A coalition of professionals, experts, and advocates for the ‘voice of serious illness care in North Carolina’.
The Coalition’s many dedicated members have brought information, passion, and determination to make a difference for people across NC using their unique perspectives and backgrounds and skills through our three working groups –Advance Care Planning & Clinical Practice & Quality, Caregiver & Patient Engagement, and Communications, Advocacy, & Education.
These groups have initiated and fostered needed legislation, organized important forums on critical issues, built further alliances around caregiving, brought about crucial conversations, and provided necessary space for relationships to grow in order to further meet people’s needs.
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The Clinical Practice Work Group is committed to improving the quality of care for seriously ill patients in North Carolina. The goal of the work group is to assure consistency in palliative and end-of-life care throughout the state.
Advance Care Planning &
Clinical Practice & Quality
The Advance Care Planning & Clinical Practice Work Group is committed to improving the quality of care for seriously ill patients in North Carolina. The goal of the work group is to assure consistency in palliative and end-of-life care throughout the state and make it easier for North Carolinians to learn about, complete, and access advance directives and portable medical orders (including the MOST form), so that each individual receives care aligned with their personal goals and wishes.
Caregiver & Patient Engagement
The Caregiver and Patient Engagement Work Group is to dedicated to developing action plans that address two priority recommendations from the NCIOM Serious Illness Task Force. These recommendations support patient, family, and caregiver engagement through efforts to revise/create policies and processes that address the financial burden and physical and mental well-being of family caregivers.
Communications, Advocacy, & Education
The Communications, Advocacy and Education working group is a vital support mechanism to foster active collaboration and cooperation across all work groups that comprise the NCSI Coalition. The work group will accomplish this by providing communications expertise, gathering useful information and disseminating that information via various communications channels, advocacy best practices, and educational tools.