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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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Goals of Care Conversations in Serious Illness: A Practical Guide
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Health Affairs: How Should Health Care Systems Prioritize Communication Amidst COVID-19?
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Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19: Guide helps patients and those close to them consider what matters most in treatment

The guide was developed by Ariadne Labs and The Conversation Project with generous support from the Cambia Health Foundation. BOSTON, April 9, 2020 – Ariadne Labs and The Conversation Project announced the joint development of a conversation guide to support people in discussing their goals and priorities for treatment should they become sick with COVID-19.… Continue reading Being Prepared in the Time of COVID-19: Guide helps patients and those close to them consider what matters most in treatment

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Relationship-Building Innovations for Dignified Patient Care
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“Find Out What They Lack, Try to Provide”: A Qualitative Investigation of Palliative Care Services Adapted to Local Need in a Low-Resource Setting
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Training Clinicians in Serious Illness Communication Using a Structured Guide: Evaluation of a Training Program in Three Health Systems
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Paper explores ways to identify patients who would benefit from a serious illness conversation

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

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Communication Strategies for Sharing Prognostic Information With Patients: Beyond Survival Statistics
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Prioritizing Primary Care Patients for a Communication Intervention Using the “Surprise Question”: a Prospective Cohort Study
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Earlier identification of seriously ill patients: an implementation case series