Patients as seeds of change : Patient and Family Advisory Councils are
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As I get older, my hearing is getting better and I am listening in different ways, especially to patients. I search for the patient voice in my office practice, in research studies and in health reform initiatives. The patient voice is getting louder and is changing the culture of medicine. I like the shorthand definition of culture as “the way we do things around here.” It is no longer business as usual as we reach for a patient-centered approach to care, conduct participatory research and implement patient advisory councils and community advisory councils. What are these voices telling us about patient care, research and the way health care is delivered?
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