The AAP policy statement was published in Pediatrics and includes nine core principles of family-centered care; evidence that family-centered care can improve patient outcomes; the benefits of family-centered care for pediatricians and recommendations for how pediatricians can foster family-centered care.
Those recommendations include incorporation of the core concepts of family-centered care into professional practice; communication with family members to understand their unique insights and preferences for their child’s care and facilitation of networking for families with the same type of medical condition.
To view AAP’s policy statement on family-centered care in full, click here.
Correction: A previous version of this story stated that AAFP issued the policy statement described above. That statement was issued by AAP. Becker’s Hospital Review regrets this error.
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