Communicating with Patients Who Talk about Miracles

We are grateful to our partners at the CSU Shiley Haynes Institute for Spiritual Care for their support of this webinar. Learn more at CSUPalliativeCare.org.

Join Dr. Sarah Byrne-Martelli, BCC and Carine Davila, MD for a conversation on how chaplains can best communicate with patients who talk about miracles in relation to health outcomes.

“We are praying for a miracle.”

“It’s in God’s hands.”

“Only God knows.”

These statements likely sound familiar to any clinician who has cared for a patient with a serious illness. Yet even the most experienced clinicians may feel caught off-guard when patients and families use religious- or spiritual-based coping to guide healthcare decisions.

Byrne-Martelli and Davila will also discuss the recent “Fast Facts and Concepts” publication for the Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin.