2020 - Our History 2020

  • A milestone report details the impact of the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist at its 10-year anniversary.
  • Ariadne Labs joins the Population Reference Bureau’s Momentum Knowledge Accelerator, supported by USAID, for maternal, neonatal and child health interventions.
  • Shortly after COVID-19 begins to spread across the U.S., Ariadne Labs Executive Director Asaf Bitton publishes his guide to social distancing, “This is Not a Snow Day”, viewed more than 7.5 million times.
  • Ariadne launches COVID-19 response efforts, addressing: Community Mitigation, Global Response: Vaccine Delivery, Global Response: Global Learning, Seniors & Vulnerable People, Obstetrics, Safe Surgery & Safe Systems, and Outpatient Care.
  • The Serious Illness Care Program rapidly develops and launches the COVID-19 toolkit to support serious illness conversations in outpatient, inpatient, and long-term care settings. Materials are shared widely, including being added to the CDC website.
  • Parabola Project launches (in collaboration with The Learning Accelerator), providing resources for school system leaders to minimize COVID-19 risks while maximizing learning opportunities for students.
  • Dr. Mary Brindle is named Director of the Safe Surgery/Safe Systems Program.
  • The Assurance Testing Alliance launches to rapidly scale COVID-19 testing in the US.
  • Ariadne Labs launches Aria platform to bring Ariadne Labs’ implementation science tools to thought leaders and front line experts doing the challenging work of improving care for every person, everywhere.