A Canadian Take on the International Patient Engagement Revolution

Vincent Dumez; Antoine Boivin

doi:10.12927/hcq.2018.25643

A Canadian Take on the International Patient Engagement Revolution

Healthc Q. 2018 Dec;21(SP):1-6. doi: 10.12927/hcq.2018.25643.

Authors

Vincent Dumez¹, Antoine Boivin²

Affiliations

¹ The patient guest editor of this Special Issue and co-director, Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC.
² Research guest editor of this Special Issue and co-director, Centre of Excellence on Partnership with Patients and the Public, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC.

PMID: 30566399
DOI: 10.12927/hcq.2018.25643

Abstract

This Special Issue of Healthcare Quarterly aims to provide an overview of patient and family engagement in healthcare system improvement. It brings together experts (patients, clinicians, researchers, policy makers) from across the country tasked with sharing their experiential learning regarding engagement in the Canadian healthcare system. A team of experts from the Netherlands was added to this group of authors to provide insights into European developments in this area.

Publication types

Editorial
Introductory Journal Article

MeSH terms

Canada
Family
Humans
Patient Participation / methods*
Quality Improvement*
Quality of Health Care*