This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on Principles of Family Centered Care. Family-centered care is an approach to health care that prioritizes the partnership between health care providers, patients, and their families. It was created by Lize-Mari Du Toit (Pediatric Resident, University of Alberta) with the help of Dr. Karen Forbes (Pediatrician, University of Alberta). 

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Related Content:

• Podcast: Family Centered Care

References:

• Committee on Hospital Care & Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. (2012). Patient- and family-centered care and the pediatrician's role. Pediatrics, 129(2), 394–404. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2011-3084

• Institute for Patient- and Family-Centered Care. (n.d.). About patient- and family-centered care (PFCC). Retrieved from https://www.ipfcc.org/about/pfcc.html

• Kuo, D. Z., Houtrow, A. J., Arango, P., Kuhlthau, K. A., Simmons, J. M., & Neff, J. M. (2012). Family-centered care: Current applications and future directions in pediatric health care. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 16(2), 297-305. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0751-7

• Alberta Health Services. (n.d.). Stollery Children's Hospital - Family Centred Care. Retrieved from https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/stollery/Page14041.aspx

• Kokorelias, K. M., Gignac, M. A. M., Naglie, G., & Cameron, J. I. (2019). Towards a universal model of family-centered care: A scoping review. BMC Health Services Research, 19, 564. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4394-5