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Surgical Communication: A Podcast with Gretchen Schwarze, Justin Clapp and Alexis Colley

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And, what if your surgeon openly discussed the expected ‘bad stuff’ of post-operative recovery, instead of rotely reciting a list of possible complications? What I need to navigate with that patient and their family, is it valuable to you? I did it before and this guy, he was 85, but he was climbing Mount Everest.” Every time.

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Grief, Loss, and Well-Being Debriefing: Vickie Leff, Matthew Loscalzo, Craig Blinderman

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You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. And so we just designed a couple of workshops to train some facilitators. Turns out, it’s maybe not. Eric: And how does that differ from grief?