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Telemedicine family meetings in palliative care: etiquette
  1. Muhammad Hamza Habib1,
  2. Srigowri Kota2 and
  3. Mellar P Davis3
  1. 1 Deparment of Medicine - Section of Hematology and Oncology - Palliative Medicine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
  2. 2 Department of Nursing, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
  3. 3 Department of Medicine - Hematology and Oncology - Palliative Medicine, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Muhammad Hamza Habib, Medicine, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA; mhamzahabib{at}gmail.com

Abstract

The use of telemedicine in healthcare settings has continued to increase over the last few years. This has led to new communication-based concerns in palliative care settings. To date, there are no specific guidelines on telemedicine etiqettes relating to conducting online family meetings. This case report discusses some etiquette-failures in a telemedicine family meeting, and offers suggestions to improve communication etiqettes or 'webside manners' in these settings.

  • Communication
  • Heart failure
  • Ethics
  • Supportive care

https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2022-003733

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    • Contributors All authors contributed equally to this paper.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

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