Difficult Conversation Case: Missed Testicular Cancer
Joshua Ginsburg, Sarah Zamamiri, Marshall Howell, Sam Parnell, Brian Milman · 2025
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Description
Joshua Ginsburg and co-authors present a training case on telling a patient that a cancer was missed in 2025. The case is for senior trainees in emergency care, and for senior medical students. A trainee must tell a patient that an earlier diagnosis was wrong. The true diagnosis is testicular cancer.
The session lasts ten minutes and follows the style of a formal exam. Goals cover building trust, owning the error, and sharing the new diagnosis. Trainees must also respond to the patient's feelings and needs. A plan for next steps and expert referral is required. Scoring uses a fifteen point sheet with a set pass mark. The case was tested and revised with faculty help.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Joshua Ginsburg, Sarah Zamamiri, Marshall Howell, Sam Parnell, Brian Milman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |