“For care to be effective it must respond well to a patient’s situation.”
Care that fits
Tailored to the patient’s personal values, desires, and goals.
Who are we
Investigators at the KER Unit conduct research that ultimately seeks to help patients receive the care that each one needs and that fits them.
We conduct projects in the real worlds of clinical care and of living, struggling, and thriving with medical conditions.
Our core values
PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
GENEROSITY & INTEGRITY
WORK THAT MATTERS
Ways we can make care fit
Shared decision making
This process of sharing in the decision-making tasks involves developing a partnership based on empathy, exchanging information about the available options, deliberating while considering the potential consequences of each one, and making a decision by consensus.
Minimally disruptive medicine
Minimally disruptive medicine (MDM) seeks to advance patient goals for health, health care, and life, using effective care programs designed and implemented in a manner that respects the capacity of patients and caregivers and minimizes the burden of treatment – the healthcare footprint – the care program imposes on their lives.