Partnerships between self-help networks and health care facilities: the case of the Bayview Support Network.
This article discusses the role of patients and their families as peer support providers to other patients, and as decision makers within organizations. We use as a model the Bayview Support Network, a self-help network at the Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre. We review the benefits of partnership, costs, limitations and risks. A list of features that contribute to effective partnership is also provided.
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Toronto-Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Center.
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D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009864:Ontario; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D010379:Peer Group; D012657:Self-Help Groups / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support