http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/11/04/the-dark-side-of-hope/ Insights into the uncertain world of healthcare Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/11/04/the-dark-side-of-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-645 MKirschMD Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:43:56 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=1589#comment-645 Every physician is aware of the blurry boundary separating hope from denial. We physicians don’t always help the patient navigate these waters skillfully. Sometimes, it is us who are in denial as we offer our patients false expectations. Or, we may be harboring false hope which we transmit to our patients. Sometimes, we may demonstrate a tincture of excess optimism because we really don’t know the prognosis. When in doubt, it is human nature to show patients the shiny side of the situation. These are issues that physicians and patients need to face and grapple with together. <a href="http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com</a> Every physician is aware of the blurry boundary separating hope from denial. We physicians don’t always help the patient navigate these waters skillfully. Sometimes, it is us who are in denial as we offer our patients false expectations. Or, we may be harboring false hope which we transmit to our patients. Sometimes, we may demonstrate a tincture of excess optimism because we really don’t know the prognosis. When in doubt, it is human nature to show patients the shiny side of the situation. These are issues that physicians and patients need to face and grapple with together. http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com

]]> http://www.seefirstblog.com/2009/11/04/the-dark-side-of-hope/comment-page-1/#comment-481 MKirschMD Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:43:56 +0000 http://www.seefirstblog.com/?p=1589#comment-481 Every physician is aware of the blurry boundary separating hope from denial. We physicians don’t always help the patient navigate these waters skillfully. Sometimes, it is us who are in denial as we offer our patients false expectations. Or, we may be harboring false hope which we transmit to our patients. Sometimes, we may demonstrate a tincture of excess optimism because we really don’t know the prognosis. When in doubt, it is human nature to show patients the shiny side of the situation. These are issues that physicians and patients need to face and grapple with together. <a href="http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com</a> Every physician is aware of the blurry boundary separating hope from denial. We physicians don’t always help the patient navigate these waters skillfully. Sometimes, it is us who are in denial as we offer our patients false expectations. Or, we may be harboring false hope which we transmit to our patients. Sometimes, we may demonstrate a tincture of excess optimism because we really don’t know the prognosis. When in doubt, it is human nature to show patients the shiny side of the situation. These are issues that physicians and patients need to face and grapple with together. http://www.MDWhistleblower.blogspot.com

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