The Muskoka and Area Ontario Health Team (MAOHT) is actively seeking community members to participate in the Patient Family Caregiver Partners Advisory Committee (PFCPAC).
The province introduced Ontario Health Teams (OHTs) as a new model of care that brings together healthcare providers to work as one team.
In December 2019, the Muskoka and Area Ontario Health Team was announced as one of the first teams in the province to implement a new model of delivering health care that better connects patients/clients and providers in their communities to improve patient/client outcomes. The cornerstone of this model is the engagement and partnership of patients/clients, families, and caregivers.
Since then, the MAOHT has been engaging people regarding health system needs and the development of a new model of integration. The sharing of lived experience and input is critical to the success of improving health system integration. Your involvement will serve as a forum for dialogue among community members and healthcare partners, as you advise the MAOHT on issues and perspectives.
Committee members will be selected through an application and interview process that aligns with the priorities of the MAOHT. Membership will evolve over time to reflect changes in MAOHT priorities.
Applications from all patients/clients, family members, and caregivers with diverse lived health care experience, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities are welcomed and members from these groups are encouraged to self-identify.
Patients/clients, family members, and caregivers who live within or are seasonal residents in the Muskoka, East Parry Sound, and Almaguin Area are encouraged to complete and submit an Expression of Interest for consideration of participation on the Advisory Committee. However, anyone who currently is a Board Member for a partnering provider or another healthcare agency applying for approval to become an OHT will not be considered due to potential conflict(s) of interest.
Through active engagement and partnership, the Patient Family Caregiver Partners Advisory Committee will collaboratively represent the lived experience and be the voice of patients/clients, families and caregivers in the co-design, development, implementation, and evaluation of the Muskoka and Area Ontario Health Team programs and services.
If you are interested in participating, please call (705) 787-0846 ext. 203.
Find out more, HERE.
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