PREPARE for Dia de los Muertos and the Holiday Season

Día de los Muertos

Honoring Loved Ones & Planning for What Matters

Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a time to honor those who came before us. It also reminds us that talking about what matters most is a gift to the people we love.

In that spirit, we’re partnering with Thriving in Place, the San Francisco Supportive Care Collaborative, and Latinx community leaders to bring culturally tailored advance care planning to the Bay Area, with funding from PCORI.

▶️ Watch: Community partners on why planning matters at SF City Hall

📖 See: PREPARE provider & community tools & this UCSF article

New PCORI Award for a Pragmatic Trial

Dr. Sudore and Erin Kross at University of Washington will lead this five-year randomized trial of English and Spanish speaking older adults from 25 primary care clinics to test the combination of PREPARE plus the clinician-facing Jumpstart conversation guide.

New Publications

We are excited to publish this JAMA commentary, “Facilitating Real-World Advance Care Planning,” with longtime collaborators Drs. Anne Walling and Neil Wenger. We highlight a landmark study by Dr. Kim Johnson and colleagues demonstrating the power of culturally tailored advance care planning to reduce disparities in Black communities.

Thanks to Our Partners

We are grateful to the McElhattan Foundation, the Stupski Foundation, and the Y.C Ho Helen and Michael Chiang Foundation for its generous current support of PREPARE.

Consider partnering with us!

Welcome our new PREPARE Program Manager

Melody Luo, MPH, brings a wealth of expertise in program management, stakeholder engagement, and patient-centered innovation.

Learning and Sharing

Dr. Sudore continues to share PREPARE locally, nationally, and internationally.

July: “The Evolving Science of Advance Care Planning”- Coalition to Transform Advanced Care (C-TAC)
October: “PREPARE in Surgical Patients” - Montreal International Palliative Care Congress
October: “Community-based ACP”- Grantmakers In Aging 2026 Annual Conference

Explore Recent Studies with Our Collaborators

Anne Walling, Neil Wenger & Rebecca L. Sudore | Facilitating Real-World Advance Care Planning
Angela O. Suen & Rebecca L. Sudore, et al. | Supplemental Oxygen Use and High Intensity End-of-Life Healthcare Utilization in Older Adults with COPD
Sarah Nouri & Rebecca L. Sudore, et al. | Impact of Virtual vs. In-Person Palliative Care on Symptom Burden: A Multisite Cohort Study
Cristal Brown & Rebecca L. Sudore, et al. | Evidence-Based Frameworks Increase Engagement in Serious Illness Communication Conversations for Patients With Cirrhosis

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