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We generate high-quality evidence to advance healthcare policies and practices with the goal of improving the lives of all people affected by serious illness and removing the barriers to health equity that seriously ill patients commonly face.

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We focus on research with practical applications and interventions that are scalable at the patient, healthcare system, and national level.

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Care Delivery & Outcomes

Improving serious illness care delivery and developing patient-centered outcome measures.

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Communication & Decision-Making

Testing strategies to enhance decision making in ways that improve patient well-being and align care with patients’ values and preferences.

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Research Methods & Ethics

Developing novel scientific approaches and examining key ethical considerations to improve the quality of serious illness research.

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What is the point of Bayesian analysis?

Operationalizing equity, inclusion, and access in research practice at a large academic institution

Defining the time-limited trial for patients with critical illness: An official American Thoracic Society workshop report