Laying the Foundation: Caregiver-Inclusive Policy Development Edmonton

Laying the Foundation: Caregiver-Inclusive Policy Development

The Caregiver-Centered Care Team from the Department of Family Medicine, University of Alberta, and Caregivers Alberta are beginning a discussion on caregiver-inclusive policy using a co-design approach. We are bringing together family caregivers and representatives from across the health care sector continuum including acute care, addiction and mental health, continuing care, primary care as well as community organizations, government, professional and accreditation bodies, research, and other system partners for two in-person Caregiver-Inclusive Policy Guidance Scoping Sessions. Participants will help identify where caregiver recognition, partnership, and support could be strengthened in organizational policies across systems; examine promising approaches already in use; and determine what practical guidance, templates, indicators, and implementation tools Alberta organizations need. What we learn will inform the development of a Caregiver-Inclusive Policy Guidance Package for health, social, and community organizations. Early-adopter organizations will subsequently be invited to test and refine the guidance within their own settings. This is a free, collaborative and interactive working session. It is an early step in developing practical, adaptable and actionable guidance.

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Highlights 

• Two identical sessions in Calgary and Edmonton 
• 4 hours 
• In person

Info: Join us for lunch and connect with our strong community of people and organizations
commited to create a better world for family caregivers.

Info: We’ll look at why organizations need practical caregiver-inclusive policy guidance and
the insights of the Alberta’s Family Caregivers Strategic Action Framework, and explore
the foundations, wider context and impact of developing more consistent organizational
policies and practices.

Info: Our panel of family caregivers, healthcare providers, and community organizations will
share what caregiver-inclusive policy looks like from their perspectives and their insights
into what would make a difference.

Info: We will work together in facilitated groups to identify the essential commitments that
caregiver-inclusive organizational policies should address and to explore what is most
important and urgent to include.

Info: Building on Working Session 1, we’ll continue our co-design work to explore what
organizations need to put caregiver-inclusive policies into practice, consider potential
actions and identify realistic starting points for organizations with different capacities
and contexts.

Info: We will wrap up with some final thoughts on the shared insights and emerging priorities
from the day and share how our work will inform the development of the CaregiverInclusive Policy Guidance Package.

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