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Responding to patients’ bias: Know where to draw the line

There are limits to what physicians should be expected to tolerate when patients’ preferences express unjust bias. This is what physicians should know.

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4 skills from psychiatry that can improve end-of-life care

Helping patients express their values, concerns and preferences is vital in palliative care. Incorporating elements of psychiatric training can help.

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7 complex words you shouldn’t include on your consent form

A study finds that less than 10% of cancer treatment consent forms meet the National Cancer Institute’s readability recommendation. The forms also commonly include these hard-to-understand words.

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Using Wikipedia for medical research? What to watch for

Health information on the internet should be guided by the same ethical principles that apply to clinical practice. Physicians are key backstops. 

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Talking about death: Now that it pays, how to do it well

Advance care planning used to be unbillable, but Medicare now treats it like other services. Here are tips for talking about it with patients.

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What is the physician role in patients’ experience of death? 

Advanced cardiopulmonary technologies can postpone certain death and reshape a physician’s view of what is considered good end-of-life care.   

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What to do when a friend seeks your medical help

Friends may be inclined to ask you for medical care. Learn why it’s an issue and how you can respond.

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When your clinical trial patient has the wrong idea

Patients can hold the false belief that they might benefit directly from participating in trials. A researcher recommends ways to minimize this risk.

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Talking about death: 6 vital tactics for physicians, medical teams

Dying and the decisions surrounding it are difficult topics to broach with patients and their loved ones. Physician experts suggest a “who, what, when, where and how” structure.

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