Breaking Bad News as a Shakespearean Tragedy - Dr Dale Gardiner.

Welcome to our second episode in our "State of the Art 2023" series, recorded live in Birmingham, UK. In this episode, Dr Dale Gardiner shares his experience in leading UK ICU teaching in breaking bad news - including a structured approach which they call ‘Breaking bad news as a Shakespearean tragedy’.

Dr Dale Gardiner is the Associate Medical Director – Deceased Organ Donation, at NHS Blood and Transplant and a Consultant in Adult Intensive Care Medicine at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.Take-home message: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxtec2TAV1g

Lecture link (Paywall): Continulus | Breaking Bad News in the ICU: Part A

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