What do they actually want? Not what the family assumes. Navigate the conversation about last wishes that nobody wants to start.
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End-of-Life Care Conversations →
The prognosis conversation, the family meeting about care goals, the last wishes that nobody wants to talk about. Navigate the most important healthcare conversations with compassion and clarity. You'll navigate four escalating scenarios — from the prognosis to the good death — practicing the decisions that matter most when the pressure is real and the stakes are personal. This isn't theory. It's practice for the moments that define how this chapter of your life unfolds.
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You sit at the bedside and ask the question nobody else will — what do you actually want? Not what the family assumed, not what's convenient, but what matters to the person whose life this is.
What started with the last wishes just got more complicated. Now you need to elicit and document goals of care that reflect the patient's values, not just the family's fears — and the situation is shifting faster than your first approach can handle.
This is the moment you've been building toward. Honoring someone's last wishes when the family's instinct is to fight for more time — except now the stakes are real and there's no rehearsal. What you do next matters.
You've faced the hardest part. Now turn what you've learned into something sustainable — a way to elicit and document goals of care that reflect the patient's values, not just the family's fears not just today, but every time this situation returns.
More stories in this course
View all →The Prognosis
The doctor has news. The family needs to hear it. Navigate the prognosis conversation that changes everything about how care decisions get made.
4 scenarios →The Family Meeting
Everyone has an opinion about what Mom would want. Navigate the family meeting where love and grief collide with medical decisions.
4 scenarios →The Good Death
What does a good death look like? Navigate the most profound question in healthcare — helping someone leave with dignity, comfort, and peace.
4 scenarios →The Last Wishes
What do they actually want? Not what the family assumes. Navigate the conversation about last wishes that nobody wants to start.
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