Abstract
Working in health care can sometimes be exhilarating. At other times it is exhausting, especially if there is interpersonal conflict amongst health-care providers about the best course of action. This can occur in relation to the care of frail older adults. Physicians and other health-care professionals often are not taught how to disagree. This short essay outlines a few steps that can be followed to allow disagreements to be identified in a respectful manner, focused on a solution that requires something from each side. Given the importance of interdisciplinary collaborative care in geriatric medicine, having a structured approach to disagreement is likely to be a useful tool in the geriatrician's kit.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 105-107 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Canadian Geriatrics Journal |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jun 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 Author(s). Published by the Canadian Geriatrics Society.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Gerontology
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
PubMed: MeSH publication types
- Journal Article