# Create a Care Channel with Patient and/or Caregiver
## Step by Step
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**To create a care channel, click *****Create Channel*****.**
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**Give the channel a title.**
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This title will appear as the care team from the patient's perspective.
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**Once you have given your care channel a title, you can add participants to the channel.**
These participants will have access to all discussions in the care channel.
In the example below, the patient is added to the channel. Responsible persons will also be added.
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**You can now invite other healthcare professionals by clicking *****Invite*****.**
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**After writing your first message, click the paper airplane to send it.**
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**In the newly created care channel, you can see that a patient (pink square) and a responsible person (green square) participate in this care channel along with two clinicians.**
To verify if the patient and responsible person have joined Braver, click *View Details*.
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**Then click on the participant avatars at the top right.**
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**To see if patients and caregivers have joined Braver, click *****View Details***** near the title *****Patient and Caregivers*****.**
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**Here you can see that the patient is Thomas Duclos and the responsible person in his file is his wife, Mrs. Duclos. There is no envelope next to their names, which means they have activated their Braver account and can chat with you!**
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