Family-Centred Care Community of Practice

Who we are

We are a cross‑disciplinary group of pediatric health professionals, family partners, and researchers committed to embedding family‑centred and family‑integrated care in everyday practice. Our members work in neonatal and pediatric intensive care, inpatient units, ambulatory clinics, rehabilitation, and community settings across Canada and beyond.

Why we exist

Families are not visitors in healthcare—they are essential partners in healing. This community exists to connect people who are implementing or exploring models such as Alberta FICare™, MERGE, and other family‑centred approaches, so that successes, challenges, and lessons learned can be shared rather than reinvented in isolation.

Our goals

• Strengthen partnerships between families and care teams in pediatric settings.
• Share practical tools, resources, and stories that make family‑centred care real at the bedside.
• Support implementation, evaluation, and spread of family‑integrated care models such as Alberta FICare™.
• Build a supportive network where members can learn from one another and co‑create solutions.

How this community builds on that work

This Community of Practice takes the evidence and experience generated by Family-centred care and related initiatives and translates it into shared learning, practical tools, and peer support for teams working with children and families across the continuum of care.