Award for Excellence in Patient and Family Centred Care
Patient & Family Experience is one of our key aspirations in the IWK Strategic Plan. The IWK Family Leadership Council is pleased to announce its call for nominations for the 2018 Award for Excellence in Patient and Family Centred Care to recognize an IWK staff member, health care provider or team for outstanding patient or family centred care practice.
Patients, family members of patients, staff and physicians are all invited to submit nominations. Deadline for submission is Monday, May 14, 2018. Presentation of the award will be made in June.
The core concepts of Family Centred Care and areas of criteria for this Award are:
Dignity and Respect
Information Sharing
Participation
Collaboration
Selection Process
Selection will be made by the Family Leadership Council which is comprised of IWK patients, family members, staff and physicians.
Recipients will receive
- An award chosen by families of the IWK
- A special Pulse Blog written by members of the Family Leadership Council dedicated to explaining why they deserve this Award for Excellence in Family Centred Care
- An invitation to attend a special meeting of the Family Leadership Council as an honored guest
Award of Excellence Nomination Form
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