Choosing Your Path & Navigating Difficult Treatment Decisions

What happens when patients say ‘no’ to recommended treatments? The search for alternatives can be confronting for both patients and clinicians. Associate Professor Lesley Stafford explores why some patients take this path, what it means for their outcomes, and how the medical community can better navigate these difficult conversations.

In this episode, we sit down with Lesley to discuss:

• (03:38) Some of the challenges that clinicians face when trying to support a patient who refuses a recommended treatment.
• (06:09) How to approach difficult conversations between patients and clinicians.
• (09:42) How to identify and select appropriate alternative therapies.

Tune in for a deep dive into this important topic.

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Guest: Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor Lesley Stafford.

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