Best Case Worst Case – Neurology Video - The Best Case/Worst Case (BC/WC) framework is a communication tool to support health care practitioners in presenting high-stakes medical decisions to patients and care partners. The tool consists of a conversational framework accompanied by a graphic aid. Best Case/Worst Case - Neurology adapts this framework to address the unique needs of patients with severe neurological illness, where long-term functional outcomes are often very uncertain. This video instructs providers on how to use the Best Case/Worst Case tool to ensure patients and families receive goal-concordant care in the face of prognostic uncertainty. The video can also be incorporated into communication skills curricula.
Additional Resources for Using and Teaching BC/WC: Neurology
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Overview of BC/WC: Neurology Training Materials: Includes background on the development of BC/WC: Neurology, instructions for teaching the tool to learners, and additional references on serious illness communication in neuropalliative care.
Pocket Card: This printable card can be distributed to clinicians to support use of BC/WC: Neurology in their practice
Teaching Slides: For use by educators teaching BC/WC: Neurology in small groups or a traditional lecture setting; includes an overview of the BC/WC: Neurology tool, as well as sample cases for practice.
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Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC)
Fast Facts Palliative Care Neurology Core Curriculum
Fast Facts Palliative Care All
The Global Palliative Care and Pain Relief Research Club Webinar Series
Case Studies in Neuropalliative Care
Oxford Textbook of Palliative Medicine (5 ed.) - great general resource for palliative medicine including issues relevant to neuropalliative care
Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Neuropalliative Care, Part 1
Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Neuropalliative Care, Part 2