Elizabeth Blume, MD
Medical Director, Advanced Cardiac Therapies
Boston Children’s Hospital
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Uncertainty: The doctor can’t have all the answers; building a shared partnership.
Learning that the doctor doesn’t/can’t have all the answers. It’s about building a shared partnership.
Kate, a mom of two sons born with cardiomyopathy, and her sons’ heart doctor, Dr. Elizabeth Blume, on acknowledging that uncertainty always exists.
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Uncertainty: The doctor can’t have all the answers; building a shared partnership.
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Cardiomyopathy: A mom on building a trusting relationship with her son’s heart failure doctor
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Cardiomyopathy: Learning the second pregnancy is also affected
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MD-Parent Alignment, Guided Recommendations and Trust
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Two brothers with cardiomyopathy-- one dies unexpectedly at home; keeping the medical team
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Heart Transplant Evaluation: Cardiologist - Families need to understand what life looks like afterwards
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Deciding on Heart Transplant: A mom and her son's cardiologist
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Heart Transplant: A mom on how it is new territory with new complications and learning.
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Heart Transplant: A mom on the learning curve, her son's adaptation, and gratitude
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