Best Case/Worst Case – a communication tool
Have you ever looked after a critically ill patient and had to explain to his or her family what the different options for treatment will really mean? It is not always easy, is it?
Kruser, et al (2015) designed a shared decision making communication tool called “Best Case/Worst Case” (BC/WC) to help us.
It involves creating a visual representation like this:
Have you tried it? What do you think?
Reference
- Kruser JM, Nabozny MJ, Steffens NM. “Best Case/Worst Case”: Qualitative Evaluation of a Novel Communication Tool for Difficult in-the-Moment Surgical Decisions. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. 2015; 63(9):1805-11. [pubmed] [article]
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Chris is an Intensivist and ECMO specialist at The Alfred ICU, where he is Deputy Director (Education). He is a Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University, the Lead for the Clinician Educator Incubator programme, and a CICM First Part Examiner.
He is an internationally recognised Clinician Educator with a passion for helping clinicians learn and for improving the clinical performance of individuals and collectives. He was one of the founders of the FOAM movement (Free Open-Access Medical education) has been recognised for his contributions to education with awards from ANZICS, ANZAHPE, and ACEM.
His one great achievement is being the father of three amazing children.
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