Attending Physician Albany Medical Center Latham, New York
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Session Description: In this talk I will cover the unique challenges in our field of delivering unexpected bad news. Specifically, we will discuss how to bond with a family quickly to gain trust. We will then transition into the ultimate goal: starting a healthy grieving process for the survivors. Finally, we will conclude with strategies for turning this into an opportunity to foster your resilience in the medical profession.
Learning Objectives:
understand the literature and evidence for initiating a healthy grief
reflect on personal burnout and foster resilience after difficult conversations.
understand the literature and evidence for initiating a healthy grief