posted on August 13, 2014 16:47
Telling the patient and the family the bad news—it’s a daunting first-time experience for physicians and a staple of television medical dramas frequently portrayed as “There’s a first time for everything. Just get out there and do it.” But in real life, how do medical/health professionals learn to communicate a less than positive diagnosis or prognosis of an illness or—even worse—the death of a loved one?
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