Pediatric oncologist Seth Rotz, MD, says that when he has difficult news to share with a patient and their family, “I feel obliged to tell them as soon as it’s safe to tell them.”
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The Difficult, Essential Talk About Dementia
Ethical considerations attend decisions about disclosing a likely dementia diagnosis. They begin with patient autonomy – a core value of medicine.
When the Medical News Isn’t Good
Oncologists often have to deliver bad news to their patients, but repetition doesn’t make the task any easier. Relaying complex information about test results, treatment plans, risks and survival chances is challenging, writes Cleveland Clinic oncologist Mikkael Sekeres, MD, MS — especially with patients who have comprehension difficulties.
How to Deliver a Difficult Medical Diagnosis
Cleveland Clinic’s Palliative & Supportive Oncology uses a protocol to help address patient’s emotions when communicating a difficult diagnosis.
Honoring Values for Patients With Serious Illness
Palliative medicine specialist Laura Shoemaker, DO, believes that it’s key for physicians to begin a difficult conversation by finding out what the patient knows about their condition. “Ask what they’ve been told and what their understanding of that is. Find out what’s most important to them.”
Diagnosis and Management of Ascites, Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis and Hepatorenal Syndrome
Brief pearls for diagnosis and management of ascites and relevant conditions associated with decompensated cirrhosis.
Novel Double-Shunt Procedure for Rare Congenital Heart Disease Precludes Infant From Heart Transplant
Quick thinking and a novel strategy allowed a Cleveland Clinic care team to sidestep heart transplant in an infant with significant myocardial ischemia.
Healthcare Leaders Harness Objectives and Key Results to Achieve Their Loftiest Goals
Healthcare leaders tap into a popular system of objectives and key results to define and evaluate short- and long-term success.
Commentary: Paternalism in Ob/Gyn Practice
When clinicians step away from paternalistic care, it has a positive effect on the patients they are privileged to serve.
Update on Current Contraceptive Options
Rates of unintended pregnancy are high in the U.S. Clinicians need to be well-informed about the full spectrum of contraceptive options to improve reproductive autonomy.