The doctor has news. The family needs to hear it. Navigate the prognosis conversation that changes everything about how care decisions get made.
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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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The doctor pauses, folds their hands, and begins a sentence with 'I want to be honest with you.' The room tilts — and every decision from this moment forward carries weight you've never felt before.
What started with the prognosis just got more complicated. Now you need to communicate prognosis information with honesty, compassion, and appropriate pacing — and the situation is shifting faster than your first approach can handle.
This is the moment you've been building toward. Facilitating a family meeting where everyone disagrees about what Mom would want — 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 communicate prognosis information with honesty, compassion, and appropriate pacing not just today, but every time this situation returns.
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View all →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 Last Wishes
What do they actually want? Not what the family assumes. Navigate the conversation about last wishes that nobody wants to start.
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 Prognosis
The doctor has news. The family needs to hear it. Navigate the prognosis conversation that changes everything about how care decisions get made.
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