Steve Pantilat, MD, Palliative Care Part 3: Clear Communication

Patients value clear communication from their care providers. Delivering information about serious topics and bad news is important, so care provides must focus on communicating more clearly.
We know that whether or not the conversations happen is not about the patient, but rather the clinician, who needs to initiate. Why? Because end-of-life discussions are associated with better quality of patient life near death, fewer invasive interventions, and better outcomes for the caregiver. It is also good for the patient's family.
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