Kelly Parent BS

Kelly is the Administrator for IPFCC's PFAC Network, and provides outreach to Patient and Family Advisory Councils (PFACs) as part of the PCORI-funded grant, Creating Capacity for Sustainable Partnerships with Patients and Families in Research. Before joining the IPFCC's staff, Kelly served as faculty for IPFCC's seminars, webinars, and conferences.

, Kelly is a PFCC Program Manager at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS). She serves as a coach and consultant to staff and faculty seeking to incorporate PFCC culture change into daily practices. She established and sustains a series of multi-faceted patient and family advisory councils that address clinical, quality and safety, sentinel event, research collaborations, education, governance, and outcomes measurements. Under Kelly's leadership, the PFCC Program at UMHS C.S. Mott Children's Hospital won Support Program of the Year in 2009.