Building Representative PFACs: From Formation to Sustainment
Published May 12, 2026
This webinar focuses on best practices for developing, implementing, and sustaining Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) and Patient and Family Advisors (PFAs) that are diverse, representative, and meaningfully integrated into organizational safety work. Discussion will include governance structures, recruitment, inclusion, and strategies for ensuring PFACs influence decision-making rather than operating in isolation.
Learning Objectives:
• Identify best practices for developing and sustaining effective PFACs and PFAs
• Describe strategies to ensure PFAC membership reflects the populations served
• Discuss policy and governance approaches that embed PFAC input into safety structures
Part of the webinar series, Beyond the Checklist: Implementing and Sustaining Patient and Family Engagement in CMS Patient Safety Structural Measures, hosted by The Beryl Institute’s PX Policy Forum Board and the Global Patient and Family Advisory Board.
Non-members can purchase webinars at a cost of $49 each.
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