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.”
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e-Ethics Cleveland Clinic Offers a Multidisciplinary Perspective
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Bioethical issues are amplified early and late in life. The financial and emotional toll of a child’s treatment on families should be weighed. The cognitively impaired patient’s treatment refusal may align with past choices.