.

New Resources

IPFCC recently completed two PCORI-funded engagement projects focused on the impact of restricting family presence during COVID-19 in long-term care settings and in hospitals. Four new resources were developed and are available for download.

Research Topics & Themes for Long-Term Care Developed in Partnership with Residents and Families

A Guide for Promising Practices in Engaging Long-Term Care Communities in Planning for Future Research

Themes, Topics, Questions, and Recommendations

Strategies for Engaging Patients and Families

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Webinar

Join us on Wednesday, September 27th from 2:00 - 3:30 pm EDT for: More Than Checking a Box: Strengthening DEI in Children’s Hospital PFACs

The webinar will provide an overview of the project and our new resource, Strengthening the Diversity and Role of Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs): Opportunities for Action.

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Inviting Leaders to Participate in a Family-Centered Care Survey

IPFCC is working with the Ronald McDonald House Charities® Center at UCSF to conduct a global survey of leaders’ perceptions of family-centered care in children’s hospitals and hospitals providing pediatric specialty care. Leaders can be executive or administrative leaders, and department or unit directors. You can learn more about the survey here. If you are interested in participating, please email Marie Abraham.

Be a Valued 2023
Pinwheel Sponsor

Interested in becoming a 2023 IPFCC Pinwheel Sponsor?

You can support our efforts to transform patient- and family-centered care practice and ensure that patients and families are essential partners in all settings across the continuum of care!

In addition to receiving national and international recognition of your commitment to patient- and family-centered care and other benefits, your sponsorship includes a complimentary, “Connection Call” to discuss PFCC issues with IPFCC.

To learn more and apply, visit our website.

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