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Area of Science:

  • Emergency Medicine
  • Healthcare Delivery
  • Patient Experience

Background:

  • Patient-centred care is a fundamental shift in healthcare delivery.
  • Patient-centred emergency care is crucial for improving patient and clinician experiences and health outcomes.
  • Emphasizing patient experience, preferences, and values is key to patient-centred emergency departments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To formulate practical recommendations for enhancing patient-centred care in Emergency Medicine.
  • To identify strategies for improving patient-centredness across various dimensions of emergency care.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized a literature review.
  • Conducted stakeholder interviews.
  • Achieved consensus from an expert panel and patient advocate.
  • Presented recommendations for feedback at the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP) 2023 Annual Conference.

Main Results:

  • Developed practical recommendations for patient-centred emergency care.
  • Addressed key dimensions including physical environment, communication, systems of care, and measurement.
  • Provided strategies to align emergency care with patient needs and values.

Conclusions:

  • Patient-centredness is essential for high-quality, compassionate, and effective emergency healthcare.
  • A renewed commitment to patient-centred care is vital in modern healthcare.
  • Technological advancements offer opportunities to enhance the human aspect of medicine in emergency settings.