Patient-centered communication has a positive impact on patient satisfaction and well-being, treatment adherence, selfmanagement of chronic disease and improved outcomes of care.
In February, Atul Gawande, M. D., executive director of Ariadne Labs and author of the bestselling book, Being Mortal, Medicine and What Matters in the End, delivered a keynote address to the Baylor Scott & White community in Dallas to launch the Serious Illness Conversation and Care Planning Program.
“ People have priorities and goals besides just living longer,” said Dr. Gawande.“ The most effective way to learn about these priorities is to ask people. Yet, we ask less than one-third of the time before people die. When we don’ t ask, care is not aligned with patient priorities, and the result is suffering.
We chose to collaborate with Baylor Scott & White because of its commitment to being the first system in the country to make sure we ask. Together, we are creating a model of how to transform care and reduce suffering for seriously ill patients not just for Texas, but for everyone.”
Baylor Scott & White is nationally recognized in palliative care. Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas was the first program in Texas – and one of the first 10 in the nation – to receive The Joint Commission’ s Advanced Palliative Care Certification in 2012. In 2014, Baylor Health Care System was awarded the American Heart Association’ s Circle of Life Award for Best System Level Palliative Care Program.
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May 1, 2017
STUPID STRONG GOLF & SPA EVENT
TPC FOUR SEASONS LAS COLINAS
Benefitting gastric cancer research at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
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May 5, 2017
NICK GONZALES FOUNDATION GOLF TOURNAMENT AND AUCTION
THE TRIBUTE ON LAKE LEWISVILLE
Benefitting brain tumor research at Baylor Charles A. Sammons Cancer Center
thenickgonzalesfoundation. org
May 8 – 10, 2017
CANCER BLOWS MUSICAL EVENTS
MORTON H. MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER
Benefitting Baylor Health Care System Foundation
cancerblows. com
BAYLOR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM FOUNDATION EVENTS COMING THIS FALL
October 23, 2017 October 26, 2017 October 28, 2017
GRAND ROUNDS ® GOLF TOURNAMENT
DALLAS COUNTRY CLUB
Benefitting medical education at Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas
CELEBRATING WOMEN LUNCHEON
HILTON ANATOLE HOTEL
Helping Baylor Scott & White fight breast cancer in North Texas
HEALTHY HARVEST FUN WALK / 5K
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER AT JUANITA J. CRAFT RECREATION CENTER
Helping Baylor Scott & White fight diabetes and other chronic diseases in North Texas
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