Session Information
The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
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Yakkity YAC, We Talk Back: How to Form a Youth Advisory Council at Your Hospital, School, or Community Center / Consult the Experts: Creation of a Dynamic Youth Advisory Council at the IWK Health Centre
Track
:
August 19, 2009
Program Code:
I3
Date:
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Time:
9:45 AM to 11:00 AM
EST
SPEAKER
(S):
Stephanie Fooks-Parker, MSW, Social Worker
Teresa Metzger, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, Youth Advisory Council Member; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Robin England, MA Communications, Director, CFAN and Coordinator, Patient and Family Centred Care
Krista Newman-Bennett, CCLS, Child Life Specialist, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, NS, CA
Description
Yakkity YAC, We Talk Back: How to Form a Youth Advisory Council at Your Hospital, School, or Community Center
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) at CHOP has existed since 1999. YAC’s mission is to provide the youth perspective throughout the institution to improve communication and quality of care. Accomplishments, lessons learned, and future implications will be presented.
Consult the Experts: Creation of a Dynamic Youth Advisory Council at the IWK Health Centre
This session will discuss the development of the IWK Health Centre’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) as a youth-centred cyclical framework that successfully incorporates youth and adult synergies, consisting of three circles of engagement and a framework to channel youth passion into projects for quality improvement.
The Youth Advisory Council (YAC) at CHOP has existed since 1999. YAC’s mission is to provide the youth perspective throughout the institution to improve communication and quality of care. Accomplishments, lessons learned, and future implications will be presented.
Consult the Experts: Creation of a Dynamic Youth Advisory Council at the IWK Health Centre
This session will discuss the development of the IWK Health Centre’s Youth Advisory Council (YAC) as a youth-centred cyclical framework that successfully incorporates youth and adult synergies, consisting of three circles of engagement and a framework to channel youth passion into projects for quality improvement.
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$20 USD