Serious Illness Conversation Guide

Steps to elicit important information from your patients about their goals and values

Set up the conversation >> Introduce the idea and benefits, Ask permission

Assess illness understanding and information preferences

Share prognosis >> Tailor information to patient preference, Allow silence, explore emotion

Explore key topics >> Goals, Fears and worries, Sources of strength, Critical abilities, Tradeoffs, Family

Close the conversation >> Summarize what you’ve heard, Make a recommendation, Affirm your commitment to the patient

Results

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Serious Illness Care program

The Serious Illness Conversation Guide is the backbone of the Serious Illness Care Program. The current iteration consists of steps to elicit important information from your patients about their goals and values: setting up the conversation, assessing the patient’s illness understanding and information preferences, sharing prognosis, exploring key topics, and closing and documenting the conversation.

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