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Serious Illness Conversation Guide

Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program is excited to share with you an updated Serious Illness Conversation Guide, which has been refined through an iterative, community-engaged process.

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Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit

(Updated June 9, 2020 with Long-Term Care Resources) Conversations between patients and clinicians about what matters most lead to higher quality care and improved quality of life for patients and those who care for them. The COVID-19 pandemic makes communication both more difficult and more important than ever, particularly for people who are at highest… Continue reading Serious Illness Care Program COVID-19 Response Toolkit

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What Matters to Me Workbook

Developed in collaboration with The Conversation Project, the What Matters to Me Workbook is designed to help people with a serious illness get ready to talk to their health care team (doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.) about what is most important to them.

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Video: What is the Serious Illness Care Program?
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Event: Serious Illness Care Summit 2023: Driving Equity in Serious Illness Communication and Care
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Implement the Serious Illness Care Program on Hospital Medical Wards: Impact on Patient and Clinician Experience

Published in the Canadian Journal of General Internal Medicine, the Serious Illness Care Program is implemented and tested for impact in hospital medical wards.

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Driving Equity in Serious Illness Care: 2021 Convening Report

In June of 2021 the Serious Illness Care Program convened 35 experts in delivering serious illness care to underserved and marginalized communities with the goal of gaining insights into strategies that drive sustained and equitable improvements in serious illness conversations and care. This report outlines findings and recommendations from the convening.

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What Matters to Me Workbook

Developed in collaboration with The Conversation Project, the What Matters to Me Workbook is designed to help people with a serious illness get ready to talk to their health care team (doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.) about what is most important to them.

Research
Study Shows Additional Benefit of Serious Illness Care Program: Decreased Health Care Costs

Ariadne Labs’ Serious Illness Care Program and its key component, the Serious Illness Conversation Guide, have been shown to decrease emotional distress, depression, and uncertainty about treatment options in patients facing a life-threatening illness. Studies have also shown that implementation of the program leads to more, better, and earlier conversations, and more easily locatable documentation… Continue reading Study Shows Additional Benefit of Serious Illness Care Program: Decreased Health Care Costs

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Effect of the Serious Illness Care Program on Health Care Utilization at the End of Life for Patients with Cancer
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Serious illness conversations with outpatient oncology clinicians: understanding the patient experience
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Implementing serious illness communication processes in primary care: A qualitative study
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Managing code status conversations for seriously ill older adults in respiratory failure