The Centre for Adolescent Health’s Dr Cathy Crock, will be studying patient and family centred care on her upcoming Churchill Fellowship trip to the USA & UK. Patient and family centred care is an approach to healthcare based on respect and dignity, open information sharing, collaboration and participation at every level between health professionals and patients and families. Patient and family centred care makes healthcare safer, more cost effective and more satisfying for all involved.
Dr Crock will be visiting several centres in the USA:
The Institute for Family Centered Care, Planetree, where patient centred care in healing environments is encouraged using art, music, and good nutrition. Dr Crock also plans to visit a narrative medicine centre looking at staff wellbeing.
As well, she plans visits with Lucian Leape, Don Berwick and the WHO in London to look at how we can improve patient safety through better patient centred care.
We look forward to hearing about her travels and findings on this holistic healthcare approach.