Media Article: Improving Surgeon-Patient Communication About High-Risk Surgery

Media Article: Improving Surgeon-Patient Communication About High-Risk Surgery
Commentary by: Betty Ferrell
Submitted by: Valerie Fulmer, University of Pittsburgh

Best Case/Worst Case Communication - This novel project targets an important yet difficult clinical scenario: counseling patients facing high-risk surgery. To improve surgeon-patient communication in these situations, Kruser and colleagues developed a training program based on a "best case/worst case" (BC/WC) communication tool.

Read the full Medscape commentary here, or link to PubMed to access the referenced article in the Journal of Pain and Symptoms Managementhere.

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