Coming together as a community of patient/caregiver partners
The Patient Advisors Network (PAN) is a community of people who have received health services or cared for those who have and are committed to improving healthcare as patient partners and advisors for the good of all across Canada.
PAN is a grassroots organization that was formed to provide us a community home.Â
PAN is a platform for sharing our insights both as individuals and as a collective.Â
PAN is a Canadian, not-for-profit organization that is self-funded.Â
PAN contracts with healthcare, research and academic organizations to provide patient and caregiver insights and expertise. Â
Funds earned are used to compensate participating patient/caregiver partners, with the remainder reinvested in PAN’s operations, including the website and administrative costs.
The Value of PAN
PAN’s value is its support for the community at the core. And it is the collective insights shared with partners and the broader healthcare environment.Â
Mission
To support the transformation to people-centered healthcare that is inclusive for all through policy, research, service delivery and education.
To embed the passion, knowledge and lived experiences of patient/caregiver partners in healthcare through collaboration.
Values
- Community-Driven/Member-Driven
- Collaboration – Partnerships – Cooperation
- Respect – Trust – Integrity
- Sustainability – Accountability – Transparency
- Diversity – Equity – Inclusion
Patient/Caregiver Partner Term
Patient/Caregiver Partners (P/CPs) are people with lived/living experience of the health system as patients and/or caregivers committed to improving the health system. We use the term P/CP, however other groups use terms such as:
- – patient advisor
- – patient family advisor
- – patient experience advisor
- – patient partner
- – patient public partner
- – Person with lived/living experience (PWLLE or PWLE)
Our Team Today
Our board is a volunteer, hands-on working group of patient/caregiver partners from our member community. They set strategy, determine priorities, and put it all into action. PAN uses a co-lead model for all lead roles including the Board Chair role.
- Alies Maybee, Board Co-chair
- Donna Rubenstein, Board Co-chair
PAN has 2 paid part-time positions that support the Board who are also patient/caregiver partners.
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