Care Partners as Essential Team Members in Safe Care
2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12pm MT / 11am PT – This session explores the role of care partners as essential members of the care team and their impact on patient safety. Participants will examine strategies to support care partner presence and engagement across the care continuum, including bedside rounding, shift reports, discharge planning, and flexible visitation practices that promote safety and partnership.
Learning Objectives:
• Define the role of care partners in supporting patient safety and quality
• Identify practices that enable meaningful care partner participation in care delivery
• Explore policy considerations that support sustained care partner engagement
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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