DIFFICULT DISCUSSIONS IN SURGERY

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Cheng-HarYip Moderator Malaysia

SimoneBetchen Moderator United States

Everyday we as surgeons make difficult decisions following our Hippocratic Oath of first do no harm. How do we navigate these discussions from a global perspective? [Panel discussion on the following themes as case scenarios to allow 1 panelist to serve as the lead speaker and then the other panelists to address how they would be managed in their country]

Time	Session

15:30 15:48	WHEN PATIENTS PERCEIVE TOXICITY OF TREATMENT OUTWEIGHS BENEFIT OF TREATMENT 356-1 SusanPories Speaker United States Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)
15:48 16:06	DISCUSS WHEN LIMITED RESOURCES AND PATIENT FACTORS (CO-MORBIDITIES, SMOKING, OBESITY, SUPPORT) IMPACT OUR ABILITY TO PERFORM SURGERY AS DESIRED 356-2 FernandaLage Lima Dantas Speaker Brazil Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)
16:06 16:24	HOW TO DISCUSS PATIENT GOALS TO TAILOR TREATMENT AT END OF LIFE OR PALLIATIVE CARE 356-3 April CamillaRoslani Speaker Malaysia Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)
16:24 16:42	ETHICS - MANAGING A PATIENT WHO IS VULNERABLE (NOT COMPETENT, DOESN'T HAVE CAPACITY, NOT TRAINED SUCH AS CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL DEFECTS IN LMIC 356-4 AgnetaOdera Speaker Kenya Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)
16:42 17:00	THE SURGEON'S VOICE: LEVERAGING NARRATIVE MEDICINE FOR POWERFUL ADVOCACY AND DEEPER PATIENT UNDERSTANDING 356-5 CorneliaGriggs Speaker United States Room: Arco Iris (Floor 6)

International Society of Surgery (ISS)

Société Internationale de Chirurgie (SIC)