Word to the Wise: Misuse of Language in Clinical Communication Causes Harm

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English - November 23, 2020 10:00 - 13 minutes - 24.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 11 ratings
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Misuse of language can have serious clinical consequences. It can also leave patients and families with a bad impression or misunderstandings.
We invited two physicians who authored a JAMA Perspective on the topic to explain what worries them and what doesn't, when it comes to the misuse of words in medicine.