Pinwheel Pages- Issue 175 | June 2024

Greetings,

Following on from the success of last month's Informal Conversation the next is scheduled for Wednesday, June 24th, How to Establish and Sustain Effective Patient and Family Advisory Councils.

Consider signing up for our upcoming event.

By registering through the provided link, you will not only secure your spot but also gain access to valuable resources even if you cannot attend the live session. The recording of the event, presentation slides, and additional materials will be emailed to you after the event.

We hope that you will find this month's Pinwheel Pages informative and helpful.

Kind regards,

The IPFCC Team

IPFCC Events

Upcoming PFCC.Connect Informal Conversation

July 24, 2024 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET

Join IPFCC for our next Informal Conversation, How to Establish and Sustain Effective Patient and Family Advisory Councils. Patient and Family Advisory Councils and specialty councils require structure and processes to ensure that the work is meaningful and leads to improvement and change. Join us to discuss what strategies are important.

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Resources and Opportunities

Partnerships with Community-Based Organizations to Improve Public Health

"The Community as a Full Partner: A New Model for Public Health" published in Health Affairs presents the findings of surveys conducted with health departments and community-based organizations to identify barriers to collaboration. Recommendations for policy changes to address challenges are described in detail. Access the article .

Shared Decision-Making in Rehabilitation

A Norwegian study, "Patient Involvement in the Rehabilitation Process Is Associated

with Improvement in Function and Goal Attainment: Results from an Explorative Longitudinal Study," published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine, explored the long-term outcomes of shared decision-making with individuals who experienced rehabilitation care. Findings showed significant benefits for patients who collaborated in goal planning and setting. Access the article .

Review of Family-Centered Care from 2000 to 2023

"Research Areas and Trends in Family-Centered Care in the 21st Century: A Bibliometric Review" published in Frontiers in Medicine, analyzes the literature on family-centered care in detail. It also highlights how research has grown and expanded beyond pediatrics and into adult settings. Access the article .

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