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Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council

Patient Safety Week Webcast Features AHRQ Grantee Presentation on Patient Experience



As part of Patient Safety Awareness Week, the National Patient Safety Foundation is hosting a webcast at 1 pm EST on Tuesday, March 8, that features a presentation by AHRQ grantee Kathryn Leonhardt, MD, MPH. A vice-president for patient safety at Aurora Health Care, Milwaukee, Dr. Leonhardt will speak on the topic of developing a comprehensive patient experience strategy. She is the author of a Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council, published by AHRQ in 2008.

National Patient Safety Foundation


Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council
Toolkit and Resource Descriptions


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The Guide for Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council provides information and guidance to empower individuals and organizations to develop a community-based advisory council. These councils involve patients, consumers, and a variety of practitioners and professionals from health care and community organizations to drive change for patient safety through education, collaboration, and consumer engagement.

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http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advisorycouncil/advisorycouncil.pdf
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Introduction
Terms
Guide Structure
Chapter 2. Patient Safety Advisory Councils
Background
Benefits of Involving Patients
Chapter 3. Steps to Creating a Patient Safety Advisory Council
Step 1—Determine the Scope of the Council
Step 2—Select the Team
Step 3—Determine a Budget
Step 4—Confirm Team Members
Step 5—Conduct the Orientation Meeting
Step 6—Conduct Regular Council Meetings
Step 7—Elicit Public Relations Support and Community Engagement
Step 8—Conclude With a Meeting
Step 9—Measure Success
Step 10—Sustain the Partnership Model
Appendixes
Appendix A. Project Goals and Objectives
Appendix B. Council Information Sheet and Application
Appendix C. Confidentiality Statement
Appendix D. Vision and Mission Statements
Appendix E. Meeting Ground Rules
Appendix F. Meeting Evaluation
Appendix G. Brochure
Appendix H. Advertisement
Appendix I. Patient Advisory Council Evaluation Strategies
References

Prepared by:
Aurora Health Care, Wisconsin
Kathryn K. Leonhardt, M.D., M.P.H.
Deborah Bonin, R.H.I.A., C.P.H.A.
Patti Pagel, R.N., B.S.N.

This project was funded under grant No. U18 HS15915-02 from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not reflect the official position of Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

No investigators have any affiliations or financial involvement (e.g., employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties) that conflict with material presented in this report.

This document is in the public domain and may be used and reprinted without special permission. Citation of the source is appreciated.

AHRQ Publication No. 08-0048
Current as of April 2008


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Internet Citation:

Leonhardt K, Bonin K, Pagel P. Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council. AHRQ Publication No. 08-0048, April 2008. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/advisorycouncil/

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Developing a Community-Based Patient Safety Advisory Council

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