Through her career-long focus on listening to, documenting, and understanding patients’ experiences in health care, CPP’s Director of National Initiatives, Rachel Grob, leads research on gaps that others in health care often miss. Grob leads …
Alumni Spotlight
Former Health Advocacy Certificate student Ailene Gerhardt has been speaking out about the unique needs of “Solo Agers” and resources that are available, including founding the Navigating Solo Network. She also recently appeared on the Senior Authority …
Support LGBTQI+ Non-Profits
We invite others to support GSafe during the Big Share. As health advocates, we support autonomy, informed consent, patients and provider shared decision-making, and support and community for all people. We are in a time …
Sarah Davis and Jill Jacklitz: Don’t nickel and dime patients for online messages to their health providers
CPP Co-Directors Sarah Davis and Jill Jacklitz wrote a guest column in the Wisconsin State Journal about the new changes to patient portals and billing. On Valentine’s Day, Meriter-UnityPoint started charging for some messages …
CPP is hiring!
The Center for Patient Partnerships (CPP) seeks an Administrative Manager to lead our internal administrative operations and fiscal processes. CPP is an innovative interdisciplinary program housed in the Division of Extension. We do and teach …
Our Collaborator LIFT WI is hiring!
LIFT Wisconsin is Expanding; Announces Opening for Executive Director, Legal Services Coordinator, and Marketing & Communications Director The Economic Justice Institute, Inc., seeks an Executive Director for its project, LIFT Wisconsin, a legal tech start-up …
New Investments in Statewide Outreach
Recent investments are making it possible for us to ensure that Wisconsinites all around the state know about our health advocacy services and resources. In partnership with the LIFT Wisconsin, thanks to funding from …
We’ve got News!
Our fall newsletter is jam packed with stories of hope and connection. We share student’s reflections on advocating, successes for clients, and updates from our action research team! Check it out!
Resource for Patients and Policymakers on Clinical Trials Available
The Center for Patient Partnerships’ Action Research Team – Rachel, Emily, Madison, and Briana – have published a new module on HealthexperiencesUSA.org. In the Clinical Trials modules, patients, families, and policymakers can learn about peoples’ …
CPP’s Rachel Grob launches New Qualitative and Health Experiences Lab
Through CPP’s enhanced partnership with the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH), our National Initiatives team has launched the Qualitative and Health Experiences Research Laboratory (Q-HER Lab). Housed at DFMCH, the Lab will …
Center for Patient Partnerships Joins Forces with Extension
Since our founding in 2000, interdisciplinarity is at the heart of the Center for Patient Partnerships’ model. We are excited to announce that UW Madison Division of Extension is joining the schools of Law, SMPH, …