The voice of the patient:: Informing practice, policy and research

Lewis-O'Connor, Annie

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 9:50 AM-11:10 AM

Room 4 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Annie Lewis-O'Connor, PhD, NP, MPH, Brigham and Women's Hosptial and Harvard Medical School

Presentation Format:
Innovative/Promising Practice Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Define: Patient and Trauma Informed Care for victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence.
Define the goal and purpose for Patient Advisors.
Be able to list creative approaches to engaging patients with health care services.

Description:
IPV and SA patients leave the ED unsure of how to get their medical and psychological needs. In April 2010 the Women's C.A.R.E Clinic (Coordinated Approach to Recovery and Empowerment) was founded at Brigham and Women's Hospital. The clinical framework used is trauma informed and patient centered. This approach redefines the health care relationship and restores dignity and control to patients. The voices of patients were solicited. The model of care engages Patient Advisors to inform Practice, Policy and Research.