title: In Reply to Ventres and McAuliffe.
authors.affiliation: Associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School, and medical director, The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, Boston, Massachusetts; balown@theschwartzcenter.org. Vice president for programs, New York State Health Foundation, New York, New York. Distinguished clinical professor of law and director, Center for Patient Partnerships, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, Wisconsin. Director of interprofessional education and practice partnerships and special advisor for quality initiatives, American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Washington, DC. Codirector, Learning Communities, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Beth A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Lown
authors.forename: Sharrie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McIntosh
authors.forename: Martha E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Gaines
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McGuinn
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hatem