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Difficult Conversations Readiness

How prepared are you for challenging patient conversations?

This is an educational self-reflection tool, not a clinical diagnostic instrument. It is not a substitute for professional medical or psychological evaluation.

1.How confident do you feel delivering unexpected bad news to a patient?

2.How well do you handle an angry or confrontational patient or family member?

3.Do you feel equipped to discuss sensitive topics like substance abuse, mental health, or noncompliance?

4.How often do you avoid or delay a difficult conversation with a patient?

5.After a difficult conversation, how do you recover emotionally?

Physicians' Untold Stories by Dr. Scott Kolbaba

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The Stories Medicine Never Told You

Public descriptions say the book draws on more than 200 physician interviews and presents 26 selected accounts involving end-of-life experiences, unexpected recoveries, faith, and other events the narrators found difficult to explain.

By Dr. Scott J. Kolbaba, MD. Check the retailer for current formats, pricing, and reader ratings.