Empowerment

objective - for lay

What are the people to have
ROJoson understanding of
strategies to strategies on
make patient Patient
empowered? Empowerment –
how to cultivate
it and how
ROJoson does it
What are the The World Health Organization has
ROJoson identified four components as being
strategies to fundamental to the process of patient
make patient empowerment:
empowered? 1) understanding by the patient of his/her
role;
2) acquisition by patients of sufficient
knowledge to be able to engage with
their healthcare provider;
3) patient skills; and
4) presence of a facilitating environment.
What are the It ends up with a summary statement on
ROJoson the definition of patient empowerment:
strategies to
make patient A process in which patients
empowered? • understand their role,
• are given the knowledge and skills by
their health-care provider to perform a
task in an environment that recognizes
community and cultural differences and
• which encourages patient participation.
What are the If we were to translate Patient
ROJoson Empowerment into Tagalog terms and
strategies to concepts, I would put it this way:
make patient
empowered?
What are the Patient Empowerment in Tagalog
ROJoson Pagpapalakas ng Pasyente 
strategies to “Pagpapalakas” encompasses the following
make patient concepts:
• Karapatan (knowing your rights as a patient)
empowered?
• Responsibilidad (responsibilities in empowering
yourself by cultivating competencies to manage
your rights and your health concerns and issues
through the following – see below)
• Kaalaman at Kakayahan (knowledge and
capability)
• Makapagdesisyon (para sa kanyang
kalusugan) [self-determination]
What are the The underlying principles of Patient
ROJoson Empowerment consist of the following:
strategies to
make patient • Every person has the right to make
empowered? his/her own choices with regards to
his/her health care.
• Every person has the right to be the
primary decision-maker with regards to
his/her medical conditions.
What are the To cultivate empowerment -
ROJoson
strategies to All patients should be made aware of and
make patient should exercise their:
empowered? • Rights to manage their own health
concerns and issues.
• Rights to participate actively and fully
with the attending health care
professionals in the decision-making
regarding their health concerns and
issues.
What are the To cultivate empowerment -
ROJoson
strategies to All patients should develop competencies
make patient through self-directed learning and with
empowered? assistance from health care professionals
on at least the following so as to facilitate
proper decision-making for their health:
What are the • Basic knowledge, skills and attitude or
ROJoson competency in managing their health
strategies to concerns and issues within their capacity
make patient and capability and within their
empowered? environmental and cultural context.
• How to participate actively and fully with
attending health care professionals in the
decision-making regarding their health
concerns and issues.
What are the • Rational and cost-effective processes of
ROJoson patient management.
strategies to • Realities, inclusive of peculiarities,
make patient idiosyncrasies, and limitations of
empowered? medicine, in the administration and
management of health care.
What are the Thus, the first step in the patient
ROJoson empowerment process, after knowing the
strategies to processes, is
make patient
empowered? to know and understand your rights as a
patient in getting the highest attainable
standards of health through the quality and
safe services to be provided from the
health care professionals and institutions
that you seek or consult.
Thereafter, aim or exercise these rights.
What are the So, take note of your rights to quality health
ROJoson services from your health care professionals and
institutions:
strategies to
make patient
· People-centred – providing care that
empowered?
responds to individual preferences, needs
and values
· Equitable – providing care that does not
vary in quality on account of gender,
ethnicity, geographic location, and socio-
economic status
What are the So, take note of your rights to quality health
ROJoson services from your health care professionals and
institutions:
strategies to
make patient
· Safe – avoiding unwanted injuries
empowered?

· Effective – providing healthcare services

proven to be fruitful and successful

· Efficient – maximizing the benefit of

available resources and avoiding waste
What are the So, take note of your right to quality health
ROJoson services from your health care professionals and
institutions:
strategies to
make patient
· Timely – reducing waiting times and
empowered?
harmful delays

· Integrated – providing care that makes

available the full range of health services
throughout the life course, holistic and
well-coordinated
What are the Also, take note of your other rights, particularly in
ROJoson a hospital setting:
strategies to
· Quality and safe health care in
make patient
accordance with generally approved
empowered?
medical principles

· Respect and dignity without

discrimination
What are the Also, take note of your other rights, particularly in
ROJoson a hospital setting:
strategies to
· Participation in care decisions
make patient
empowered?
· Informed consent and informed refusal
without prejudice to continuing health care

· Second opinion from alternate health

care professionals of choice
What are the Also, take note of your other rights, particularly in
ROJoson a hospital setting:
strategies to
· Availment of benefits and privileges in
make patient
accordance with government regulations
empowered?
and to be billed accurately

· Complaint about the care and services

provided without fear of reprisal
What are the Second step –
ROJoson
strategies to After knowing and understanding your
make patient rights as a patient or potential patient
empowered? when getting the services of health care
professionals and institutions,

you should be responsible in cultivating

competencies in managing your rights and
your health issues and concerns.
What are the The health care professionals and
ROJoson institutions are your partners and assists
strategies to but eventually, the decision is yours.
make patient
empowered? You should gain control on what to do with
your health issues and concerns.
What are the To cultivate competencies, you must use problem-
ROJoson based learning and self-directed learning
approaches.
strategies to
• Problem-based learning is learning
make patient
acquired while and after solving a
empowered?
certain real-world problem.
• Self-directed learning is learning on
one’s own initiative, with the learner
having primary responsibility for
planning, implementing, and evaluating
the effort.
What are the You can have formal structured tutorials
ROJoson (online or face-to-face)
strategies to
make patient with experts to develop your competencies
empowered?
in managing your rights and health
concerns and issues.
What are the You must have completed a basic course on
ROJoson
strategies to diagnosing health problems and
make patient
empowered? strategies and usual management on health
maintenance and restoration.

