Surgical Communication: A Podcast with Gretchen Schwarze, Justin Clapp and Alexis Colley

GeriPal - A Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine Podcast · Oct 12, 2023 · 51m

For surgeons and patients, deciding if and when to operate can be challenging. Often, the way surgeons communicate about these decisions doesn't make things any easier for themselves or their patients. And, surgeons often spend the majority of their conversations with patients describing anatomical details and exactly how they plan to 'fix it', with little discussion of what that 'fix' will do for a patient's overall goals.

Instead, what if your surgeon told you that the operation she was discussing could help with only 4 things: live longer, feel better, prevent disability, or obtain a…