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Research

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

Partners

The Serious Illness Care Program benefits from a number of partnerships with foundations, health-care systems and institutions and nonprofit organizations whose missions support our vision of reaching every seriously ill patient with high-quality conversations. These partnerships allow for innovation, testing and dissemination of our tools, educational offerings and systems change elements. Baylor Scott & White… Continue reading Partners

Erik Fromme

Erik Fromme, MD, MCR, Faculty, Serious Illness Care Program.

Erik Fromme, MD, MCR, FAAHPM*

Erik Fromme, MD, MCR, Faculty, Serious Illness Care Program.

NEWS
Massachusetts Coalition launches novel effort to help people talk about what they want at life’s end

BOSTON–April 3, 2017–The Massachusetts Coalition for Serious Illness Care today unveiled #WriteYourScript, a digital quiz designed to be an icebreaker for talking about our wishes for care when facing a serious illness. The initiative coincides with the 10th anniversary of National Healthcare Decisions Day. The Coalition — of which Ariadne Labs is a founding member… Continue reading Massachusetts Coalition launches novel effort to help people talk about what they want at life’s end

Apr 3 2017
Founders & Affiliates

Founding Partners Ariadne Labs is a joint center between Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Our parent institutions are both non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organizations; Ariadne Labs is not a separate legal entity. Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical… Continue reading Founders & Affiliates

Joshua Sparrow, MD

Joshua Sparrow is actively exploring two possible collaborations with Ariadne Labs: one with Dr. Katherine Semrau’s perinatal work as part of the BetterBirth Program, and one with the Serious Illness Care Program about using online simulation professional development tools for end of life health care provider and patient conversations.

Justin Sanders, MD, MSc*

Justin Sanders serves as the clinical lead for a project focusing on disparities in care of the seriously ill, as well as a project focusing on the implementation of the Serious Illness Care Program internationally. He plays a key role in the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs to develop and evaluate a standardized… Continue reading Justin Sanders, MD, MSc*

Ernest Mandel, MD, SM*

Ernest Mandel serves as the Clinical Lead for the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital project studying the adaptability and feasibility of integrating the Serious Illness Care Program into a busy dialysis center. He plays a key role in the Serious Illness Care Program at Ariadne Labs to develop and evaluate a standardized approach… Continue reading Ernest Mandel, MD, SM*

Daniela Lamas, MD

As associate faculty on the Serious Illness Care Program, Dr. Lamas has developed a national reputation as a clinician who writes about critical health care issues. She is a pulmonary and critical care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and an instructor at Harvard Medical School, and associate faculty at Ariadne Labs. Her clinical and… Continue reading Daniela Lamas, MD