Last week Meg Gaines participated in a workshop hosted by the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. The free workshop, which took place on May 15 & 16 in Washington DC, was designed to begin a conversation around developing a “new professionalism” for health care professionals and health care educators who are increasingly challenged …
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel featured an article recently that covered the current debate in Wisconsin over informed consent. A proposed law, sponsored by Rep. Jim Ott (R) of Mequon, would limit what physicians are currently required to tell patients about tests and treatments that are not directly related to their final diagnosis. “The last thing …
The Center’s Associate Director, Sarah Davis, spoke about the role of community health workers (CHWs) as health system navigators at a training symposium organized by Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin for agency managers, community health workers & promotores de salud. The training, which took place at the Pyle Center on Tuesday, April 30, brought together CHWs and …
We’re pleased to announce that we are seeking a development and communications officer to help us grow and sustain the Center. Click here for more information about the position and how to apply.
We’re honored to announce that Komen South Central Wisconsin has chosen to partner with us again this year! We are thrilled to be able to continue our outreach efforts within the Latina community. This year’s generous grant funding will enable us to provide advocacy for women with breast cancer or for those at risk of …
This story was originally published by the University of Wisconsin – Madison. New program offers patient advocacy certificate online by Käri Knutson Cindi Gatton worked in the business of health care for much of her career. But after the illnesses of her parents and brother, she had a whole new appreciation of how difficult navigating …
The Center’s Director of Educational Development, Kathy O’Connnell, will be presenting at the Morgridge Center for Public Service’s Engaged Scholarship Summit on March 20, 2013. Our flash-style TED talk, titled “Taking Service Learning Online: Building Virtual Community,” will demonstrate the impact of our Morgridge Match Grant: Innovative online learning (eService Learning) that allows us to bring the …
A core group of stakeholders have come together to start the process of determining the future of advocacy credentialing. This group represents multiple larger groups and is intentionally engaging in a public “call for service” to establish both a Steering Committee and a resource bank of Subject Matter Experts. The deadline to apply is March …
Health reform makes “free and vigorous” advocacy around private insurance issues available to more Americans, according to a new study just published by faculty at The Center for Patient Partnerships. The reform creates a national commitment to such assistance for the very first time, and provides grants and technical support for state-run consumer assistance programs. …
The Center recently received a three-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to research ways to collect patients’ stories that will improve public reporting. Click here to read more about this exciting project.
