Physicians can maintain a balance between professional and personal obligations by having a well-organized practice and honest communication with patients.

Learn about a reflective decision-making approach to selecting a practice setting and culture.

A group of physicians offer commentary about the importance of maintaining an appropriate work-life balance.

A group of physicians offer commentary about the importance of maintaining an appropriate work-life balance.

Physicians new to a case might object to an established care plan. Practice variation, clinical momentum, and how value is assigned by different parties to acute care and comfort measures can each contribute to conflict in these cases.

Physicians must express compassion when discussing risk and success rates of palliative surgery.

Physicians need to help surrogate decision makers to make treatment and end-of-life decisions for those with severe neurological damage by proving a realistic prognosis and maintain strong lines of communication.

Focusing on patient-communication can help physicians alleviate the stress caused by the administrative tasks and regulations associated with managed care.

Moral distress can be reduced by approaching the patient-physician relationship with empathy and humility, which foster trust and good communication.

An exploration of what could have been done to help the immigrant family of a severely ill child with his care.