Communication and Decision Making in Advanced Heart Disease

Part 1: Introduction

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Overcoming your own resistance

  • I only have so much time
    • This is not something I can build into the visit
  • I cannot bill for this communication
  • I do not feel comfortable dealing with patients’ emotions, after all I am in cardiology not psychiatry
  • There is nothing in this for me but more work
  • I know how to do HF guidelines, this talking stuff I am staying away from

View Why You Need the B+ Conversation and consider if pursuit of perfection is a barrier for you.