Post by CarolAnne Dube, MSc, BCPA

Many decisions are approached as if the clinical recommendation automatically represents the best decision . . . for whom? The medically appropriate option may not align with what matters most to the individual at the center of the conversation. The question is not simply: What can be done? It is also: What SHOULD be done for this - husband, wife, father, mother, sister, brother? Are his or her values, priorities, goals, quality of life, acceptable trade-offs, independence, relationships, and perhaps most importantly, personal definitions of living well. Families often feel pressure to make a quick decision while still processing fear and uncertainty. They know the diagnosis, they understand the treatment. BUT . . . they have not yet connected those options to the life of the person in that bed, has lived. This is where understanding must expand beyond medicine. #HealthcareCommunication #PatientCenteredCare #Caregiving #MedicalDecisionMaking #SharedDecisionMaking #HealthcareNavigation https://lnkd.in/eW6RYHbj