Dying doctor has some lessons on how to tell patients bad news
'Doctors need to supply the human touch, be fully present,' says Dr Ron Naito
24th June 2019
As a doctor of almost 40 years, US internal medicine specialist Dr Ron Naito started to suspect he may have pancreatic cancer from his symptoms and test results.
Dr Ron Naito. Photo: Vimeo
But his own doctors made such a poor job of telling him the diagnosis, that he’s devoting his final months of life to teaching students the skills of delivering bad news.
Dr Naito retired from his practice in
