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Fifteen U.S. health systems are collaborating with Ariadne Labs to initiate more, better, and earlier conversations with seriously ill patients as part of an innovative collaborative that is reaching diverse populations from coast to coast. The Serious Illness Implementation Collaborative – which offers trainings offered in partnership with Ariadne Labs, the Center to Advance Palliative… Continue reading Ariadne partners with health systems to initiate serious illness conversation programs
The most vexing issue with setting up a serious illness conversation program is not convincing hospital administrations and physicians of the value of these conversations. Rather, stumbling blocks more often involve the logistics of implementing a system that would regularly identify and schedule meetings with those who would most benefit from an in-depth discussion about… Continue reading Paper explores ways to identify patients who would benefit from a serious illness conversation
Dr. Susan DeSanto-Madeya, is a PhD-prepared, advanced practice nurse. She is an Associate Clinical Professor in the William F. Connell School of Nursing (CSON) at Boston College (BC). She teaches Palliative Care in the CSON graduate programs, and has developed and implemented the Interdisciplinary Palliative Care Certificate program, the first interdisciplinary certificate program at Boston… Continue reading Susan DeSanto-Madeya, PhD, RN, CNS
On May 1, Dr. Asaf Bitton becomes the second executive director of Ariadne Labs. Read more about Bitton’s background in the official announcement. A Brigham and Women’s Hospital primary care physician, Bitton has led the Ariadne Labs Primary Health Care Program since 2014. Communications Director Deborah O’Neil sat down with Bitton to talk about health… Continue reading A Conversation with New Executive Director Asaf Bitton
BOSTON – Ariadne Labs announced today that health system innovation leader Dr. Asaf Bitton, a Harvard professor and Brigham and Women’s Hospital primary care physician, has been selected as its new executive director. He succeeds Dr. Atul Gawande, who now assumes the role of chairman of the Ariadne Labs Governance Council. “Asaf is the ideal… Continue reading Global public health expert and primary care physician to lead Ariadne Labs
BOSTON, MA – Across the United States, millions of individuals face serious, life-limiting illness like cancer, heart disease and stroke, respiratory disease and diabetes. The final year of life with serious illness can be filled with emotional distress and uncertainty about treatment options. When people with serious illness have conversations with their doctors and nurses… Continue reading New study on Serious Illness Care Program underscores significant benefit of more, better, and earlier conversations between clinicians and patients
Faculty & Clinicians Who are considered Ariadne faculty? Ariadne faculty are clinicians or scientists who typically have an academic appointment through a Harvard-affiliated institution or have a clinical appointment. Ariadne faculty are the scientific and clinical leaders of Ariadne’s work and important leaders of the organization as a whole. Ariadne is committed to being an… Continue reading Our Unique Career Paths
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
Ariadne Labs teamed up with Project Syndicate to produce a podcast about our BetterBirth study in India. Our executive director Atul Gawande took over the reins and interviewed BetterBirth Director Katherine Semrau about what we learned after one of the world’s largest maternal newborn health studies. Gawande: Today I’m taking over the reins from Greg… Continue reading Atul Gawande Asks Katherine Semrau: How We Can Improve Maternal and Newborn Health
We know that seriously ill patients who have conversations with their clinicians about their goals and wishes are more likely to have better outcomes fewer non-beneficial medical interventions, and better quality of life. Yet less than one third of patients with end-stage medical diagnoses report discussing their care goals and preferences with their clinicians. In… Continue reading Research