Dec 13, 2022
; Revised Dec 13, 2022
Breaking Bad News to Patients
Alice Lorch, MD, MPH
Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Residents Course
This course provides tangible communication skills for ophthalmologists to use with patients when having difficult conversations and breaking bad news. Ophthalmologists completing this course will learn to incorporate the SPIKES protocol in conversations, build knowledge around visual rehabilitation services, and construct strategies specifically for discussing surgical complications.