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Welcome to three new members!

Welcome to three new members!

Welcome to three new members!

December 8, 2023

We are excited to announce four new member organizations to our Coalition! 

  • Elder Life Directions
  • 3C Patient Advocacy
  • Feltin Comunity Care 

Our members are working towards our shared goals in many different ways, strengthening communication, collaboration, and connection.  Read more about these organizations and why they have chosen to partner with us.

Chair of the Massachusetts Medical School Collaborative: All Med School Students Should Learn Serious Illness Communication

Chair of the Massachusetts Medical School Collaborative: All Med School Students Should Learn Serious Illness Communication

Chair of the Massachusetts Medical School Collaborative: All Med School Students Should Learn Serious Illness Communication

May 22, 2023

Dr. Jennifer Reidy believes that anyone who graduates from medical school should be able to lead effective, compassionate conversations with people with serious illnesses. As the chair of the Massachusetts Medical School Collaborative and an associate professor at UMass Chan Medical School, she is leading an effort to integrate palliative care into the core medical school curricula in her home state.

Mini-Summits coming to a town sort of close to you!

Mini-Summits coming to a town sort of close to you!

Mini-Summits coming to a town sort of close to you!

April 6, 2023

Do you enjoy seeing people in three dimensions? ‘Cause we last held an in-person Summit on May 16, 2019 and just a few things have happened since then. We’ve got four Mini-Summits this spring to bring us back together! Thank you to our Coalition members who will be graciously hosting us around the state, including Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Care Dimensions in Danvers, Blue Cross in Boston, and UMass in Worcester.

Welcome to four new members!

Welcome to four new members!

Welcome to four new members!

March 8, 2023

We are excited to announce four new member organizations to our Coalition! 

  • All Care VNA & Hospice
  • Interstitial Lung Disease Collaborative
  • Sewa Home Care
  • Circle Advocacy

Our members are working towards our shared goals in many different ways, strengthening communication, collaboration, and connection.  Read more about these organizations and why they have chosen to partner with us.

Sharing Resources to Disseminate Knowledge and Improve Comfort Theory-Guided Practice

Sharing Resources to Disseminate Knowledge and Improve Comfort Theory-Guided Practice

Sharing Resources to Disseminate Knowledge and Improve Comfort Theory-Guided Practice

March 7, 2023

In 2016, the Massachusetts for Serious Illness Care was formed through a collaboration of local healthcare, advocacy, and academic institutions. The mission of the organization is “to strengthen the communication, collaboration, and connection between the healthcare system and communities, and between patients and clinicians, to support what matters most to everyone seeking care, especially people living with serious illness” (MCSIC, 2022). The MCSIC convened a nursing taskforce comprised of faculty and community leaders to strengthen nurses’ abilities and confidence to provide high-quality, inclusive, and equitable care for people living with serious illness in Massachusetts. The goal of this group was to be a leader in preparing and educating all nurses in palliative care and serious illness communication...