Open AccessMy Father's Final Lesson
Author(s) -
Dizon Don S.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2014-0301
Subject(s) - medicine , closure (psychology) , medical education , market economy , economics
Studies have shown that during residency and training, less than half of clinicians are comfortable with, let alone knowledgeable about, delivering bad news. As attendings, we should not rob our patients of the time at the end of life, the opportunity for closure, and the chance to say what needs to be said.