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Magdalena M Witt1, Katarzyna A Jankowska2
1Department of Medical Rescue, Poznań University of Medical Sciences, Dąbrowskiego 79, 60-529, Poznań, Poland. magdalenawitt@wp.pl.
Abstract:
Breaking bad news is a common problem for clinical geneticists in their daily work. Just like doctors of other specialties, e.g., oncologists, they can use proven communication tools instead of relying only on professional sense. The latter is, of course, always the most important for experienced doctors, but the use of protocols such as SPIKES and EMPATHY facilitates both the delineation of difficult information and the process of its transmission. The article gives an overview of the best tools of this type available to medical professionals dealing with genetic counseling.
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