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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/supporting/advisors.pptx
May 01, 2017 - members, clinicians, and staff
12
AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Working With Patient
and Family … patient and family advisors
Think about patients or family members who—
Share insights and experiences … Invite two or three patient and family members to a team meeting to discuss their hospital experiences … and Family Advisors
Patients and family members as—
Essential members of the health care team
Collaborative … asks family members who experienced a complicated surgical procedure with their adult son to join the
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www.ahrq.gov/nursing-home/resources/spanish-template-family.html
August 01, 2022 - Spanish Template Letter for Consent - Family
Resource: Spanish Template Letter for Consent … - Family
This Spanish-language template letter can be used by long-term care facilities to gain consent … from residents' family members to vaccinate. … Source: AHCA/NCAL
Topic(s): Vaccination
Audience(s): Family Members
Format: DOCX
Publication
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy3/Strat3_Tool_3_Pres_video_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Patient and family engagement:
• Creates an environment where patients, families,
clinicians, and … (continued)
• [Insert 1 to 2 experiences from real patients or family
members, focus on what shift … change feels like to the
patient or family member:
– Live presentation or story
– Video
– Vignette … member
or close friend to participate
• Report should take about 5 minutes per patient
• Purpose … in handoff
– Informs the patient and family members about the
patient’s care throughout the stay
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-centered-rounds-pediatric-wards-pris-network-survey-us-and-canadian-hospitalists
April 24, 2018 - rounds conducted at the bedside in the presence of the patient and family members. … RIS
Download Citation
Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Families … December 4, 2016
Family-initiated dialogue about medications during family-centered rounds … November 21, 2016
Strategies for improving family engagement during family-centered rounds … Members and Caregivers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_7_Story_Hndout_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 7)
Guide to Patient and Family Engagement … Key points about your hospital experiences
When you or your family member was in the hospital, what … When you or your family member was in the hospital, what things did not go well? … What improvements would you suggest to make things better for other patients and families? … Adapted from University of Washington Medical Center, Patient and Family Centered Care and Education
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/family-centered-rounds-checklist-family-engagement-and-patient-safety-randomized-trial
December 22, 2018 - Study
A family-centered rounds checklist, family engagement, and patient safety: … In this cluster-randomized trial that included nearly 300 families, 2 pediatric inpatient services implemented … video-recordings, investigators determined that teams who were given a checklist were more likely to ask families … Although families' perceptions of safety climate improved with checklist implementation, overall quality … December 19, 2018
Using an inpatient portal to engage families in pediatric hospital
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/physician-attitudes-toward-family-activated-medical-emergency-teams-hospitalized-children
April 06, 2012 - members to directly activate medical emergency teams (METs). … Even though the majority of physicians said they depend on families to identify subtle changes in their … child's condition, 93% of respondents reported that families should not be able to access the MET directly … , and the belief that this responsibility could provide an undue burden and stress on family members … Members and Caregivers
Critical Care
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www.ahrq.gov/hai/cauti-tools/archived-webinars/patient-family-engagement-ed-transcript.html
December 01, 2017 - She defines patient and family engagement in this article as a process through which patients, families … member in understanding the progress of their care as well as opportunities for the patient and family … Many emergency departments are eliminating the concept of visitors as it relates to family members and … Consider these elements as you help promote patient engagement among patients, family members, and staff … The key message is with all of these elements is that patients and their family members can effectively
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www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-and-genetic-testing
August 20, 2019 - about specific types of cancer, primary cancer sites, which family members were affected, and whether … members with breast cancer, multiple cases of breast cancer in the family, 1 or more family members … without cancer. 29 If an affected family member with a BRCA -related cancer is not available, then … Assessing BRCA carrier probabilities in extended families. … Member With Breast or Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis, Including Second-/Third-Degree Relatives
Breast
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patient-and-family-empowerment-agents-ambulatory-care-safety-and-quality
December 15, 2021 - July 29, 2020
Families as partners in hospital error and adverse event surveillance. … September 9, 2011
Error disclosure and family members' reactions: does the type of error … November 23, 2016
The wisdom of patients and families: ignore it at our peril. … of family caregiver self-efficacy. … Members and Caregivers
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_5_InfoSession_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 5)
