Moving toward an organized approach to patient education in canadian hospitals

Affiliations

• ¹ MA, is the leader of patient and family education at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, in Toronto, Ontario. She can be contacted by phone at 416-597-3422 ext.3556, or e-mail at Schwartz.farrah@torontorehab.on.ca.
• ² MSc(T), RD, is a patient education specialist at Hamilton Health Sciences, in Hamilton, Ontario.
• ³ MRT(T), MSW, is the director of patient education and survivorship at Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, in Toronto, Ontario.
• ⁴ BSc, is a research analyst at University Health Network.
• ⁵ PhD, is the manager of educational informatics at Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network.
• ⁶ PhD, is director of knowledge management and innovation at Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network.
• ⁷ MSc, is director of program management for Greater Baden Medical Services, Inc, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.