Representatives of patient and consumer groups from across Canada gathered for meetings held in Toronto, Calgary and Ottawa to discuss consumer participation in health decision making. During these sessions, participants were asked to consider:
- a proposed consumer participation model (the Pivik study),
- access issues and barriers for Canadian patients
- initiatives to encourage consumer participation
- health care consumer participation: best practices
- developing the Canadian model
- strategies for consumer engagement in CDR
- an evaluation framework for the CDR
- and more!
The goals of the forums are to develop a model for consumer participation on access to health care, a strategy for engaging governments and other stakeholders, an evaluation framework and a timetable for action.