TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to present a statement about the involvement of patients in the education of health and social care professionals developed at an international conference in November 2015. It aims to describe the current state and identify action items for the next five years. Design/methodology/approach– The paper describes how patient involvement in education has developed as a logical consequence of patient and public participation in health care and health research. It summarizes the current state of patient involvement across the continuum of education and training, including the benefits and barriers. It describes how the conference statement was developed and the outcome. Findings– The conference statement identifies nine priorities for action in the areas of policy, recognition and support, innovation, research and evaluation, and dissemination and knowledge exchange. Originality/value– The conference statement represents the first time that an international and multidisciplinary group has worked together to assemble in a single document specific priorities for action to embed the patient’s voice in health professional education. VL - 21 IS - 1 SN - 2059-4631 DO - 10.1108/IJHG-01-2016-0003 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-01-2016-0003 AU - Towle Angela AU - Farrell Christine AU - Gaines Martha E AU - Godolphin William AU - John Gabrielle AU - Kline Cathy AU - Lown Beth AU - Morris Penny AU - Symons Jools AU - Thistlethwaite Jill PY - 2016 Y1 - 2016/01/01 TI - The patient's voice in health and social care professional education: The Vancouver Statement T2 - International Journal of Health Governance PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 18 EP - 25 Y2 - 2024/05/13 ER -