The Brokering of Hope
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Publication Date
2-14-2023
Keywords
ethics, hope, physician-patient relationship, trust
Disciplines
Bioethics and Medical Ethics
Abstract
Hope is an essential aspect of treatment. The provider of that hope has an ethical responsibility to broker it in such a way that it promotes truthfulness, informed consent, and realistic and appropriate goals. Katherine Brown-Saltzman illustrates how integrating hope, even when there are poor outcomes or at the end-of-life; can nurture a powerful relationship between the patient and clinicians that fosters wellbeing for all.
Specialty
Biomedical Ethics
Comments
Allen M. Boyden, M.D. Memorial Lectureship