Introduction: Mobilizing different types of expertise helps to meet some of the challenges faced by health care systems. In French-speaking Switzerland, patient expertise has been mobilized in a new postgraduate curriculum, the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Care Coordination and Networking, according to the different levels of engagement described in the Montreal Model.
Purpose Of The Research: The aim of our research was to explore a) the feasibility and acceptability of implementing different levels of patient involvement in this continuing education program, b) the factors that influence them, and c) the preliminary benefits of this implementation for students.
When patients are discharged from the hospital and return home, they are at risk of adverse events if the continuity of care is broken. So far, the evidence for transitional care models to reduce readmission rates has focused mainly on patients with a single condition. Based on this observation, we identified the population that may benefit the most from the development of a new transitional care model, as part of the INSTEAD project, by consensus between patients and professionals in hospitals and the community.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Cancer care is undergoing a conceptual shift with the introduction of the principles of patient-centered care to support patients' individual needs. These needs include those related to hospitality during cancer treatments. This paper aims to provide an extension of the supportive care framework by bringing in the hospitality approach inspired by the hotel industry.
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