ISQua Focused Certificate

Establish a Person and Family-Centred Advisory Council (PFCAC) In Hospitals
with this Focused Certificate

Establishing a Person and Family Centred Advisory (PFCAC/PFAC) Council

 

About the course
From recruitment, onboarding and co-designing to measuring and seeing real change, this course equips you with the knowledge you need to establish a Person and Family-Centred Advisory Council in Hospitals.
 

Who is it for?
This course is designed for healthcare professionals who are committed to improving quality and safety in partnership with the service users and their caregivers/family members.

 

Languages available: English

 

Course information

  • Duration: 12 months (from date of enrolment)

  • Fully online course

  • Continuous assessment (no final exam)

  • Certificate awarded upon completion

  • Discounted registration fee for ISQua Members

Course Content

List of Activities
  Topic Presenter
1. Introduction - The Value in PCC and Coproduction

Christian von Plessen

Anna Edwards

2. The implications for a Person-Centred approach to Healthcare - Redesigning systems Gro Rosvold Bernsten
3.  Perspectives from England’s Patient Safety Commissioner: Listening to Patients Prof Henrietta Hughes OBE
4.  What are Person- and Family-Centred Advisory Councils (PFCAC/PFACs)?

Dr Anuradha Pichumani

Ms Nadira Chaturvedi

5.  Voices in Partnership: Establishing Patient, Family and Clinician Advisory Committees

Adrienne Zarem

Lauryn Seguin

Yasir Khalid

6.  The Coordinator & The Committee Members: Recruitment, roles and responsibilities

Ronen Rozenblum

Martie Carnie

7.  Recruiting, Selecting and Onboarding PFAC/PFCAC Members Beverley H. Johnson
8.  Hospital Leadership: Ensuring Commitment & Resources to Develop and Sustain Effective PFCACs Beverley H. Johnson
9.  Support of clinicians for PFCACs

Dr John Brennan

Dr Philip Crowley

10.  Best Practices for Effective PFCACs/PFACs Beverley H. Johnson
11.  Setting a work plan - what are the goals? Chika Odioemene
12.  Technology for Patient-Professional partnerships: Enhancing engagement with patient and family caregiver training

Dr Shahed Alam

Dr Tanmay Singh Pathani

13.  Centering the Patient and Family Experience: Strategies for Meaningful Engagement

Erin Tansey 

Salome Koloffon Tella

14. Coproducing, Co-designing and Co-creating with Patients

Brant Oliver

Rosie Bartel

15. Collaboratives and co-designing with patients

Josie Liow

Nidhi Swarup

Kris VanHaecht

16. How can patient engagement improve patient safety? Dr Peter Lachman
17. Implementation of PCC with a PFCAC

Dr Anuradha Pichumani

Mrs R Sujatha

18. Patient Empowerment to Improve Quality & Safety: Improving Patient Experience

Dr Helen Leonard

Dr Peter Glick

19. Integrating person & family voices into all aspects of healthcare

Susan B. Frampton

Jill Adolphe

20. Measuring the impact of partnering with patients to improve quality, safety and experience in healthcare

Rosie Bartel

Sheila Moroney

Oliver Brant

21.

What are PREMs and what can they tell us?

Prof Tina Janamian
22.

Co-Creating Health: Tools for improvement that involve patients

John Burnam

Focused Certificates fees

Our rates are subsidised for those who live and work in developing economies. Further discounts are applied for ISQua Members.

Standard Rate
HoursSubscriptionCostEligibility
  40 12 months €175 Non-Members from High Income Countries
Standard UMIC Rate
HoursSubscriptionCostEligibility
  40 12 months €100 Non-Members from Upper-Middle Income Countries
Standard LMIC rateHoursSubscriptionCostEligibility
  40 12 months €75 Non-Members from Lower-Middle Income Countries (LMIC)
ISQua Members / Fellows (HIC rate)HoursSubscriptionCostEligibility
  40 12 months €100 Active ISQua Members or Fellows from High Income Countries
ISQua Members / Fellows (UMIC rate)HoursSubscriptionCostEligibility
  40 12 months €75 Active ISQua Members or Fellows from Upper-Middle Income Countries
ISQua Member (LMIC rate)HoursSubscriptionCostEligibility
  40 12 months €50 Active ISQua Members from Lower-Middle Income countries