Patient engagement can enhance the quality of the research and clinical care and help empower patients involved in these activities. However, there is limited evidence on the impact of patient engagement on a patient’s long-term recovery. This project aimed to explore the impact of this engagement in sepsis survivors and family members of individuals who experienced sepsis through a case study of the Sepsis Canada Patient Advisory Council and the University of British Columbia Action on Sepsis Patient Advisory Councils. The results provide new evidence on how sepsis survivors define long-term recovery and how being involved in patient advisory councils can positively impact long-term recovery.
Our preliminary results were presented at the 2024 Putting Patients First Conference. You can view the poster here.
Knowledge Translation Materials
Video: Benefits of engaging in patient advisory councils
English version - voiceover by Shannon McKenney, Sepsis Survivor
French version - voiceover by Marie-Maxime Bergeron, Sepsis Survivor