Health Sciences 3400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Health Policy, Information Asymmetry, Health Canada

• School: Western University
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: Health Sciences 3400A/B
• Professor: Melanie Mc Phail

Document Summary

Lecture 15 - public involvement in health policy. Understand and be able to articulate why policy-makers have gravitated towards involving the public in health policy decision-making. Be able to describe and critique the different ways in which the public can be involved. Be able to list and describe some of the benefits/problems associated with involving the public - both in terms of process and outcome. Usually just think of the general/average population: need to differentiate between the general public and patients. Public vs patient o patient involvement: involving individual patients in making decisions about their own health care. Patients lobbying for ohip to cover certain types of treatments public involvement: involving members of the public in strategic decisions o about health services. Citizen engagement: involves citizens, not just the public as represented by associations, health professionals, lobbyists, and interest groups, in policy formulation, priority setting and program delivery o. Involving just average people: differentiated from consultation with stakeholders.