Improving Patient/Family Engagement Through Peer Support for Parents of Children with Special Needs

Engaging patients and families to be partners with their healthcare team is of increasing focus across the healthcare system. Strengthening this collaboration has been shown to enhance a person’s ability to manage their care, increase communication between people and their healthcare team, and improve the delivery of healthcare overall. For parents of children with special needs, this engagement empowers parents to access necessary support and care their children need. During this webinar, participants will learn about Parent to Parent, a national per support program for parents/families caring for children with special needs and how peer support strengthens and accelerates adoption of key patient/family engagement strategies important for achieving aims of the CMS Transforming Clinical Practice initiative.

If you are interested in learning more about how peer support can help your practice, please join us at Virtual Peer Support Meeting (PFCC.Connect) on September 27, 2018, at 1:30 PM EST by registering here.

Janice Fitzgerald

Interim Manager , Parent to Parent USA
Janice first came to parent to parent in NYS as Executive Director from 2002 – 2013 and is now Interim Manager for parent to parent USA. She is the parent of a young man who has intellectual and developmental disabilities and has worked to support her son, John, to reach his potential. read more

Mary Minniti, BS, CPHQ

Senior Policy and Program Specialist, Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care
Mary Minniti is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality and has over 30 years experience in the field. She joined the Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care in 2011 and works as a Senior Policy and Program Specialist. She was lead author on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funded report, Individual and Family Engagement in the Medicaid Population: Emerging Best Practices and Recommendations and IPFCC’s publication: Essential Allies Patient, Resident, and Family Advisors: A Guide for Staff Liaisons. read more

Merilyn Francis

Project Director TCPI SAN, Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative
Merilyn Francis serves as Project Director of the Patient-Centered Primary Care Collaborative (PCPCC) Transforming Clinical Practice Initiative (TCPI) Support and Alignment Network (SAN). In this role, she is responsible for leading this new initiative to engage patients, families and communities in decision-making around smarter health spending, using the framework of the nation Choosing Wisely campaign.   read more
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