In 2021, Planetree International’s Patient and Family Partnership Council (PFPC) identified the need to support other organizations in amplifying diverse voices on their own PFPCs. To do this, council members drew on their own experiences as patients, family caregivers and patient/family advocates to develop a new Diversity Recruitment Guide. This is a resource

20 questions patients and family members can ask the care team at the hospital to better understand opportunities for partnership.    

12 questions patients and family members can ask their doctor to better understand opportunities for partnership.    

A user-friendly, patient-owned tool that consolidates important patient information, ranging from medical diagnoses and prescriptions to patient-report details such as personal health goals, care preferences, their most pressing concerns and what supports they rely on to manage their health – all captured in the patient’s own voice. The questions included in the passport derive from

A list of specific actions and behaviors patients and family members can adopt to be more active participants in their healthcare.