Patient & Family Partner Program: Lung & Heart-Lung Transplant

Watch the 2024 Lung & Heart-Lung Transplant PFAC Virtual Symposium here!

Mission, Vision, and Guiding Principles

The Lung & Heart-Lung Transplant Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) serves as the voice of patients and families, and works in partnership with the transplant medical staff to continually improve the patient experience in the Stanford Heart-Lung Transplant Program. 

The Lung & Heart-Lung Transplant PFAC seeks to ensure that the patient and family perspective is represented in all discussions with the healthcare team through a variety of initiatives.

Accomplishments

• Wrote articles sent to patients via MyHealth on the following topics:
  • Medication management post transplant
  • Living the new normal during the pandemic
  • Individual patient’s transplant journey
• Partnered with Assistant Patient Care Manager in the Stanford Hospital Advanced Lung Disease unit to present patient narratives to staff to support and improve morale.
• Hosted two virtual town halls and published event videos online.

The Lung & Heart-Lung Transplant PFAC is proud to be one of many PFACs contributing to improvements in patient care, services, and resources at Stanford Health Care.