Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
Patient and Family Advisory Council
New Patient Appointment or 214-645-8300
At Simmons Cancer Center, we build cancer care around the wide-ranging needs of our patients and their caregivers. The Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC) was created and developed with generous support from Kim and Jeff Chapman. Our vision is to identify and address needs throughout the entire patient experience and to create mutually beneficial partnerships among patients, families, and health care providers.
To be a member of the PFAC, we ask that you:
- Be a current or former Simmons Cancer Center patient, caregiver, or family member
- Represent all patients, caregivers, and family members
- Commit to a two-year term
- Complete orientation and all required documentation and forms for your membership file
- Each term year, attend eight of the 12 monthly meetings — currently meetings are virtual
- Engage in at least one additional opportunity to improve the patient experience such as an institutional committee, focus group, special project, etc.
Examples of PFAC involvement include:
- Informed design of new building, including art curation
- Reviewed education materials, including website and acute care clinic marketing materials
- Collaborated with the CRO on letters to communicate status of ongoing trials
- Presented to medical school students, nursing students, and advanced practice fellows
- Monthly presentations at new employee orientation
- Representation on IRBs
- Collaboration with Community Outreach, Equity, and Engagement Office
- Completion of extensive patient and caregiver survey
- Collaborated with Imerman’s Angels to offer peer mentoring