Whatever you learned,

you must practice it for best results and for

mastery of learning.
What are the ROJoson Strategies on Patient
ROJoson Empowerment:
strategies to • MAKING PATIENTS AWARE OF THEIR
make patient RIGHTS ON THEIR HEALTH CARE
empowered? MANAGEMENT
• EDUCATING PATIENTS ON HOW TO
MANAGE THEIR HEALTH WITH OR
WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS.
What are the ROJoson Strategies on Patient
ROJoson Empowerment:
strategies to
make patient AWARENESS OF RIGHTS AS PATIENTS – to
empowered? promote
• Self-determination (deciding for oneself)
• Participatory management in medical
care (with health care professionals)
What are the ROJoson Strategies on Patient
ROJoson Empowerment:
strategies to
make patient EDUCATION – to acquire competencies on
empowered? 1. learning health and illness through problem-
based learning and self-directed learning.
2. skills they can perform to promote and to
restore their health.
3. "processes" of management and not simply
memorizing management guidelines.
4. skills in engaging with their physicians when the
latter are consulted.
What are the ROJoson Patient Empowerment Program
ROJoson
is basically education of the public or lay people
strategies to
make patient to enable them to take control in the management
empowered? of their health,
more specifically

to equip them with basic knowledge, skill and

attitude

to make educated (well-informed), rational and

cost-effective decisions on their health concerns.
What are the ROJoson Patient Empowerment Program
ROJoson
How does ROJoson educate?
strategies to • One-on-one explanation, discussion, and
make patient teaching with individual patients and families
empowered? during face-to-face and telemedical
consultations
• Lectures to groups
• Online Collaborative and Interactive Learning
• Blogs – using WordPress and Google Sites
• YouTube / Slideshares / Scribd publications
• Social Media - Facebook
• PEP Talk
What are the Since May 15, 2021, I have added a
ROJoson ROJoson PEP TALK.
strategies to
make patient This PEP TALK is designed to be a regular
empowered? online or virtual talk by ROJoson on health
concerns and issues.

It is done on a once-a-week basis using

Zoom apps.
What are the The TALK is limited to one hour with less
ROJoson than 20-minute talk followed by 20-minute
strategies to questions and answers and interactions.
make patient
empowered? The audience is usually limited to 15 to 20
persons for every session.

The TALK is accompanied by an Online

Learning cum Evaluation Test Exercise
(OLETE) after the session.
What are the Attendees who get a perfect score will
ROJoson be issued a
strategies to
make patient
empowered?
Certificate of Commitment and
Accomplishment.
What are the
ROJoson
strategies to
make patient
empowered?
What are the After accumulating 50 such
ROJoson certificates in 50 PEP TALKs,
strategies to
make patient
empowered?
an attendee is entitled to a

voucher for a

free ROJoson Telemedical

Consultation.
What are the
ROJoson
strategies to
make patient
empowered?
What are the PEP TALK
ROJoson General Objective: To empower patients or
strategies to laypeople on health and illness.
make patient
empowered? - essentially a ROJoson Online Collaborative
and Interactive Learning on Patient
Empowerment Course.

- with an Online Learning cum Evaluation

Test Exercise (OLETE) after each PEP TALK to
promote mastery of learning.
What are the PEP TALK TOPICS – for the next 3 to 5 years:
ROJoson • ROJoson PEP TALK Module on COVID19 (May
15, 2021 to June 8, 2021)
strategies to • ROJoson PEP TALK Module on Patient
make patient Empowerment (June 19, 2021 to July 3, 2021)
empowered?
• Patient’s Rights in Patient Empowerment
• Patient Management Process
• Realities, inclusive of peculiarities,
idiosyncrasies and limitations of medicine, in
administration and management of health care
• Individual Health Management
• Medical Emergencies and First-Aid
What are the Take away in this ROJoson PEP Talk:
ROJoson WHO Strategies for Patient Empowerment:
strategies to 1) understanding by the patient of his/her
make patient role;
empowered? 2) acquisition by patients of sufficient
knowledge to be able to engage with
their healthcare provider;
3) patient skills; and
4) presence of a facilitating environment.
What are the Take away in this ROJoson PEP Talk:
ROJoson WHO Strategies for Patient Empowerment:
strategies to A process in which patients
make patient • understand their role,
empowered? • are given the knowledge and skills by
their health-care provider to perform a
task in an environment that recognizes
community and cultural differences and
• which encourages patient participation.
What are the Take away in this ROJoson PEP Talk:
ROJoson ROJoson Strategies to Empower Patients:
strategies to Pagpapalakas ng Pasyente 
make patient “Pagpapalakas” encompasses the following
empowered? concepts:
• Karapatan (rights as a patient)
• Responsibilidad (responsibilities for self-
cultivation)
• Kaalaman at Kakayahan (knowledge and
capability)
• Makapagdesisyon (para sa kanyang
kalusugan) [self-determination]
What are the Take away in this ROJoson PEP Talk:
ROJoson ROJoson Strategies to Empower Patients:
strategies to :ROJoson MAIN Strategies on Patient
make patient Empowerment:
empowered? • MAKING PATIENTS AWARE OF THEIR
RIGHTS ON THEIR HEALTH CARE
MANAGEMENT
• EDUCATING PATIENTS ON HOW TO
MANAGE THEIR HEALTH WITH OR
WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF HEALTH
CARE PROFESSIONALS
 Empowerment
objective - for lay
What are the people to have
ROJoson understanding of
strategies to strategies on
make patient Patient
empowered? Empowerment –
how to cultivate
it and how
ROJoson does it