Guide to Patient & Family Engagement … are
• Patients and family members who have experienced care
at our hospital
• Your experiences qualify … council members
– Patients and families as members of hospital quality and
safety committees
• … the care
experience for all patients and families
– Discuss and plan changes to improve hospital … • Patients and family members are ready to become
advisors when:
– They are willing to talk about their
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psnet.ahrq.gov/curated-library/patient-team-member-clinical-care
March 15, 2025 - This systematic review examined whether patient and family member activation of rapid response teams … Family-centered rounding in pediatrics invites families to express concerns, clarify information, and … members. … This systematic review examined whether patient and family member activation of rapid response teams … Studies demonstrated that patients and family members did not overwhelm rapid response capacity with
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www.ahrq.gov/research/findings/final-reports/ptfamilyscan/ptfamily5.html
July 01, 2018 - For instance, with Patient and Family Advisory Councils, patients and family members can participate … Although true engagement may include patients and family members as partners in decisionmaking, not all … It is possible that if patients and family members are invited into one opportunity (e.g., change of … Many strategies and opportunities identified for engaging patients and family members in quality and … The supporting materials must clearly identify the benefits to patients, family members, health professionals
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/quality-patient-safety/hais/tools/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/engage/engagement.pptx
May 01, 2017 - Engaging in Everyday Care
Care team members can provide opportunities for patients and family members … to be involved in their care by—
Inviting patients and family members to partner with their health care … members or others, such as a doula, who are involved in the patient’s care
Highlight main points of … communication strategies
Invite the patient and family members to write questions on the whiteboard to … Partnering with Patients and Families to Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: A
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/howtogetstarted/How_to_Use_Guide_508.docx
April 05, 2013 - If possible, ask a patient or family member who has received care at your hospital to attend the meeting … is to create connections with patients and family members.10,11 If a patient or family member cannot … members. … If possible, invite several patients or family members to participate in this activity. … Patient and family members are critical members of the team.
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digital.ahrq.gov/ahrq-funded-projects/infosage-information-sharing-across-generation-and-environments
January 01, 2023 - As the aging process advances, family members typically support elders to maintain their independence … members. … members with email, phone, text message, and in-person visits. … The amount of information elders shared with family members did not remain static; instead, they shared … Caregiving can be challenging, as coordinating care is often the responsibility of one family member,
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www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/labor-delivery/perinatal-care/modules/teamwork/become-an-adviser.html
July 01, 2023 - AHRQ Safety Program for Perinatal Care
Are you thinking about becoming a patient and family advisor … I am ready to be a patient and family advisor when—
I am willing to talk about the positive and negative … care experiences I had as a patient or family member of a patient. … members. … Adapted from resources from the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care, Bethesda, MD.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/information-concerning-icu-patients-families-handover-clinicians-game-whispers-qualitative
March 24, 2021 - Study
Information concerning ICU patients’ families in the handover—the clinicians … Information concerning ICU patients’ families in the handover—the clinicians’ “game of whispers”: a qualitative … This qualitative study explored how information about ICU patients’ family members is included in handovers … Findings suggest that written documentation about the family is inadequate and poorly structured and … there is a need for user-friendly handoff tools that include information on patients’ family members.
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psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/patients-partners-learning-unexpected-events
December 15, 2021 - In this study, investigators interviewed patients and family members following an adverse event to determine … Each patient and family member was able to identify at least one contributing factor and make recommendations … Related Resources From the Same Author(s)
Long-term impacts faced by patients and families … agenda for better understanding and supporting the emotional impact of harmful events on patients and families … January 13, 2021
A patient and family reporting system for perceived ambulatory note
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www.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/wysiwyg/professionals/systems/hospital/engagingfamilies/strategy1/Strat1_Tool_12_WkWthAdv_HO_508.pdf
June 02, 2025 - Strategy 1: Working with Patients & Families as Advisors (Tool 12)
Guide to Patient and Family … family advisors
Bringing the perspectives of patients and families directly
into the planning, delivery … • Invite two or three patient and family
members to a team meeting to discuss
their hospital stay … with patients and families to
explore how your unit welcomes patients and
families and encourages … rooms, the family lounge, and other areas visible
to patients and families.