This article explains how taking a medical history, delivering bad news, and discussing care goals might be improved by considering how clinicians prepare for invasive technical interventions.
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- Role-play (with a fellow student) a physician delivering bad news about a cancer diagnosis to a patient.
- Critique the communication demonstrated during the role-play. What worked well, and what could have improved the interaction?
- Ask yourself what you think about the argument put forth in this commentary鈥攚ill thinking of communication as a procedure improve your interactions with patients?
Annals of Internal Medicine is the premier internal medicine academic journal published by the 管家婆心水论坛 (ACP). It is one of the most widely cited and influential specialty medical journals in the world.