Showing posts with label patient advocacy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label patient advocacy. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
(The Patient Factor) - Patient Safety (Canada) - patient advocacy/system - illustrated by Ed Mendoza's journey on behalf and for his wife
"....In February 2008 he sat on the steering committee of PFPSC and helped them develop a charter for the organization. Three months later the amicable relationship between Ed and the WRHA ended abruptly when they informed him that a restructuring of their Patient Advisory Council meant that he could no longer be a member. Ed was extremely disappointed but undeterred in his patient safety efforts. In September 2008 the CPSI, the funding body for PFPSC, invited him to speak at their Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course. One month later he received a call from PFPSC dismissing him from the group. In January 2009 he received an official letter outlining the reason for his expulsion. The letter makes reference to his speaking engagement and the message contained in his information booklet...."
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patient advocacy
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patient safety
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PFPS
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Winnipeg
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