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Nadja Kadom1,2
1Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA. nkadom@emory.edu.
Insights
Patient and family-centered care (PFCC) is a key medical trend, with pediatrics leading the way. Adult medicine can adopt pediatric strategies to enhance patient-family partnerships and improve care delivery for all patients.
Area of Science:
- Medical practice and patient engagement
- Pediatric radiology and healthcare culture
Background:
- Patient and family-centered care (PFCC) is increasingly recognized in medicine.
- Pediatrics has historically championed PFCC, fostering a collaborative care model.
- Shifting from paternalism to partnership is central to PFCC.
Purpose of the Study:
- To highlight pediatric radiology's leadership in PFCC.
- To identify learning opportunities for adult-focused radiology in PFCC.
- To underscore the universal need for improved PFCC in radiology.
Main Methods:
- Review of PFCC principles and pediatric radiology practices.
- Analysis of cultural shifts in patient-provider interactions.
- Identification of transferable strategies for adult radiology.
Main Results:
- Pediatric radiology offers a model for PFCC implementation.
- Adult radiology can benefit from adopting patient-family partnership approaches.
- Significant potential exists for enhancing PFCC across all radiology disciplines.
Conclusions:
- Pediatric radiology serves as a benchmark for PFCC.
- Adult radiology should integrate PFCC principles for improved patient experience.
- Collaborative care models are essential for advancing healthcare.
Abstract:
While patient and family-centered care (PFCC) is currently a hot topic in medicine, it has long been a specific focus of pediatrics. The concept of PFCC includes a change in culture where physicians and patients move away from paternalism and instead view patients and families as partners in care. Although there are many ways in which adult-focused radiologists can learn from pediatric radiologists as leaders in PFCC, there remain many opportunities for improvement for all radiologists.
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