Continuum Community
of Champions
We wanted to introduce ourselves as your Champion Leaders. While we come from different backgrounds (transplant hepatology, cardiac surgery, and heart failure/cardiac transplant), we’ve bonded over a shared passion for primary palliative care and its benefits in our clinical practices. As Champions, we hope to create a “safe space” to discuss your experiences with primary palliative care and facilitate conversations to learn from each other’s successes and challenges. Our goal is to support clinicians at all levels, foster connections, create a welcoming environment, and share resources. Together, we can grow the primary palliative care community at MGB, improve collaboration, and support one another in providing the best care for our patients. We encourage you to become ambassadors of the Continuum Community of Champions by joining our monthly sessions, spreading the word, and inviting colleagues to connect and learn more.
Kris Kenney, Kate Milley, and Abigail Scherrer
To learn more about or join our MGB Continuum Community of Champions (CCC), please reach out to Kelly Spinelli at kspinelli@mgb.org
CCC Sessions & Materials- Communication Trainings
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Resources
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CCC Sessions & Materials
Resources CCC Sessions & Materials
The MGB Continuum Community of Champions (CCC) is a group of interprofessional clinicians from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines and clinical specialties. Community members are committed to improving the care of seriously ill and aging patients, with a particular focus on promoting team-based, person-centered communication and care planning.
The CCC meets monthly, alternating between in-person sessions and virtual sessions to learn how to improve skills in important aspects of primary palliative care (i.e. palliative care skills that non-palliative care specialists need to know to care for seriously ill patients) like effective communication, leadership, and culture change. Champions also serve as primary palliative care content experts in their respective clinical areas.
No experience is required to join the CCC – just a passion for improving the care provided to patients and families.
If you would like to attend an upcoming session but have not received a calendar invite, please contact Kelly Spinelli at kspinelli@mgb.org. For planning purposes, please let us know 3–4 days in advance if you plan to attend an in-person session, as lunch will be provided.
We look forward to welcoming you to the community. Check back frequently for updates and information about upcoming sessions.
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Communication Trainings
The MGH Continuum Community of Champions (CCC) is a group of clinicians and other leaders committed to improving the care of seriously ill and aging patients, with particular focus on promoting team-based, person-centered communication and care planning. We prioritize recruitment of a diverse community of champions from a wide range of backgrounds, disciplines, and clinical specialties. No particular experience is required to join the CCC, only a passion for the work we do!
Member Information Form
Your role as a Champion includes:
- Joining a cohort of Champions who will serve as primary palliative care content experts in their respective clinical areas.
- Working with the Continuum Project team to adapt the Serious Illness Care Program to the culture and practices of your clinical area and assist with the development and dissemination of the program.
- Gathering monthly to share experiences and gain skills in communication, leadership, and culture change in order to serve as role models and change agents within their clinical arenas.
Resources
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Demos of SIC Guide
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