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New!!! Pandemic Planning and Patient- and Family-Centered Care Read More

Thank you to all who recently participated in the Institute for Family-Centered Care's short survey for patient and family leaders who serve in paid positions within hospitals or health care systems. The results of the survey will be presented at the Institute's Hospitals and Communities Moving Forward with Patient- and Family-Centered Care training seminar, April 19-22, 2010 in Dallas, Texas, and the survey results also will be posted on the Institute's website following the seminar.

In September 2009, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) awarded a multi-year grant to a team of organizations led by the American Institutes for Research to develop, evaluate, and implement a Guide to Patient and Family Engagement to improve patient safety in hospitals. Read More