Aline Silva, PhD

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Why “Patient Experience” Is Not the Same as “Patient Involvement” and Why It Matters for Health Decisions

In health care today, patient experience and patient involvement are often used as if they mean the same thing. They don’t. The difference between the two isn’t just semantic — it shapes how decisions are made, how policies are designed, and how people are treated across the system. As someone who has worked alongside patients, clinicians, and health organizations, […]

I would like to acknowledge I am currently a guest on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples – Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), Stó:lō and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Nations.

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