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The "Difficult" Patient

The "Difficult" Patient

FromOn Becoming a Healer


The "Difficult" Patient

FromOn Becoming a Healer

ratings:
Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Sep 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A patient got labelled as "difficult" who really wasn't so difficult, and it cost him his life.  Where did things go wrong? Details changed to assure patient confidentiality.
Released:
Sep 10, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (49)

Two physicians, through dialogue and interviews, take a critical look at medical training and the culture of medicine and explore how interpersonal boundary clarity and the capacity to fully engage are essential to effective medical practice, mentoring, medical education, and a nourishing career. This podcast builds on Dr. Weiner’s book, On Becoming a Healer: The Journey from Patient Care to Caring about Your Patients (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020). Hosted by Saul J. Weiner MD, and Stefan Kertesz MD MSc