Primary care clinicians can be well suited to have conversations with seriously ill patients about their goals and values because they are trusted, long-term caregivers. Patients often see multiple clinicians throughout the course of treatment for a serious illness, so the primary care clinicians plays a key role in ensuring patient’s care aligns with patient values.… Continue reading Ariadne researchers identify barriers preventing primary care clinicians from having serious illness conversations with patients
The Frontline documentary, Being Mortal, co-written by Dr. Atul Gawande and inspired by his bestselling book, has been nominated for an Emmy Award in Outstanding Informational Programming, Long Form. Three years in the making with Gawande as the correspondent, the PBS documentary explores the themes introduced in his 2014 book Being Mortal, Medicine and What… Continue reading Frontline Documentary Being Mortal nominated for Emmy Award
Reporter Leah Carey profiles Ariadne Labs’ Dr. Josh Lakin for the Caledonian Record’s series Living with Dying – Click here to read the full article
Liz Wilson, MBA is the Associate Director, Research Finance and Administration on the Finance Team at Ariadne Labs. With over 18+ years of professional experience, she is responsible for the overall financial management, fiscal oversight and compliance for three research programs and unrestricted accounts. She works closely with the programs/platforms from proposal development to budget… Continue reading Liz Wilson
Clinically speaking, the 164 caregivers gathered at the Hynes Convention Center for three days at the end of June was an unusual bunch. Oncologists, nephrologists, palliative care experts, sports medicine doctors, social workers, OB/GYNs, pharmacists, primary care physicians, nurses, chaplains and even one veterinarian, among others, representing 9 countries, 27 states, 80 institutions, and 17… Continue reading Clinicians learn how to talk to patients about what matters most and be change agents for better care
More than 140 members of the Ariadne Labs community gathered for the annual Year-End Health Systems Innovation Meeting in June to learn about ongoing research and welcome new faculty members. Following a “one-slide, five-minute” format, 11 physicians and researchers from the Ariadne Labs associate and affiliate faculty presented their ongoing work in a variety of… Continue reading New faculty and research innovations highlighted at Year-End Health Systems Innovation Meeting
For immediate release End-of-life care: New MA survey shows deep chasm between what we know and what we do Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care convenes to jump-start essential conversations BOSTON, May 12, 2016—Eighty-five percent of Massachusetts residents believe that physicians and their patients should talk about end-of-life care – but only 15 percent have actually… Continue reading Ariadne Labs joins state coalition to encourage serious illness conversations
More than 35 years ago, Dr. Susan Block began making house calls to very seriously ill patients struggling with physical pain, fear and desperation, and, sometimes, paralyzing family distress. At the time, the problems in the care of patients at the end of life were unrecognized, and the specialty of palliative medicine was unknown in… Continue reading Palliative care pioneer Dr. Susan Block honored with Lifetime Achievement Award by American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine