Resources and Toolkits

Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) Toolkits and Resources

• IHA Patient and Family Advisory Council Core Principles: Designed to share consensus-based tenets from literature review and implementation experiences to assist members with their PFAC efforts
• A Toolkit for Creating Patient and Family Advisory Councils: A Step by Step Guide
• Creating a Patient and Family Advisory Council: A Toolkit for Pediatric Practices
• Creating Patient and Family Advisory Councils
• Partnering with Patients and Families to Accelerate Improvement: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality tool to guide healthcare organizations in the development of a PFAC

Patient and Family Engagement Resources

• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ): Guide to help patients, families and health professionals work together as partners to promote improvements in care.
• Beryl Institute: Global community of practice dedicated to improving the patient experience through collaboration and shared knowledge.
• HRET: Leadership resource for patient and family engagement strategies.
• Institute for Patient and Family-Centered Care: Provides essential leadership to advance the understanding and practice of patient- and family-centered care.
• The Joint Commission Transitions of Care (ToC) Portal: Information from The Joint Commission and other healthcare organizations related to the topic of transitions of care.
• University of Wisconsin Health: Recognized for its commitment to patient- and family-centered care.