PAN is thrilled to present its latest Annual Report, highlighting the achievements and progress over the past year. From expanding our community to fostering new partnerships, we’ve made significant strides in integrating patient and caregiver insights into healthcare. Explore how our webinars and projects have empowered our members and shaped important healthcare discussions.
Insights
PAN Co-founder Receives Global Award for Patient Engagement!
Discover the Patient Advisors Network (PAN), a self-funded non-profit leading the way in patient engagement and caregiving partner support. Co-founded by award-winner Alies Maybee, PAN’s innovative approach enhances healthcare through peer-to-peer support and global collaboration. Join the Canadian movement improving healthcare for all.
Why do we often feel like outsiders?
We often talk about lack of respect, not being listened to, being a token patient partner. We urge our colleagues to deal with these issues. They respond saying they respect and...
Patient safety is so much more than physical safety in hospital settings
PAN kicked off Canadian Patient Safety Week 2023 with a conversation on October 23 where PAN Community members looked at the changing views of patient safety. Clearly our Community of patient/caregiver partners has thought deeply about many aspects of safety.
Patient Thinking – Some Early Reflections on Being an Engaged Patient
Early in her journey as a patient advisor, Alies Maybee started to write about her thoughts and experiences in her blog Patient Thinking. Here are some of her posts which may continue to speak to patient partners today.
Top Ten Insights into Citizen Engagement: A Canadian Perspective
Hear our PAN colleague, Carolyn Canfield, share her deep insights into citizen engagement in healthcare with François-Pierre Gauvin, Senior Scientific Lead, Citizen Engagement and Evidence Curation of the McMaster Health Forum, McMaster University.
Person Generated Health Data (PGHD) Principles – a PAN Report
PAN was commissioned to identify and describe principles for PGHD through the lens of patients and caregivers.
PAN Conference Evaluation Report
When we all went to healthcare conferences in person, there were challenges for patient partners. PAN did surveys over 2018 and 2019 to help understand what works and what doesn’t for patient partners attending in person conferences.