The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Family Partners Program: Promoting child and family-centered care in pediatrics

• Main Authors: Amy Kratchman, BA (Author), Darlene Barkman, MA (Author), Kathy Conaboy, BA (Author), Anna de la Motte, MSed (Author), Rachel Biblow, MSW (Author), Katherine Bevans, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Beryl Institute, 2015-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Involving Family Advisory Councils in decisions that impact pediatric healthcare demonstrates hospitals' commitment to child- and family-centered care. Yet, reliance on advisors as the sole source of family input has several limitations: infrequent meetings impedes the council's capacity t...