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Educational Objective
Enhance the quality of communication between doctors and patients, especially in the setting of difficult conversations or when surgical complications are anticipated or experienced.
Course Description
Course will guide participants through a number of difficult conversations commonly encountered relating to cataract surgery including: the use of femtosecond laser assisted surgery, the ruptured posterior capsule, the dropped nucleus, post-operative refractive surprise, and the unhappy patient. Attendees will learn how to communicate with patients and their families in these and other potentially emotionally charged situations.
This 1.5 hour Instructional Course was recorded at the 2021 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, held on July 24-27, 2021.