The Centre for Family Medicine Mobility Clinic strives to provide high quality primary care to persons living with spinal cord injury or other health conditions that affect mobility. The Mobility Clinic Resource Abilities Council (MC RAC) was established to serve in an advisory capacity, making recommendations on matters that impact the experience of patients with physical disabilities and their support persons at the Mobility Clinic.
MC RAC provides feedback on, and ideas for initiatives and programs that support and enhance the model of person-centred care. It also advances collaborative patient engagement and person-centred care principles and practices within primary care for persons with physical disabilities
Members include individuals with lived experience with physical disability, their support persons, and Mobility Clinic staff. The council was established August 2022 and meets virtually once per month for approximately 90 minutes.
MC RAC has successfully met nine times and has provided feedback on the following topics: Breast & Cervical Cancer screening Initiative for People with Physical Disabilities, Mobility Clinic website development, building pathways for advocacy with the KW4 OHT, Circulus Network webinar topics, Mobility Clinic organization and clinical flow. Feedback to be implemented into Mobility Clinic activities.
Patient and support persons involvement in decision-making processes improve care experiences and contribute to better health outcomes for patients. We will continue to work and develop our patient advisory council to better support the Mobility Clinic’s patients and their support persons.
