An understanding of patients’ care goals in the context of a serious illness is an essential
element of high-quality care, allowing clinicians to align the care provided with what is most …

Introduction Ensuring that patients receive care that is consistent with their goals and values
is a critical component of high-quality care. This article describes the protocol for a cluster …

Importance High-quality conversations between clinicians and seriously ill patients about
values and goals are associated with improved outcomes but occur infrequently. Objective To …

It is well known that clinicians experience distress and grief in response to their patients'
suffering. Oncologists and palliative care specialists are no exception since they commonly …

Importance Earlier clinician-patient conversations about patients’ values, goals, and preferences
in serious illness (ie,serious illness conversations) are associated with better outcomes …

Improving communication about goals and values for patients with advancing serious illness
nearing the end of life is a key opportunity to improve the value of care. The Serious Illness …

Dialysis-dependent ESRD is a serious illness with high disease burden, morbidity, and mortality.
Mortality in the first year on dialysis for individuals over age 75 years old approaches 40…

Objective: To address the need for improved communication practices to facilitate goal-concordant
care in seriously ill, older patients with surgical emergencies. Summary Background …

Strategically selecting patients for discussions and documentation about limiting life-sustaining
treatments—choosing the right time along the end-of-life trajectory for such an …

… Dr Bernacki reported receiving grants from the Hartford Foundation, Hillman Foundation,
and Cambia Foundation; serving as the leader of the Ariadne Labs Serious Community of …