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Partnering with Patients and Families To Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: Recommendations and Promising Practices

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Partnering with Patients and Families To Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System

Recommendations and Promising Practices


The Institute for Family-Centered Care is delighted to announce the release of Partnering with Patients and Families To Design a Patient- and Family-Centered Health Care System: Recommendations and Promising Practices.



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Call for Papers

The Institute for Family-Centered Care is proud to issue a Call for Papers for The 4th International Conference on Patient- and Family-Centered Care, to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 27-30, 2009. All abstracts must be submitted online by September 28, 2008.

The 4th International Conference will showcase innovative health care programs that are committed to patient- and family-centered care and meaningful collaboration with patients and families. Priority consideration will be given to presentation teams that include health care professionals and patient/family leaders.

The Institute strongly encourages creative and innovative ways of presenting material. Abstracts will be accepted for presentations, videos, and posters. One of the highlights of The 3rd International Conference held in Seattle, WA was the well-attended video theatre. We hope you will consider submitting your organization’s patient- and family-centered informational and educational videos, as well as any orientation and training material that highlight patient- and family-centered best practices.

Submission Guidelines: Abstracts must be submitted online by September 28, 2008. Read Submission Guidelines

The Process: You will need to register your email address in order to submit an abstract. Once registered, you will receive full instructions via email. (If you are unable to submit online, please contact us at 301-652-0281.) Abstracts will be reviewed by Institute staff for completeness and accuracy, and will be submitted to external reviewers.

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Authors will be notified in January 2009 regarding abstract status.

We look forward to seeing you in Philadelphia.

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