How to Engage and Support Diverse Patient Partnerships During a Crisis Part 2 Patient Partnership in a Time of COVID-19 How to Engage and Support Diverse

How to Engage and Support Diverse Patient Partnerships During a Crisis Part 2 The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement (CFHI) is hosting a series of webinars to explore Patient Partnership in a Time of COVID-19 and facilitate pan-Canadian conversations about patient engagement during this pandemic. [...] The discussion webinars bring a patient partnership lens to specific and emerging issues, policies and practices that are rapidly developing and being implemented in response to COVID-19. [...] The importance of bearing witness— To be bear witness to the experiential knowledge of others requires one to be open, compassionate, and to actively listen. [...] During the discussion, questions were posed for presenters and participants to further explore elements of trauma-informed engagement and the distinction between unsafe and uncomfortable. [...] Instead, it is important to touch base at the onset of an engagement session to establish a common language to use and a set of parameters to ensure individuals feel safe to disclose sensitive information.