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The Ariadne Labs childbirth teams will share latest innovations in childbirth care in Brazil this month at the world’s largest gathering of ob-gyns The Ariadne Labs childbirth teams will join a record 8,000 participants from 109 countries at XXII FIGO World Congress 2018, the largest gathering of obstetricians and gynecologists globally. The 22nd International Federation… Continue reading Childbirth teams bring Ariadne Labs tools, strategies and research to FIGO 2018

Ten years ago, a team of medical experts were convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) to achieve a simple yet daunting goal. The WHO wanted to make surgery safer for everyone, everywhere. Not only that, the approach needed to be inexpensive and easy enough to impact millions of lives, in all medical settings. It… Continue reading Ten years later, Surgical Safety Checklist delivers better care for millions

Through support from the Cambia Health Foundation’s Sojourns Scholar Leadership Program, three Ariadne Labs faculty lead the way to advancing the field of palliative care in the U.S. Compared to other medical specialties, palliative care is young. In fact, American medical accreditors did not recognize Hospice and Palliative Medicine as a subspecialty until 2006. With… Continue reading Three Ariadne Labs faculty are recognized for their work to advance the field of palliative care

The United States is experiencing rapid growth in health care from mergers, acquisitions and affiliations. Changing health care markets and new payment models have led systems to make these broad, institutional changes to improve operational and financial stability. On September 27, 2018, at 2 p.m., Ariadne Labs researcher Dr. Susan Haas will co-lead a webinar… Continue reading Upcoming Webinar Spotlights Ariadne Labs Research on Health Care Expansion

Over the last two years, Ariadne Labs has provided technical support and facilitation for the Primary Health Care Measurement for Improvement collaborative within the Joint Learning Network. This week the Primary Health Care (PHC) Measurement for Improvement collaborative has released Measuring the Performance of Primary Health Care: A Practical Guide for Translating Data into Improvement, a… Continue reading 15 Countries Launch a Guide for Using Data to Improve PHC

BOSTON – Ariadne Labs founder and Executive Director Dr. Atul Gawande has been named the CEO of the new Amazon, JPMorgan Chase, Berkshire Hathaway nonprofit health care organization and will transition to a new role as chairman of Ariadne Labs. He will remain a practicing surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and a professor at… Continue reading Ariadne Labs founder Atul Gawande transitions to chairman and becomes CEO of new health care organization

Ariadne Labs, Stanford University and other leaders in anesthesia patient safety launched the Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative (EMIC) in 2011 to circulate emergency checklists for hospitals, health care associations and other medical experts. This week, EMIC is hosting its first webinar series, starting with “Customization and Modification of the Operating Room Emergency Checklist” on June… Continue reading Webinar this Week on Customizing Operating Room Emergency Checklists

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Faculty Invited to Submit Applications for Ariadne Labs Spark Grant The next great idea to improve health and well-being for all is often waiting on the edges of health care, beyond the spotlight of flashier approaches. These are not necessarily new drugs or technologies, but rather innovations that change how health care should be delivered.… Continue reading Faculty Invited to Submit Applications for Ariadne Labs Spark Grant