Governing document EACH:INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE
Charity number: 1159050
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CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 03 NOV 2014
AMENDED ON 09 DEC 2016
Charitable objects
3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE AS FOLLOWS:
3.1.1 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH OF PATIENTS FOR THE
PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF EFFECTIVE EVIDENCE-BASED PATIENTCENTRED
HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PATIENTS, RELATIVES AND
HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND BEYOND
3.2 THESE OBJECTS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY:
3.2.1 PROMOTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION RESEARCH AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE IN
EUROPE AND BEYOND AND HENCE IMPROVE THE HEALTH OUTCOMES OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC
3.2.2 ENABLING THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF PRODUCTS OF TEACHING AND RESEARCH WITHIN THE COMMUNITY OF HEALTHCARE COMMUNICATION RESEARCHERS AND TEACHERS, TO ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE AND THEREBY IMPROVE PATIENTS’ AND RELATIVES’ EXPERIENCE
3.2.3 MORE WIDELY DISSEMINATING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PATIENTS, RELATIVES AND HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, EXTOLLING BEST PRACTICES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN EDUCATION TO COMPLY WITH THE CHANGING NEEDS OF HEALTH DELIVERY AND INCREASING MOVES TOWARDS A PERSON-CENTRED APPROACH INCORPORATING SHARED RESPONSIBILITY AND DECISION MAKING.
3.2.4 DEVELOPING AN ACTIVE NETWORK OF RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS AND PRACTITIONERS THROUGHOUT EUROPE AND BEYOND, COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF COMMUNICATION IN HEALTHCARE.
