Darren
Lauscher
volunteer
University of British Columbia
As someone living with HIV since 1985, I’ve had great opportunities to engage within the health care system. It has some amazing people trying to provide the best care but there are many roadblocks which create fragmented care and results that could be better. I’ve served on many advisory committees, boards of non-profits and participated in research. I’m a public member on the UBC Health Council and a mentor to health science students. Without knowledge being shared, good care systems get broken. It’s immensely valuable to close that circle by putting patients into the classroom to enrich the learning experience.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Seminar Description: Abstract
Background:
Engagement with patients, families and other community members in the design and delivery of interprofessional education is increasingly seen as beneficial, but there are many questions about how to do this in a good way. As part of a recent research project, we co-created with patients and the public a set of evidence-informed guiding principles, models and processes for the authentic, ongoing and sustainable engagement of patients and the public in health professional education. We identified from the literature a set of guiding principles of…