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Here is our working document of the process we think we need to take to get from here to the launch of the Seal program, originated by Indu and revised ...

Narrowing the Focus Through a series of offline asynchronous conversations the Guidelines Quick Team has reached the conclusion that our guidelines will have more transformative power if we narrow the focus to a very small number ...

The next meeting of the Guidelines Quick Team will be a telephone conference call on Thursday, April 14 at 9:00 AM PT/noon ET. We'd be delighted for you to join the call, or to let ...

Participatory health professionals will collaborate with patients to ensure that they have the knowledge, skills and support to make informed decisions about their care as they work together to achieve the patients’ aims. Health professionals ...

Institution Guidelines Existing SPM Criteria III. Health-related institutions (hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers) support people – sick and well – in becoming active, competent participants in their care, recognizing that they bring a range of ...

Patient Participation Guidelines Existing SPM Criteria II. People – sick and well – need to be participants in their own care. This means they choose the level and type of participation that suits their needs and abilities. ...

Participatory Medicine is a cooperative model of health care that encourages and expects active involvement by all connected parties (patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals, etc.) as integral to ...