In our study, participants stated that there is a lack of communities of practice and professional networks that foster a culture of engagement within and among the patient engagement community. How do we create community; more importantly, how do we sustain the community once it's in place?
To help answer this question on the final guest episode of Season 1, we have Alies Maybee with us. As a patient partner since 2011, Alies has collaborated in many aspects of healthcare with a special focus patient engagement and strengthening the patient partner community, including helped co-found the Patient Advisors Network (PAN), a national community of patient and family advisors/partners.