
The Caregiver-Centered Care initiative originated from work between the University of Alberta and Alberta Health Services beginning in 2014. Over 400 stakeholders gathered to identify the gap between what family caregivers required from healthcare providers and the education provided to those providers.
By educating and supporting health teams, our aim is to transform the healthcare system such that family caregivers are recognized, supported, and integrated into care teams.
Email
jasneet.parmar@ahs.ca
Phone
780 691 8351
Email
sdanders@ualberta.ca
Phone
780 953 5541
Email
leeca@ualberta.ca
Email
leeca@ualberta.ca
Email
fran@farstrategic.ca
Email
dschinde@ualberta.ca


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The Caregiver-Centered Care initiative at the University of Alberta began, working with collaborative partners and using co-design principles to understand and support caregivers' needs.
A multidisciplinary group of over 400 stakeholders convened to identify the gap between what family caregivers needed from healthcare providers and the education available to providers.
Core competencies were developed and validated for the health workforce using a multilevel interdisciplinary stakeholder co-design approach.
Foundational Education is launched and widely welcomed as essential education for healthcare providers.
COVID-19 Education is released educating healthcare providers on how to effectively partner with family caregivers during the pandemic.
All six modules of Advanced Education are released providing comprehensive instructions in each of the competency domains.
Caregiver-Centered Care education is shared widely across health learning platforms allowing healthcare providers to take the training as part of their regular professional development offerings.
Champions Education is released providing direction to Caregiver-Centered Care Champions on how to bring about organizational change.
The three-year "Innovating Integrated Supports for Alberta’s Family Caregivers Strategy & Action Plan" project commenced, funded by Alberta’s Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services and led by Dr. Jasneet Parmar.
As a pilot program, 13 continuing care organizations agree to train their staff on Caregiver-Centered Care.
Physicians Education is released providing instruction tailored specifically to their clinical responsibilities and settings.
The Strategic Action Framework is released providing a blueprint for government and organizations to develop implementation plans.
The Embedding Caregiver-Centered Care Toolkit was released making a robust set of resources available to any organization looking to embrace family caregivers as essential partners in care.