Communicating Prognosis to Seriously Ill Patients and Families in the SICU

Leads

Joanna Grudziak, MD, MPH and Trista Reid, MD

Project Manager

May-Britt Sten, MSN, RN, CPHQ

Aim

Aim I: We will increase the % of SRH (trauma/acute care) patients with an advance care planning (ACP) note within 7 days of admission.

Aim II: We will increase the % of SRH (trauma/acute care) patients with a documented HCDM within 3 days of admission.

2020 IHQI Symposium Presentation Slides

Presentations

Orme-Evans G, Herdman VG, Soltes J, Olm-Shipman C, Lau W, Lavin K, Fritz MW, Reid TD. Surgical Intensive Care Unit palliative care screening tool: a quality improvement project. Womack Surgical Society Research Day. Chapel Hill, NC. June 2022. Poster of Distinction, Presentation.

Paré K, Grudziak J, Lavin K, Sten MB, Huegerich A, Umble K, Twer E, Reid T. Academic Surgical Congress. Virtual Format. Feb 3, 2021. Quickshot Presentation.

Reid TD, Grudziak J. Communicating prognosis with seriously-ill patients and families in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Improvement Scholars Symposium. Chapel Hill, NC. Sept 2020. Oral Presentation.

Publications

Pare K, Grudziak J, Lavin K, Sten MB, Huegerich A, Umble K, Twer E, Reid TD. Family perceptions of palliative care and communication in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit. J of Patient Exp. 2021 July 14: doi: 10.1177/23743735211033095. eCollection 2021

Press

Hurdman V, Reid TD. “Palliative Care Screening Tool.” American College of Surgeons press release. American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress, San Diego. Oct, 2022.