We invite you to explore the exciting opportunities awaiting you in February's Pinwheel Pages.

Don't miss the chance to register for our upcoming Informal Conversation, "Establishing and Expanding Your Patient and Family Resource Center," on February 25, 2025, from 12:00pm ET.

Additionally, mark your calendars for our next Leadership Series webinar “Partnering with Families for Safety: An Evolving Journey," on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 1 PM ET. 

Join us in this journey towards excellence in patient- and family-centered care!

Kind regards,

The IPFCC Team

Upcoming PFCC.Connect Informal Conversation

February 25, 2025 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET

Join IPFCC for our next Informal Conversation, Establishing and Expanding Your Patient and Family Resource Center. Anne Bidelman, Manager, Patient and Family Advisory Program, Jacqueline Beaushaw, Patient Library Supervisor, and Judy Adkins, PFA at Moffitt Cancer Center will share their experiences developing and managing Moffitt’s Resource Library.

Patients and families rely on Resource Centers in hospitals and clinics to access important information, support services, and educational programs related to their health and social needs. Center staff provide assistance in helping patients and families effectively navigate the health system, understand their diagnosis and condition to make informed decisions, and receive appropriate support. 

The Art of the Possible: An IPFCC Leadership Series 

Partnering with Families for Safety: An Evolving Journey 

March 27, 2025 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET

Join us for our next Leadership Series webinar on Thursday, March 27, 2025, 1pm ET. Liz Crocker, MEd, Vice Chair of the IPFCC Board, member of the Saskatchewan Health Quality Council, and co-author of Privileged Presence, will be interviewing Anne Lyren, MD, MSc, Clinical Director for Solutions for Patient Safety National Children’s Network. The title of their conversation will be, “Partnering with Families for Safety: An Evolving Journey.”

This leadership conversation on Partnering with Families for Safety is particularly relevant to hospitals responding to the new CMS Patient Safety Structural Measure and reporting on Domain 5 Patient and family engagement. For further information about the new measure. CMS_PSSM_combined.pdf

Fee for this live and recorded webinar is $60 USD with a 50% discount for all employees and PFAs from Pinwheel Sponsor Hospitals and Health Systems.

Also if you missed the January 30th Leadership Series “Straight Talk - What Matters Most” Liz Crocker interview of Sherry Perkins, PhD, RN, FAAN, President of Anne Arundel Medical Center in Annapolis, Maryland, and the Luminus Health Chief of Hospital Integration, you can purchase the recording and resource handout here.

IPFCC 2024 Highlights

Learn more about IPFCC’s 2024 Highlights of our work that emphasizes the continued importance of the core concepts of patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) and the creation and sustainability of mutually beneficial partnerships:

• Respect and dignity,
• Information sharing,
• Participation, and
• Collaboration.

Our informational and guidance resources reached all 50 states within the U.S., all 10 Canadian provinces and the Yukon Territory, and 53 other countries.

Putting Care at the Center Conference Accepting Applications

Putting Care at the Center, the annual conference for the field of complex care, focuses on breaking down silos and creating ecosystems of care. This conference is co-hosted by the Camden Coalition and Care Oregon. Share your innovative programs, resources, tools, and partnerships, particularly those that involve people with lived experience. Applications are being accepted for workshop presentations, Beehive stations, and the 2-Minute Buzz. Learn more and apply here. 

The Patient Voice in Health Professional Education Sharing What We Know

Abstract submissions are being requested for the 3rd Annual Conference, Where's the Patient's Voice in Health Professional Education 20 Years On? The conference is about practice, innovation and theory that embeds the patient/client voice in health and social care education. It is an opportunity to share examples of how health and social care education can be enriched by patient involvement. 

Submissions are due by April 15th and the Conference is scheduled for November 12-15, 2025 in Vancouver. Access information about submitting your abstract here.

The ROI of Safety and Equity: Transforming Care While Driving Value

In today’s health care landscape, safety and equity are not just ethical imperatives—they are also critical drivers of organizational success. Tejal Gandhi, MD, MPH, Chief Safety Officer at Press Ganey, and Mike Seim, MD, Chief Quality Officer at Wellspan, will highlight real-world strategies to successfully integrate safety and equity initiatives into your operations at a Wednesday, March 12th, 2025, 11:00 – 12:00PM ET webinar. Register here.

John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award and Bernard J. Tyson National Award for Excellence in Pursuit of Healthcare Equity

Individuals and organizations are invited to apply for The Joint Commission's awards recognizing outstanding achievements in health care. Apply here by March 31, 2025.

2025 IPFCC Pinwheel Sponsorship – Renew, Upgrade, or Join Now! 

Your support as a Pinwheel Sponsor assists IPFCC in continuing our work to transform health care by developing and sustaining meaningful partnerships with patients and families in all settings. Pinwheel Sponsor organizations gain national and international visibility for your commitment to patient- and family-centered care. 

Sponsors may join Bev Johnson for the next Pinwheel Leadership Forum in April and collaborate with other Pinwheel leaders, discuss specific PFCC issues on a one-hour connection call with our staff, and also receive discounts on IPFCC events and resources. 

We invite you to renew, upgrade, or join today by completing the online Pinwheel Sponsor Application. If you need more information, please contact Sherry Hajec at shajec@ipfcc.org.

Thank You to Our 2025 Pinwheel Sponsor Renewals!

Akron Children’s Hospital

Children’s Specialized Hospital

IWK Health Centre

Luminis Health Anne Arundel Medical Center

Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

University of Miami Health System

Wellstar MCG