RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Physician engagement: the Vancouver Medical Staff Association engagement charter
JF Clinical Medicine
JO Clin Med
FD Royal College of Physicians
SP 278
OP 281
DO 10.7861/clinmedicine.19-4-278
VO 19
IS 4
A1 Simon W Rabkin
A1 Marshall Dahl
A1 Ryan Patterson
A1 Noa Mallek
A1 Lynn Straatman
A1 Andrew Pinfold
A1 Marthe Kenny Charles
A1 Stephen van Gaal
A1 Sophia Wong
A1 Himat Vaghadia
YR 2019
UL http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/4/278.abstract
AB Engagement of physicians with their healthcare community or institution should be a central issue in healthcare because it can be translated into improved patient care, enhanced well-being for physicians as well as safer, more effective and less costly healthcare. To accomplish the mission/goal of meaningful physician engagement, we set about to establish a ‘charter’ for physician engagement. We defined our concept of meaningful physician engagement and customised the engagement spectrum construct for physician relationship with their healthcare community or institution. While recognising the importance of physician leaders within the hierarchical system for efficacy of organisational management, relying only on physicians in formal executive positions is insufficient for developing physician engagement. There is a need for widespread physician engagement across the organisation. The objective is both an improvement in patient care and in physician well-being.