How Should Surgeons Communicate About Palliative and Curative Intentions, Purposes, and Outcomes?

How Should Surgeons Communicate About Palliative and Curative Intentions, Purposes, and Outcomes? https://t.co/JCXNvRp31L

RT @McGovernCenter: "How surgeons describe procedures should be accurate, precise, and concordant with patients’ values" Teaching students…

"How surgeons describe procedures should be accurate, precise, and concordant with patients’ values" Teaching students how to speak with patients is an area where the health humanities excels! See this article for a thoughtful discussion of surgeons' lang

Words can hurt: @CharlesBinkley, MD demonstrates how language is key when expressing the desired outcome of a surgery to a patient: https://t.co/Dnq6niGCxT