Escalating Patient Behavior: Know Before You Go

Knowing the backstory of a disruptive person’s journey to the hospital can help guide response plans when the patient acts out. “Know Before You Go” emphasizes the importance of understanding all the facts of a patient’s story before taking drastic measures to handle inappropriate behaviors. Learn the three things you can change in your processes to address patient behavioral issues through a lens of human experience.
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Co-Creating Change Using Storytelling
During this webinar members of the Global Patient and Family Advisory Board (GPFAB) will demonstrate how telling stories instead of creating guidelines for healthcare professionals will improve patient outcomes. The GPFAB has created a unique storytelling guide that will help healthcare professionals understand the principles of sharing patient/care partner lived experience through storytelling and how
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Compassion Rounds: Connecting with Patients and Families Beyond a Diagnosis
During a hospitalization, medical rounds address the patient’s physical needs but often fall short of addressing emotional and spiritual needs. Compassion rounds is an innovative program that focuses on a patient’s mind, body and spirit. It assists families in finding hope, strength, and peace. The goal is to empower patients and families to learn new
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