Slide Presentation from the AHRQ 2007 Annual Conference

IFCC Core Concepts of Patient and Family-Centered Care

• Participation. Patients and families are encouraged and supported in participating in care and decision-making at the level they choose.
• Collaboration. Patients, families, health care practitioners, and health care leaders collaborate in policy and program development, implementation and evaluation; in facility design; and in professional education, as well as in the delivery of care.