The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
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Families as Educators: A Unique Contribution / Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient and Family-Centred Care
Program Code:
G2
Date:
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Time:
3:45 PM to 5:00 PM
EST
SPEAKER
(S):
Marianne Bracht, RN, RSCN, Parent Resource Nurse
Jacques Lauzon, Parent, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA
Mary Agnes Beduz, RN, MN PhD(c), Director Nursing Education and Development, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, CA
Description
Families as Educators: A Unique Contribution
The NICU is a highly stressful environment where families struggle with the crisis of having a sick newborn. Graduate families are in a unique position to promote staff understanding of the stress experienced and to educate them in effective communication.
Interprofessional Education for Collaborative Patient and Family-Centred Care
This presentation will describe the process and outcomes of a collaborative initiative including health professionals and patient and family advisors to create and deliver an educational intervention aimed at improving professional team and patient and family communication and collaboration.