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The "Engaging Persons with Lived Experience" section describes intentional partnerships with persons to take up and sustain the knowledge needed to enhance health outcomes, quality and safety. In order to engage persons with lived experience effectively, change teams and change agents must develop knowledge and skills in this area.
To strengthen your knowledge:
| Name of the subsection | Description |
|---|---|
| What is this? | Defines what is meant by engaging persons with lived experience. |
| Why is it important? | Discusses the importance of this type of engagement in relation to knowledge uptake and sustainability. |
| More about this component | Describes the characteristics of engaging persons with lived experience. |
To advance your skills:
| Name of the subsection | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting ready to engage persons with lived experience | Provides practical suggestions on how to gauge you and your change team’s readiness for engaging persons with lived experience. |
| Engaging advisors and advisory councils | Offers a description and tips on engaging advisors and advisory councils. |
| Considerations for getting started | Gives you and your change team practical tips on how to get started and ensure success engaging persons with lived experience. |
| Evaluating engagement | Describes indicators to assess the degree of engagement. |
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Case study |
Describes case studies from the literature on how persons with lived experience have been engaged. |
| Check your progress | Helps you and your change team know if you are on the right track. |
| Additional resources |
Provides a list of some relevant resources to support ongoing learning. (Please note that RNAO's inclusion of a resource in one of these lists does not imply an endorsement from RNAO.) |
