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AMEN in Challenging Conversations: Bridging the Gaps Between Faith, Hope, and Medicine

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: All health care practitioners face patients and families in desperate situations who say, "We are hoping for a miracle." Few providers have any formal training in responding to this common, difficult, and challenging situation. We want to do our best to preserve hope, dignity, and faith while presenting the medical issues in a nonconfrontational and helpful way. We present the acronym AMEN (affirm, meet, educate, no matter what) as one useful tool to negotiate these ongoing conversations.

Source: Journal of Oncology Practice

DOI: 10.1200/jop.2014.001375

Authors: Rhonda S. Cooper, Anna Ferguson, Joann N. Bodurtha, Thomas J. Smith

Institutions: Johns Hopkins University, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center

Language: English

Topic: Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Subfield: General Health Professions

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Cancer Institute