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  • 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.