Three Sides to Every Story: Preparing Patient and Family Storytellers, Facilitators, and Audiences.

Background: There is a growing recognition that patient engagement is necessary for the cultivation of patient- and family-centered care (PFCC) in the hospital setting. Acting on the emerging understanding that hearing stories from our patients gives valuable insight about our ability to provide compassionate PFCC, we developed an educational patient experience curriculum at our acute care teaching hospital.

Objectives: To understand the benefits and consequences of patient storytelling and to explore the impact of our curriculum on participants.