In conjunction with the Boston University School of Medicine and The Conversation Project, the IHI Open School offers this course to introduce students and health professionals to basic skills for having conversations with patients and their families about end-of-life care…
How is the legal relationship between health care practitioners and patients defined? The relationship is primarily based in contract law and highly dependent on an analysis of specific facts and state law. In some cases, the law may define a…
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Mutual caring between clinician and patient only thrives within the mutually understood boundaries of a professional relationship. Occasionally, unexamined feelings or misinterpreted communications by patient or clinician lead to incursions beyond those boundaries, and such incursions always threaten the relationship….
Clinician rates of impairment from substance abuse and from psychiatric and physical disability are at least as high as the general population. As a clinician, you owe allegiance to both your colleagues and to a professional standard of ethics and…
In this module, we explore typical reactions to disruptions, terminations and transfers of care as well as communication strategies that have proven effective in managing such separations. Diplomate Engagement Self-assessment questions tailored to each specific module topic are required upon…
Unexpected death, any major complication or any error produces very strong emotions high reactivity. Clinicians need support setting up and conducting conversations about tragic outcomes. In conversations regarding “major” complications or clear errors, emotions and disappointment are stronger, particularly the…
Communicating news about a diagnosis of life-threatening illness, discussing prognosis, eliciting patients’ goals, translating goals into interventions, providing psychosocial support and saying goodbye are critically important interventions for all clinicians. Often, specialists such as oncologists, cardiologists, pulmonologists, and others provide…
This module describes a six step process for giving bad news and discusses special circumstances that commonly arise in the communication of bad news. These circumstances include discussing prognosis, discussing conflict between what the provider and the family think the…
This module describes advance care planning (ACP) concepts and skills to encourage you to enter into ACP conversations. Conversations could be during a time of health in the office setting or during the end-of-life in the hospital setting. Diplomate Engagement…
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