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Today s Presentation The Living History Program Overview Presented by Sheila Brune, Founder, The Living History Program Currently being used at over 40 hospitals with tremendous success in impacting patient, family and staff satisfaction, The Living History Program is a process for engaging patients to gather and share basic life information. It enables healthcare workers to provide care to the heart and soul of the patient, positively impacting the way we care about and for patients. This presentation will describe the mechanism for interviewing patients and their families for their life stories, writing the story and then using it to make connections on a new level. Sheila Brune www.theberylinstitute.org 5
Using Life Stories to Create Stellar Patient Experiences
Thanks for Joining us Today O What you will learn O What patient-centered care is and is not O How you get it O How using life stories impacts patient centeredness O How to get more details on this unique program
Patient-Centered Care O What it IS: O Integrated understanding of the patient s world O Addresses the whole person O Looks at emotional needs O Speaks to life issues *BMJ 2001;322(7284):444 (24 February), doi:10.1136/bmj.322.7284.444
Research tells us: O Our patients uniformly value all aspects of patient centeredness O Our patients WANT this kind of care! BMJ 2001;322(7284):444 (24 February), doi:10.1136/ bmj.322.7284.444
The BIG Plus! O There is also evidence of tangible benefits. Patient-centered communication is positively associated with: O Improved patient satisfaction O Adherence to treatment plans O Better health outcomes Stewart M. Effective physician-patient communication and health outcomes: a review. Can Med Assoc J 1995; 152: 1423-1433
What is the Value of Patient-Centered Care? Listening carefully and involving the patient in care decisions resulted in a $42 million pledge from The Matthew and Carolyn Bucksbaum Family Foundation
Our patients want... O To be valued O To be listened to O To feel our compassion and understanding O To feel special O To be treated as an individual
The Living History Program We give care to the heart and soul of the patient using their life story.
Not give care to... O The room O The diagnosis O The revenue source! BUT CARE FOR THE PERSON BEHIND THE ILLNESS
O The quality of the hands-on care is most important O There s always a person behind the illness O We will be judged by the people we touch Quint Studer
What is a story? A living, breathing chronicle of the patient s non-medical history
What is the value of a story? OSelf-esteem OA life well-lived OA look in the mirror OWorthwhile impact OHow will I be remembered?
Alfred Nobel
Our Stories... O Are powerful O Are important O Must be told O Give us dignity and a sense of self-worth
How do we get the story?
Storywriters are the key O Multidisciplinary employees or volunteers O Great people who really care O Seldom traditional bedside caregivers O People who believe in the program O The wildly enthusiastic!
Who are they? O Employees who love to do extras O Volunteers O Students O Interns O Teens O Almost anyone
Training Basics O Listening O Interviewing O Building Rapport O Making connections O Communication
How do we connect? 1. Real Connections 2. Compassionate or Emotional Connections 3. Scripted Connections
Real Connections When you actually have something in common: O I know someone you know O You and I share a common interest O I have worked or visited somewhere you have been O We have a similar background or heritage
Or you may just have a compassionate connection Something in the story moves you to understand O Or makes you stop and think O Or moves you to deeper feelings O Or makes you appreciate someone more O Or reminds you of your own life
Scripted Connections O When you hear something and you want to know more: O To show interest O To understand O To satisfy your curiosity O To learn something new
Questions We Always Ask O Name and nicknames past and present O Maiden names mother, grandma, etc. O Where and when they were born O Family brothers and sisters, and others O Schools where and when O Life partners wedding dates and places O Children and grandkids
O Jobs and experiences O The military O Hobbies O Likes and preferences O Travels O Organizations and groups O Churches
But the stuff GREAT stories are made of... O How they met the love of their life O Who were they named after O Childhood events and chores O Important inventions or innovations they lived to see O Wedding details and anything that was fun that day!
Most beautiful place you ever visited
Grandpa just loves to talk about ME!!
OFavorites O TV show O Movie O Song O Vacation O Season or holiday O Food or candy O Color
A great ending... O What makes you joyous O What do you love most about your life O What do you VALUE most in your life
When the questions are answered, the story writes itself O Let the flow just happen O Start at the very beginning O Go chronologically O Put things in; take stuff out O And do a wrap
The Final Story O We all LOVE seeing our name in print O People are surprised at their story O Rich details enrich the story and the experience O Special anecdotes make the story more enjoyable
The Story O Always has the same basic look O Is a short-story format O Generally has the same content and flow O One-page
How the story is used in healthcare O Everyone who cares for the patient reads the story O Then they look for ways to connect on new and better levels O Use the information in care planning, reports, discharge planning O Say, I read your story. I liked your story.
What Patients? O The chronically ill with a diagnosis that causes multiple or extremely long admissions (CA, CHF, CVA, CAD, COPD) O Seriously ill O Extreme elderly O Those going to HHC, Nursing Home or Hospice Care/Comfort Care
I don t have a story.
Accept my invitation.... O Write your own story O See how it reads O Think about changing it if you want O Share it with others O Think about the POWER
And this... Live your life to be a story worth telling.
Consider This O It is reasonably priced O It is relatively easy to set up O We will provide all the support you need O It makes better use of volunteers O It is fun and exciting O It is rewarding and makes lots of folks happy O It s absolutely the right thing to do for our patients!
Getting Started Introduce the gift of patient stories to your organization. The Living History Program can be implemented for a nominal fee of $1,000 per facility. This covers your first year's licensing fee and training and supporting materials: Webinar kick-off training (train-the-trainer) Access to online Toolkit including Program overview/ Guidebook Storywriter template Story templates FAQs Customized print-ready brochure to help explain the program to your patients and families Access to The Living History Program Community Group to learn best practices from other participating organizations Quarterly newsletters providing helpful hints and success stories from other users Recognition on The Living History Program participating organizations page One annual membership to The Beryl Institute Following the first year, annual renewal of licensing and access to supporting materials is only $500 per facility. www.theberylinstitute.org 47
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