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The 3 Wishes Project (3WP) was founded in the Intensive Care Unit at St. Joseph\u2019s Healthcare in 2013, with the overall goal of improving the quality of the dying experience for patients and their families.<\/strong> Led by Dr. Deborah Cook, this team of critical care researchers and interdisciplinary clinicians intentionally initiated conversations to learn more holistically about what is important and meaningful for dying patients and their families.<\/p>\n \u201cI was inspired to try to honour the inherent dignity of each patient, call forth clinician compassion, and ease family grief,\u201d says Dr. Cook.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]In response to the growing interest from clinicians in other organizations, the research team developed a free start-up guide to help implement the program at other institutions. They collaborated by gathering data and sharing knowledge about caring more humanely for dying patients. Now, a decade later, the 3 Wishes Project continues to gain momentum across North America and around the world.<\/p>\n By asking about what matters most at the end of life and implementing personalized final wishes, the 3 Wishes Project encourages those involved to hone their listening skills, and recognize each individual holistically. One way to do this is to try to create some simple but often meaningful memories at the end of life.<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]