Shared Commitments Initiative

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Thank you for providing your input into Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) new Shared Commitments. Your feedback helped shape this important work. We look forward to beginning to roll-out the Shared Commitments across AHS beginning in Spring 2024.

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is dedicated to continuously improving Albertans’ healthcare experiences, and a key part of this effort is empowering patients and families to be full partners in care. We are currently working with patients, families, advisors, and healthcare providers to create a set of Shared Commitments between patients and providers.

For those receiving healthcare services, these Shared Commitments will make them more active partners in their healthcare. For those providing healthcare services, the commitments give more insight into treating the whole person, rather than just treating an illness or injury.

These Shared Commitments are intended to enhance mutually respectful, satisfying relationships during care. By supporting patients' active involvement in their care, we can create a more equitable healthcare system.

Meaningful and diverse engagement is a cornerstone of the Shared Commitments initiative. Hearing what patients, families, staff, and healthcare providers have to say will help us create an informed and inclusive set of commitments that meets the needs of providers and Albertans in all communities.

Please help inform our Shared Commitments by taking the survey


Alberta Health Services (AHS) is dedicated to continuously improving Albertans’ healthcare experiences, and a key part of this effort is empowering patients and families to be full partners in care. We are currently working with patients, families, advisors, and healthcare providers to create a set of Shared Commitments between patients and providers.

For those receiving healthcare services, these Shared Commitments will make them more active partners in their healthcare. For those providing healthcare services, the commitments give more insight into treating the whole person, rather than just treating an illness or injury.

These Shared Commitments are intended to enhance mutually respectful, satisfying relationships during care. By supporting patients' active involvement in their care, we can create a more equitable healthcare system.

Meaningful and diverse engagement is a cornerstone of the Shared Commitments initiative. Hearing what patients, families, staff, and healthcare providers have to say will help us create an informed and inclusive set of commitments that meets the needs of providers and Albertans in all communities.

Please help inform our Shared Commitments by taking the survey


Thank you for providing your input into Alberta Health Services’ (AHS) new Shared Commitments. Your feedback helped shape this important work. We look forward to beginning to roll-out the Shared Commitments across AHS beginning in Spring 2024.

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    AHS is learning from other jurisdictions in Canada and from across the world about creating a set of shared commitments that will enhance mutually respectful, satisfying relationships between patients and providers during care. By supporting patients' active involvement in their care, we can create a more equitable healthcare system.

  • How we are organizing the work

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    The Shared Commitments Initiative is being led by Quality Healthcare Improvement, patient and family advisors, and a Steering Committee.

    The Steering Committee is co-chaired by Carmella Steinke, Senior Program Officer, Quality Healthcare Improvement, and Jill Bernhart, a Patient & Family Advisor.

    The Project Team from the department of Engagement and Patient Experience will plan and deliver online sessions through the fall of 2022. Over 60 diverse groups will be engaged.