The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care
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Physician Contributions to a Family Advisory Council —The St. Louis Children's Hospital Experience
Track
:
August 19, 2009
Program Code:
J8
Date:
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Time:
11:15 AM to 12:30 PM
EST
SPEAKER
(S):
F. Sessions Cole, MD, Neonatologist, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Anna Lijowska, MD, Neonatologist
Description
Hospitals are implementing patient- and family-centered care. A Family Advisory Council (FAC) is a critical component of the implementation process. Evolution of the physician role and examples of FAC contributions to teaching, patient safety, quality improvement, and facility design are described.