Patient Communication: Semantics as a Barrier to Humanism in Critical Care

Laura Istanboulian¹, Kelly M Smith, Karen Soldatić

• ¹Author Affiliations: Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Istanboulian);Provincial Centre for Excellence in Prolonged and Long-term Ventilation Weaning, Michael Garron Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Istanboulian);Institute of Health Policy, Management, & Evaluation, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Smith); Michael Garron Chair in Patient Oriented Research, Chief Scientific Office, Interim, Michael Garron Hospital, 825 Coxwell Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Dr Smith); and Canada Excellence Research Chair - Health Equity and Community Wellbeing, School of Disability Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University, Institutional Fellow, Whitlam Institute, Western Sydney University, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia (Dr Soldatić).