Health Care Insider: Approaching End-of-Life Conversations as a Physician




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Summary: End-of-life care is a difficult topic to discuss—not only for patients and loved ones but also for the physicians who treat them. It’s an important conversation for a doctor to have with their terminal patient, but how can you, as a physician, approach the topic without taking away hope? On this episode of <i>Health Care Insider</i>, <a href="http://healthcare.utah.edu/fad/mddetail.php?physicianID=u0242764">Dr. Anna Beck</a>, director of Huntsman Cancer Institute department of Supportive Oncology and Survivorship, discusses the best practices for having end-of-life care and how it can bring a sense of peace and closure to your patients.