VitalTalk: Intensive Small Group Training—Addressing Goals of Care (P02)

As a palliative care consultant from any professional background, discussing goals of therapy when things are not going well is the most common reason for an inpatient consult. Discussing goals of care is difficult because it requires the consultant to accomplish a number of interrelated, emotional tasks in a short period of time: deliver bad news, assess what is important to the patient, and make a recommendation about how to best proceed. Using a mix of short didactic talks and experiential practice, this workshop will help participants develop a toolkit of skills useful for handling these difficult conversations.

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