BC Centre for Palliative Care promotes a person-centred approach to care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient and family preferences, needs, and values.
View and download our Serious Illness Conversation Brochure for Health Care Providers.
The Centre’s Serious Illness Conversation (SIC) Initiative aims to:
- Promote the use of the Serious Illness Conversation Guide and Program — developed by Ariadne Labs of Harvard Medical School — throughout health authorities in B.C.
- Support the education of health-care professionals on using the SIC Guide in their practice.
- Work with health authorities to integrate the SIC Guide into clinical practice for patients with a serious illness.
- Develop tools and resources in collaboration with Ariadne Labs.
To download The Serious Illness Conversation Guide, please click here.
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