@Sandra-Holdsworth I do not know. I am not really sure what the best course of action is or what happens with petitions.

@Chris-Johnston @Alies-Maybee Hmmm.... this year's CMA conference is pushing the political activism angle and encouraging PP's to get involved.... I think a brainstorming session is in order.

@Debra-Turnbull I totally get it, and when I say I see no tension between circle of care and need-to-know - I also believe that a robust patient consent process is foundational to both. Sadly, I think those foundations are pretty flimsy in practice.

I’ve also never seen any example of a consent repository, but in an ideal future where health systems are seamlessly connected in a way that supports rather than hinders quality care, a dedicated repository would probably be unnecessary. (Pause for wishful sigh while contemplating how far we are from that future)

Since consent is (or I think should be) a fluid thing - with the right to change or withdraw moment to moment depending on all the various factors that affect it (e.g. the patient’s perspective, preferences, circumstances, as well as their perceptions of the provider and the options presented etc.) then in an ideal world it would be rigorously captured / updated / documented in almost every conversation or encounter. Consent would be so interwoven in the record that a separate repository would be inefficient, but meta tagging would still allow independent and dedicated reporting of consent practice at every level from individual patient to nationwide.

And when I say captured, I don’t mean in the way that it’s currently captured as a haphazard tick box exercise to satisfy negligence/liability insurers - but as a core component of care excellence.

Sadly, I think we’re a long way off from that as well. Sigh!

@Donna-Rubenstein @Chris-Johnston Thanks Chris; thanks Donna! That did work.

@Debra-Turnbull OMG I swear the universe is just testing my patience lol! That whole section of their website was non-existent in the early hours and now it's just blinked back into existence. I've snagged a copy before it disappears again. 😉

@Sandra-Holdsworth This is an excellent piece of work, thanks for sharing!

@Chris-Johnston Agree with you very much on this: "collaboration which extends beyond team based care into genuine partnership with patients and their communities".

@Chris-Johnston @Alies-Maybee That happened to me too. Ok, so I registered the day before the event... but still - no response from OSSU whatsoever. 😞

Oh well... was looking forward to it.

@Alies-Maybee This is the 1st time that I'm seeing such an in-depth analysis on interdisciplinary team care. Thanks for sharing - this really was a good survey.

@Debra-Turnbull That sounds wonderful! Wish I could join you but I'll be there in spirit 🙂