Abstract
Background: Moving beyond a “we will know it when we see it” approach to authenticity, this workshop will outline the Canadian Medical Association’s Patient Voice Advisory Group’s six principles for successful, safe and authentic collaboration - within the realm of national medical association strategic refresh, policy development and advocacy toward healthcare reform – and how these principles may be applied to other engagement contexts.
Audience: This workshop is geared toward those interested in emerging best practices for engagement with people with lived experience (PWLE), patients, caregivers and the general public as well as healthcare practitioners.
Approach:
•20 min introduction of six key principles of authentic engagement - Removing barriers to engagement, Clarity of purpose, Organizational commitment, Continuous representation and power assessment, Resources and training, Measuring for success - including practical examples.
•40 min of table group work:
o10 min ice breaker re: applications to audience member context and
o30 min working through potential tactics toward increasing capacity in self-identified underdeveloped domains of authenticity
•20 min high-level report back from participants
•10 min closing
Outcomes: A table representative will report back to the full audience with their top 2 take-aways from their conversation. Participant evaluation feedback will also be collected.